[gps-talkusers] GPS chatroom, wherefore art thou, chatroom?

Hello, Dave,
I disagree with you from your first word onward. I think the discussion of various audio chat programs is very germaine. First, it tells all of us what works and what does not work. I am sure that some of us, including me, do not know everything there is to know about that. Secondly, this discussion may possibly have some bearing on which way the GPS chatroom is going to go. Since I have not been able to penetrate the Sendero Barrier, I would like for the chatroom to use software that is a bit more friendly.

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From: "Dave" <dwgordon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gps-talkusers] On/Off topic
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:13:00 -0700

A week or so ago there was a discussion about to much traffic on this list. I'm not a moderator so I'm not going to say anything about what's on or off topic, although I think we are straying quite a bit from GPS here. However, I'd like to suggest at the very least, that people change the subject to meet the criteria of what they intend to post so that those of us who don't need a comparison of different types of audio software used on the web can see that in the subject line and delete it.

Dave

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann K. Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 4:17 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: survey about the chat room


Hi all,

I think you are making this suggestion without truly examining both
software packages and making comparisons which are predicated on the
needs of the Sendero Group.  Why go to an inferior software?  You
can't push web pages or PowerPoint slides on For-The_People.  You
can't use TCScreen if you like.  You can't choose between saving text
chat, audio chat or both.  The moderator controls are all accessible
with TCConference.  Mike needs to have accessible software for his
company.  Why exchange a working model for something that doesn't.
Besides, I've heard that For-The_People Chatter Box software isn't
friendly to firewalls.

For-The-People may be convenient for you because you have its
software, but it is *not* designed as a tool for the use of
professionals in the field of training!  OPAL doesn't use Chatter Box.
Easi doesn't use Chatter Box.  No, friend, your suggestion won't fly,
not in this case.  These people want professional software with
features meant for professionals in the business world.  They want
software that is capable of producing a multimedia presentation meant
for blind and sighted alike.  It's a good suggestion, but it isn't
very practical.

See, if they spend money on acquiring a room for a chat for users, it's
only for that purpose, whereas, the TCConference software could be
used by Sendero for other purposes including:  training for
distributors, training for sighted O&M instructors, conferencing with
government and educational officials in developing countries and in
Europe, staff meetings, and any number of other things where
conference software is needed and the ability to make multimedia
presentations is also required.

Sometimes I think when we ask companies to do things, we really don't
think through just exactly what we're asking.  That is why it is so
very important for people who are blind to have access to information
via computers.  Nothing replaces information, nothing!

Ann P.

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