Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Rich Shepard wrote: It's an "Anivia 1080p HD Webcam W8, USB Desktop Laptop Camera, Mini Plug and Play Video Calling Computer Camera, Built-in Mic, Flexible Rotatable Clip" . I forgot to mention that it has the latest beauty encoding algorithm;

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

I was just part of a Zoom call where one of the participants used just his phone and he seemed to be able to see all of us. -Denis On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 12:12 PM Erik Lane wrote: > You can fully participate in a Zoom call by telephone. You don't need a > webcam to ask questions. If there's

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

Which camera did you select? On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 9:23 AM Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Rich Shepard wrote: > > > I use my laptops only when I'm away from the office. I'm looking to buy a > > desktop video camera, and microphone; I have speakers. > > I just bought a web cam

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Tue, 24 Mar 2020, Michael Barnes wrote: I like FreeConferenceCall.com. Easy to use, unlimited meeting time, up to 1,000 attendees. FREE. Michael, Have you any ideas how FreeConferenceCall compares with Zoom? The latter says it supports both video and conference connections, the former

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 11:18 AM Michael Barnes wrote: > What happens if you move the speakers to somewhere else in the house? ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, John Sechrest wrote: (and so did Fred James) Which camera did you select? John/Fred, It's an "Anivia 1080p HD Webcam W8, USB Desktop Laptop Camera, Mini Plug and Play Video Calling Computer Camera, Built-in Mic, Flexible Rotatable Clip" . If

[PLUG] Remote PLUG meetings

John, You don't need to install Zoom or have an account with them to participate in conferences. The conference host (who has an account) will send you a URL or phone number after you register to participate. Then you need only a web browser or telephone. Rich

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

You can fully participate in a Zoom call by telephone. You don't need a webcam to ask questions. If there's video, of course you would need a computer running for that, but dial-in works for both listening and talking, just like any teleconference service. On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 11:54 AM Rich

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

is this the noise you are hearing? https://youtu.be/x5ruAZ4Useg?t=20 If so, then it is from your cell phone being too close to your speaker or its audio cable. On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 9:47 AM Bill Barry wrote: > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 11:18 AM Michael Barnes > wrote: > > > What happens if

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:55:57 -0700 (PDT) Rich Shepard dijo: >On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Rich Shepard wrote: > >> It's an "Anivia 1080p HD Webcam W8, USB Desktop Laptop Camera, Mini >> Plug and Play Video Calling Computer Camera, Built-in Mic, Flexible >> Rotatable Clip" .

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Erik Lane wrote: You can fully participate in a Zoom call by telephone. You don't need a webcam to ask questions. If there's video, of course you would need a computer running for that, but dial-in works for both listening and talking, just like any teleconference service.

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, John Jason Jordan wrote: But I am interested only in receiving broadcasts of the PLUG meetings, hence I assume that I would not need a camera. On my desk I have my laptop and the monitor for my desktop computer. I'd prefer to use the desktop computer for the meetings, so I

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 12:33:32 -0700 (PDT) Rich Shepard dijo: >On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Erik Lane wrote: > >> You can fully participate in a Zoom call by telephone. You don't >> need a webcam to ask questions. If there's video, of course you >> would need a computer running for that, but dial-in works

Re: [PLUG] Remote PLUG meetings

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Michael Dexter wrote: Zoom is quite good all-around but last time I checked, there is a 40 minute limit on "free" conferences. Michael, That's for video/web conferences with 3 or more participants. One-to-one communications have unlimited time and number. Which does make

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 03:43:30PM -0700, Michael Dexter wrote: > What are your thoughts on virtual or substitute activities? A high level of forbearance will be required, because social cues will be absent, and many of us are socially inept even with F2F interactions. I'm a remote member of a

[PLUG] git: remove all deleted files from status report

I switched widget toolkits on a project and deleted all files for the former approach. But, when I run 'git status' all the deleted files are shown and overcome the v.t.'s scrolling range. StackOverflow has several threads on this issue and most recommend using 'git add -u .' then committing the

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On 3/25/20 1:04 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I was just part of a Zoom call where one of the participants used just his phone and he seemed to be able to see all of us. Was that a Princess phone or just the standard desktop Model 2500? Yeah, I'm so old, that's what my first thought was. Of

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Keith Lofstrom wrote: A high level of forbearance will be required, because social cues will be absent, and many of us are socially inept even with F2F interactions. ... Lesson learned: In a F2F situation, listener facial expression changes would have restructured my

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Denis Heidtmann wrote: I was just part of a Zoom call where one of the participants used just his phone and he seemed to be able to see all of us. Denis, That's good to know. I'm registered for a Zoom conference Friday morning. Thanks! Rich

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

On 3/25/20 9:17 AM, Michael Barnes wrote: On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 8:51 AM Michael Barnes wrote: Model is VS-2121. The sound is not random. It happens at exactly :29 and :59. It is not quiet, either. We can hear it pretty much throughout the house, so it's not like something that has been

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 1:47 PM John Jason Jordan wrote: > It might be easiest to > use a browser - Chromium or Firefox, which play videos with sound just > fine. I have several old microphones that I can plug into the desktop, > but I'm unclear how I would make the browser pick up the

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 20:30:43 -0700 Michael Barnes dijo: >I just did two video conference calls today. Works fine. At the bottom >left of the screen should be three icons, microphone, telephone >handset, and video camera. The mic symbol mutes your mic, the handset >turns audio on and off, and

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers - SOLVED!

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 2:22 PM Galen Seitz wrote: > On 3/25/20 9:17 AM, Michael Barnes wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 8:51 AM Michael Barnes > > wrote: > >> > >> Model is VS-2121. The sound is not random. It happens at exactly :29 and > >> :59. It is not quiet, either. We can hear it

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 2:49 PM Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 24 Mar 2020, Michael Barnes wrote: > > > I like FreeConferenceCall.com. Easy to use, unlimited meeting time, up to > > 1,000 attendees. FREE. > > Michael, > > I created an account with them. Then I looked at the video page and did not

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:26:07 -0700 (PDT) Rich Shepard dijo: >On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Keith Lofstrom wrote: > >> A high level of forbearance will be required, because social cues >> will be absent, and many of us are socially inept even with F2F >> interactions. >... >> Lesson learned: In a F2F

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:09:45 -0700 Keith Lofstrom dijo: >Online, I made a hypothetical comment including "you would" >(which should have been phrased as "one would"), which was >interpreted by the just-prior-speaker as a disparaging >personal comment, leading to brief upset. Your difficulty

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020 14:32:57 -0700 Galen Seitz wrote: > On 3/25/20 1:04 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > I was just part of a Zoom call where one of the participants used > > just his phone and he seemed to be able to see all of us. > > Was that a Princess phone or just the standard desktop Model

Re: [PLUG] git: remove all deleted files from status report

Same as with git add, you will need to git commit after git rm Until you commit your changes all files will show up. Tomas On Wed, 2020-03-25 at 14:36 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote: > I switched widget toolkits on a project and deleted all files for the former > approach. But, when I run 'git

Re: [PLUG] Feedback wanted: Virtual PLUG Events

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 11:17 AM Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 24 Mar 2020, Michael Barnes wrote: > > > I like FreeConferenceCall.com. Easy to use, unlimited meeting time, up to > > 1,000 attendees. FREE. > > Michael, > > Have you any ideas how FreeConferenceCall compares with Zoom? The latter >

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing

On 3/25/20 5:53 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: Remote conferencing is becoming more important for businesses. I've not used any computer-connected video camera. I'd like suggestion on what to buy and which software I should learn. The only experience I have with video conferencing is when I used

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 8:17 AM Galen Seitz wrote: > On 3/24/20 10:23 PM, Michael Barnes wrote: > > Not really Linux related, but very strange. I have a real nice set of > Altec > > Lansing computer speakers hooked up to one of my Linux Mint machines. > This > > is a three piece set with two

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 8:51 AM Michael Barnes wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 8:17 AM Galen Seitz wrote: > >> On 3/24/20 10:23 PM, Michael Barnes wrote: >> > Not really Linux related, but very strange. I have a real nice set of >> Altec >> > Lansing computer speakers hooked up to one of my

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

On 3/24/20 10:23 PM, Michael Barnes wrote: Not really Linux related, but very strange. I have a real nice set of Altec Lansing computer speakers hooked up to one of my Linux Mint machines. This is a three piece set with two desktop speakers and a large subwoofer on the floor. Model number?

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing

> Remote conferencing is becoming more important for businesses. I've not used > any computer-connected video camera. > > I'd like suggestion on what to buy and which software I should learn. I've just been using the camera in my laptop for years. It works pretty well, though a bit annoying

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

If you have one of those usb sound cards (even cheap $5 will do) - try to feed the sound through one of them. If that helps, like it helped me - it is probably caused by fluctuating power supply when your cron job runs. In my case, disk or network activity will cause it. On thinkpad, it is also

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Dick Steffens wrote: The only experience I have with video conferencing is when I used Skype for Linux to carry on a video call with a friend. The built in camera, mic, and speakers worked fine. The laptop is a Lenovo Thinkpad X200 Tablet. (While they call it a tablet, the

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

LONG LONG LONG time ago, I had an internet service provider setup with modems. (old fashioned modems (2400 baud)) Late one august, we started having problems. late in the day, most days, the modems would get flakey, and we could not keep people on the modems for more than a minute or two at a

[PLUG] Remote video conferencing

Remote conferencing is becoming more important for businesses. I've not used any computer-connected video camera. I'd like suggestion on what to buy and which software I should learn. TIA, Rich ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org

Re: [PLUG] Remote video conferencing [RESOLVED]

On Wed, 25 Mar 2020, Rich Shepard wrote: I use my laptops only when I'm away from the office. I'm looking to buy a desktop video camera, and microphone; I have speakers. I just bought a web cam with built in microphone(s). It's USB-connected so it will work with all hosts here. As for

Re: [PLUG] Buzzing speakers

Theory: you have a cron job running at :29 and :59. It's doing some sort of activity that generates RFI. The old speakers, or perhaps the wires to the speakers, act as antennae and pick up the signal. You never noticed it before because traffic noise was always louder. Now that everyone is staying