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I agree with the shared working spaces being missing from a remote position, but that can be simulated by using things that support screen sharing, Skype comes

I agree with the shared working spaces being missing from a remote position, but that can be simulated by using things that support screen sharing, Skype comes to mind, as does Google Hangouts. Alternatively, you can use something like Join.me to have a full collaboration effort on one screen, together. The white board issue - this is something I haven't been able to reproduce either, but I think I've changed my workflow to follow it. Right now, for a remote position, I sketch out my ideas/structures on paper, take a picture, and share it with the team. If it makes sense to them, we're golden, if not, they can each modify the image and share with the team again (and now we have a 'version controlled' 'whiteboard.' In truth, I think the focus should be on finding an alternative workflow than finding a replacement for a whiteboard. Don't ask me though, I have no idea what an alternative would be. Finally, audio conferencing - I had my team set up Teamspeak which does a fantastic job with positional awareness in a ['3D' environment](http://i.imgur.com/pc3EG3b.png http://i.imgur.com/pc3EG3b.png). Of course, this is a setting that needs to be constantly changed/updated based on the conversations, but it works well in large groups where members need to talk to each other, but still hear other conversations that are happening on the side (or 'behind' you).

32bitkid 12y ago
I pair a lot and, most of the time, I use ScreenHero. I think is a great tool, and before yesterday would have recommended it without hesitation. I have mixed feelings about the recent Slack acquisition, but I'd rather see a tool like that get rolled into another tool than run out of money and die. I do something similar for a whiteboard replacement. I use IPEVO Ziggi-HD High-Definition USB Document Camera [1], a sharpie and a nice sketchbook. I'll switch between my macbook webcam and that for sketching/drawing. Which helps a lot, but still feels very one sided; like I am presenting an idea rather than collaborating on an idea. I'm a very visual communicator, so there are times when I feel very handicapped by a lack of a good collaborative sketching tool. I've tried using TeamSpeak, but in my experience it was a pain to set up for non-gamers. It can be great once you get it tuned just right, however, I think there is a broader (more accessible) niche that could appeal to a lot of people -- they just don't know it yet. Having the ability to simply and quickly, spawn a side conversation within a bigger meeting would be ideal for me. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Ziggi-HD-High-Definition-Document-Camera-CDVU-04IP/dp/B008DBF5Z8/ref=sr_1_1 http://www.amazon.com/Ziggi-HD-High-Definition-Document-Came...

32bitkid 12y ago

I pair a lot and, most of the time, I use ScreenHero. I think is a great tool, and before yesterday would have recommended it without hesitation. I have mixed feelings about the recent Slack acquisition, but I'd rather see a tool like that get rolled into another tool than run out of money and die. I do something similar for a whiteboard replacement. I use IPEVO Ziggi-HD High-Definition USB Document Camera [1], a sharpie and a nice sketchbook. I'll switch between my macbook webcam and that for sketching/drawing. Which helps a lot, but still feels very one sided; like I am presenting an idea rather than collaborating on an idea. I'm a very visual communicator, so there are times when I feel very handicapped by a lack of a good collaborative sketching tool. I've tried using TeamSpeak, but in my experience it was a pain to set up for non-gamers. It can be great once you get it tuned just right, however, I think there is a broader (more accessible) niche that could appeal to a lot of people -- they just don't know it yet. Having the ability to simply and quickly, spawn a side conversation within a bigger meeting would be ideal for me. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Ziggi-HD-High-Definition-Document-Camera-CDVU-04IP/dp/B008DBF5Z8/ref=sr_1_1 http://www.amazon.com/Ziggi-HD-High-Definition-Document-Came...