Last night, for the first time, I participated in a Skype conference call. (Hey, I told you I was an ITSJ and didn’t like people!)

It was sweet.

It was the Big Turkey, the Big Canary, and Big Red. (Yeah, I know too many bigs. That’s why it was a call. All those egos couldn’t fit in the same room together!) Any way, this post is about the technical details of the conference call.

It was a snap to setup. I initiated it at 8PM promptly. (WOF just ended and I got the final puzzle with no extra letters. n33t!) I just taped conference call, and the two names were online, a few clicks and it was up and running.

The local client software has nice mic icon that I could click on as a “cough button”. Also, the client would highlight who was speaking, neat feature.

(For enterprise use, for “secret” info, I’m not sure that eavesdropping is impossible. Maybe NSA is analyzing the hidden messages in why two of the three have given up golf. A terrorist could just order a bread delivery. Spy craft is a well-know art. Changing a web page’s theme could be a signal.)

We chatted for thirty minutes, and I thought I heard one network hiccup.

For free!

We connected Chicago, Long Island, and Kendall Park for 30 minutes at no cost.

I didn’t try any of the other features. Mostly, cause I don’t know what they are.

I am definitely a raving fan. And give this a BIG thumbs up. (yeah, I know too many bigs.)

My best moment was when Frau, who was subjected to my half of the conversation, rolling her eyes most of the time, actually smiled and chuckled at my “Put lipstick on that pig, and pucker up” line. (I think “Big Pig” is available as a moniker. Pigs are pretty smart. And closely related to humans. Some humans are described as pigs.) I’m elevating that to the level of the Mass Mutual ad jingle: “Never kissed a frog. Didn’t have too!”.

Now I need Skype Video!

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