Re: [LUG] Skype

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Subject: Re: [LUG] Skype

From: Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 14:00:09 +0000

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I used Skype a lot on Windows to talk to China, but now do not use it as only use Linux for my main driver. Teach Skype to pupils who use Windows, but mainly get them to use Google Hangouts as it interacts with their Android phones quite well. Zoom by my son to give contact with his students used as his Uni is closed now. Free version also available and I am told works with Linux. Jitsi-meet has never been used by me. Majority of my contacts (75% on Windows use Skype (CONSUMER VERSION!), the 15% on macs us mac FaceTime, so only common one is to ditch my "G...." hang-up (detest the tracing/tracking) and use Google Hangouts, through Mozilla with maximum anti- trace track No Script and Ghostery active, as I have to use GMAIL to give a free email to my pupils. Regards Eion

On Sat, 21 Mar 2020 at 13:19, Neil <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This has come about because of the recent posts about online meetings
for the LUG group.

I used to use Skype some time ago. That was back when it was a Linux
program. It worked quite well, and I found it useful.

Then it was bought by MS, and I stopped using it. The recent posts,
above, got me to wondering about it. So I installed it on my laptop,
found out how to switch on the webcam, which I have never used, and
increased the volume on the inbuilt microphone. So far it seems to be
working well.

It still had my log in details, which worked, to my surprise. Video test
and sound test were fine. However, it seems to be just one to one. Or am
I missing something?

I am guessing that zoom and jitsi-meet are different. Never heard of
them before. If anyone has any comments or info about this I would be
grateful.

Thanks,

Neil

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regards
Eion MacDonald

References:

[LUG] Skype
- From: Neil