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cliffrowley
17y ago
I agree it isn't enough for all situations, but in those situations you're better off using a tool that is appropriate rather than shoe-horning a tool that isn't. Yes, IM is convenient, and if you are in a situation where you and the perso
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cliffrowley
17y ago
This is exactly the approach we're going for. We're a distributed team and have been since the start, and over the past two years we've used a variety of weird and wonderful tools to enhance the communication between us. While video confer
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cliffrowley
17y ago
We're working on a text tool right now. As for integration with webcams and such - being able to use Eye with your current tools is fundamental to the idea. We didn't want to reinvent the wheel and provide everything in 1 box. You should
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cliffrowley
17y ago
Yep, that's coming very soon!
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cliffrowley
17y ago
You did read the article, didn't you? ;-)
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cliffrowley
17y ago
I think you've missed the point, It's not meant to be a netmeeting, or connect pro :-) In fact, it's not supposed to be a tool that you pre-prepare necessarily. As the article says, it's a tool that you can use impromptu: in an "oh ok, l
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cliffrowley
17y ago
One of the things we've tried to do (and this should cover chaosmachine's comment too I hope) is make a tool that is instantly available. There's really no wait time involved - if I'm already on the phone with someone, I'm probably not goi
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cliffrowley
17y ago
The sound you hear is actually just in the video, the client itself is silent (you'll be glad to hear!)