Hi Governor,
I'll use my full name, and you can use it without signing up. at least, it
appears so. under the file menu you can choose a public server and see all
the conferences in progress, and you can try to find one which does not
require a password to join.
I'll try to set up a conference and see if it lets me without signing up,
although I've heard that's no big deal (did you do it?).
I'd recommend to people they use their full name just so we all can
recognize each other, but it's your choice.
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of governor staten
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2009 1:35 AM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] Re: online voice chat and accessible meeting freeware
hey chip. have you signed up for this yet? what is your nickname?
On 12/19/2009 5:40 PM, Allison and Chip Orange wrote:
Hi Yvonne,
yes, it seems to be compatible with all major screen readers.
as for what it does: it lets you put on a headset with a microphone,
and be part of an online conference, or meeting, or chat. if you have
a webcam you can actually see the other people as well as talk and listen
to them.
what's unusual about the way it handles voice is that many people can
talk at the same time; that means you don't have to wait for the other
person to stop talking, before you can ask a question or say
something. if you want them to know you didn't understand what they
just said, you can actually say it right away. that's called "full
duplex" sound, and we usually only get it on a telephone conference call,
but this software, TeamTalk, has it.
if there's a conference, and you don't own a microphone, you can still
join in and listen, and if you have a question, you can type it in in
the text message box of TeamTalk (which I may call "the client"
sometimes).
if you or anyone else has a file you'd like everyone to be able to
have, there's a place where the person with the file can "share it",
and that allows everyone else to download if they want.
I haven't used TeamTalk myself, but when I asked others who have a lot
of experience with this kind of software what I should use to go about
holding group classes or meetings, where people could speak using
"full duplex", TeamTalk is what was recommended the most.
I think it's very important to have full duplex, as it allows people
to quickly indicate, while everyone is thinking about the point, that
they have a question or a disagreement. it allows for much more
natural conversational flow.
and TeamTalk has no limit on how many users may participate at once,
and it's free!!!
so, if we can get it to work, we'll have a great tool for learning
from one another, and for just getting together to talk to one another.
blind people are very socially isolated as compared to sighted people,
and it's because of the transportation issue. I hate it that we can't
just open up TABI for a free-for-all chat to help with this issue, but
we can't, so something like this is the obvious solution. and, while
buying a headset can cost $50, it's much more relaxing and enjoyable
to be able to talk with your friends than to type to them. and there
aren't nearly so many emotional misunderstandings, which can so easily
creep in to an email conversation.
I can't tell you how many times I've gotten angry, or made someone
else angry, needlessly, because the emotional content of what they or
I was trying to say got lost. and so, an effort to help one another
turned into an argument unnecessarily. I think hearing the other
person's voice will keep all that kind of thing from happening.
so, please, everyone give it a try; buy a headset if you can (Robert,
do you have ideas, or do you sell headsets?).
I bought mine from emicrophones.com because the owner helped me pick
out something which plugged into my audio card rather than being a usb
headset, and wasn't that expensive. it's a good site if you want help
in picking something out, and he carries a huge variety of headsets.
don't forget, if you own a headset for a cell phone, such as a
bluetooth headset, and you have bluetooth on your pc, that should work
fine. there are adapters you can buy for the plugs on a phone headset
to allow you to plug it into the pc audio card. and of course, you
don't need a headset; if you have earphones and a microphone that should
work.
hth,
Chip
-----Original Message-----
From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Yvonne Britton
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 3:49 PM
To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tabi] Re: online voice chat and accessible meeting freeware
Hi, Chip
A lot of the technical terms I don't understand but I wanted to know
if this software is compatible with J. A. W. S. and System Access? And
could tell which download I am suppose to do. A lot of the technical
words I don't understand so if you can explain it where I can better
understand I would appreciate I am sure I am not the only who can not some
of these things.
Yvonne
GOD LOVES YOU AND SO DO I!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allison and Chip Orange"<acorange@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:<tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:33 PM
Subject: [tabi] online voice chat and accessible meeting freeware
Hi all,
this message is about a new freeware software package, with a
specially designed accessible version, for holding online meetings
and audio/video chats. the software is TeamTalk version 4, and their
special accessible version download page is:
http://bearware.dk/index.php?section=products&pageid=tt4accessibility
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it allows full duplex chatting (that is like a phone conference call
where one person can interrupt another, without having to push a
button to talk).
it also allows the use of web-cams, so sighted users can have a video
chat.
and finally, it allows file sharing among conference members.
I'm wondering about holding a TABI series of chats or classes, if we
can get enough people to download and install TeamTalk. if you don't
have a microphone, then you can stil listen to a meeting, and type
your questions via the text message feature of the client.
so everyone, as time allows, please download and install TeamTalk,
and read a little of the help. and start thinking what topics we
might use to build an online meeting around:
are their computer topics you'd like someone to teach more about?
how to improve your finances and money situation? argue out the star
metro situation?
Are there topics you'd like to offer to teach/organize?
anyone can request, or be the organizer, of any online meeting, and
we don't have to arrange transportation!
enjoy,
Chip
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