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Lorenzo Platinum Member
Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Posts: 3681 Location: Italy
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject: what instant messenger do you use? |
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why don't we decide for a day in which IAers can meet together in a chat?
(ok probably there will be problems for the diffent hours in the world but...) _________________ http://www.synthaddicted.com |
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GregC Platinum Member
Joined: 15 May 2002 Posts: 9451 Location: Discovery Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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I have Yahoo Messenger plus Apples Ichat
Did you want to keep discussion open or have a short list of topics to yak
about ? _________________ Kronos 88. MODX8
Achieve your musical dreams
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Lorenzo Platinum Member
Joined: 07 Sep 2002 Posts: 3681 Location: Italy
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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I just think that could be a good idea to chose a date just to meet together to talk about everything we want... just a IAers meeting. _________________ http://www.synthaddicted.com |
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JohnnyAardvark Platinum Member
Joined: 25 May 2004 Posts: 1020 Location: UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:34 am Post subject: |
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I mainly use MSN Messenger... Infact I am pretty plugged in most hours of the day.
Also you may be interested that I have experimented a little with KDX that provides something like "Voice over IP" that works between Mac and PC and I beleive allows conference audio conversations.
Sounds like a nice idea!
Steve |
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RiotNrrd Platinum Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2002 Posts: 1853 Location: Portland Oregon Metro Area
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 3:37 am Post subject: |
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Actually, if Sharp (or Daz) wanted to, they could VERY easily (and for free) integrate a java chat area right here on IA. Just hop over to SpinChat (http://www.spinchat.com/index), create the chatroom, copy the generated html code for inserting into a page, and voila - a round-the-clock chatroom for IA, right here on the site.
I've used SpinChat quite a bit over the years, and it works great.
Just an idea. |
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phillipthorne Full Member
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 212 Location: Bristol UK
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:10 am Post subject: |
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I use MSN and Yahoo and have them on all the time on my laptop. For voice I use a headset and boom mic through MSN and talk to someone in Florida almost every day. Most times the quality is very good and much better than the telephone but Yahoo VoIP is nowhere near as good but a good standby if MSN goes down.
There are conference facilities built into both but I've never used them and have no idea of quality and practicalities; also there is Netmeeting. This wouldn't involve any work on the part of IA. Maybe there could be a new section in the IA forum for meetings suggesting times and subjects like an agenda.
In my long experience with communications between Europe and the USA it works best to be on line early evening for Europe and mid afternoon for USA. The only time things change is one week in March when we go out of sync by an hour when the USA time change lags and doesn't match. This is for the UK but I'm not sure how that would work for other European countries. I assume we all change at the same times.
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beanstalk40 Platinum Member
Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 1445
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds cool.. I use MSN messenger... but am hardly every online... I find I get distracted every time I log on... and end up having long, needless chats with people I don't want to chat with... he he he...
I'd love to be in on the IA chat though...
Prash |
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Daz Retired
Joined: 01 Jan 2002 Posts: 10829
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the SpinChat idea Riot !
I have set up a quick spinchat room here so we can give it a whirl :
http://www.irishacts.com/spinchat.htm
... have a play, see what you think.
Daz. |
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RiotNrrd Platinum Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2002 Posts: 1853 Location: Portland Oregon Metro Area
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:17 am Post subject: |
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I popped in for a moment. Yep, that's SpinChat.
Like I said, I've used SpinChat for years and never had a problem with it. And it's always available, with no maintenance or anything once it's set up.
Although I don't have much in the way of time right now, if anyone DOES feel like chatting it's always a good idea - if you find you're the only one in the room, like I just did - to hang around a while.
Although the impulse is to leave immediately when you see there's no one else there, everyone else will also pretty much do the same thing. Your odds of actually seeing someone else improve DRAMATICALLY if you wait a while. |
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Synthoid Platinum Member
Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Posts: 3300 Location: PA, USA
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 2:35 am Post subject: |
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Yahoo chat here..... _________________ M3, Triton Classic, Radias, Motif XS, Alesis Ion |
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ronbo27 Platinum Member
Joined: 08 Sep 2003 Posts: 984 Location: Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks Riot and Daz for setting it up. Popped on for a bit last night and caught up with Johnnie A. We had a great chat across the Atlantic although it was a bit on the late side for him. I`d been wondering for a while if this could be done and here we are. Super!
Cheeerio!
Ron _________________ Ron Mac Donald
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cnegrad Platinum Member
Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 1961 Location: N. Carolina
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Out of curiousity, what does the MSN app do that AIM doesn't? Can you access AIM users thru it? I use the iChat app in Mac OSX to Access AIM. Does that preclude me from reaching those of you that use MSN? _________________ -cnegrad
Our Jazz CD: The Deanna Jones Orchestra: "Very First Dance"
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phillipthorne Full Member
Joined: 11 Oct 2004 Posts: 212 Location: Bristol UK
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi,
You have to have a hotmail account as a prerequisite to having MSN IM. It seems that all IMs are mutally exclusive as far as I am aware.
Kind regards
Phillip _________________ Be realistic - plan for a miracle |
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cnegrad Platinum Member
Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 1961 Location: N. Carolina
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Okay, let me pose the question this way:
Since most of us have tons of friends that still use AOL, doesn't it make sense to use AIM, since we'd immediately know their screen names, since it's automatically the first part of their email address? _________________ -cnegrad
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beanstalk40 Platinum Member
Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 1445
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:04 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the SpinChat idea Riot !
I have set up a quick spinchat room here so we can give it a whirl :
http://www.irishacts.com/spinchat.htm
... have a play, see what you think.
Daz.
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Cool! Thanks! Tried it! Found myself alone in the room...
D'you think this should be announced in the latest news section?
Prash |
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