Hi Stuart,Are you sure that the .mp3 suffix is the right one for live coverage? I would have thought .mms or .pls or .m3u, for example, they being live streaming formats, since mp3 is a download format rather than a stream format.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Lawler" <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "vicsireland" <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 2:32 PMSubject: [vicsireland] Vics Information Day Broadcasting on the Internet!
Dear All, While we're hoping to see as many of you in Galway this Saturday for our annual information and technology day, we are also aware that for any number of reasons it may not be possible for you to attend. I am therefore delighted to be able to tell you that for the first time ever Vics will broadcast the day's proceedings live on the internet. Not only will you be able to attend the open day virtually, but you will be able to interact with us via twitter and msn and put questions to the presenters, just as if you were in the room. Here's a few instructions on how to make sure you're in attendance virtually on Saturday. 1. To have the audio stream play on your computer, open your media player of choice and enter the following URL. http://live.vicsireland.org:8000/openday.mp3 Note that doing this from within your web browser should also open your default media player. Note also that the stream wont' be live until just before 11 on Saturday, so if you access this link before then, you'll most likely get an error message. 2. If you use twitter, then why not follow vicsireland, not just for this event, but to keep up with the latest news from Vics. During the open day we'll be taking your questions and comments via twitter. 3. You can also interact with us on Saturday via msn. Simply add vicsireland@xxxxxxxxx to your msn contacts and you can chat with us in real-time during the event. If you are using the msn option, it would be helpful if you could add vicsireland@xxxxxxxxx to your msn contacts in advance of Saturday's event so that we have you on line in good time for the start of the presentations. I hope that those of you who can't travel this weekend might be able to join us virtually and I look forward to seeing you on line on Saturday. Regards, Stuart. =========================================================== The vicsireland mailing list To unsubscribe at any time send a mail to: vicsireland-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxwith the word "unsubscribe", without the quotes in the subject of the message.To contact the moderator send mail to: tim.j.culhane@xxxxxxxxx For mor information on the Visually Impaired Computer Society visit: http://www.vicsireland.org
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