Still confused where to post.

Present were Niels, who called the meeting, Sus and Anne from Denmark and me from Germany. Niels managed to stream our proceedings on sandpits A and B, plus record on Audacity. I started recording on Audacity, but had to switch off because it was interferring with other people's connection. I also recorded on Gramo - but there is nothing worth uploading anywhere.

1. Started off as a Skypecast. Niels had trouble with other people trying to get in.

2. Switched to an ordinary Skype conference.

3. Sus had difficulties getting in.

4. Anne, on an old microphone, was loud and clear the whole evening.

5. Most of the evening we fought echo problems, and Sus fell out a couple of times.

Nonetheless, in my view, the meeting was worthwhile:

1. Talking to each other informally about how far we had got in our attempts to stream.

2. Sus and Dennis noted that although they have subscribed to various forums at the Academy, very little gets through in the form of email notification.

3. Niels drew our attention ot his posting about an alternative to Audacity. A trial version can be downloaded.(See his Academy blog posting).

4. Niels informed us that you must post to the Academy in a blog for it to appear in the listings. (I take this to mean that comments to original postings are not notified).

5. Mention was made of the Academy Moodle. Not everyone was aware that there was one. It seems activity on it has been low so far.

Niels suggested that I should try streaming on my laptop i.e. another computer. Before I do this, though, I plan to reinstall all relevant programs and have another go. I also want to ensure that my security system is not blocking anything.

We meet again next Thursday. Details will be posted later, probably by Niels.

Dennis