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• Gathering for the holidays — via tech

  Posted on November 22, 2020 at 21:15 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  SOCIAL NETWORKING

  By Susan Bradley

  It’s that time of year again!

  I love the end-of-year holidays. Right now, Hallmark Christmas movies are playing on my television while we sort through decorations on the living-room floor. (Like over-eager kids, we like to start the season early!)

  This is the season when we’d normally be crowding together in kitchens and living rooms to share edible treats, swap gossip, and watch sports and holiday movies on the tube. But, of course, this year is unlike any other we’ve experienced.

  To stay connected with friends and family, we’ve had to become more creative. And much of that creativity relies on technology.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.46.0 (2020-11-23).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Social Networking AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Remote access, Remote control, Virtual meetings, Zoom meetings

• Zoom: Is it safe?

  Posted on May 18, 2020 at 01:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums
  

  SOCIAL NETWORKING

  By Lincoln Spector

  Have you noticed that the start of every article about Zoom suggests that it has quickly turned into the most needed app on the planet?

  Thanks to the pandemic, what was created as a business-conferencing tool has become the de facto means for ordinary people to connect to each other. Family get-togethers, schools, charity events, remote concerts, and even television hosts now depend on the service.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.19.0 (2020-05-18).

  Social Networking AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Meeting crashing, Video conferencing, Zoom

• How to make friends with Skype

  Posted on April 13, 2020 at 01:00 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  SOCIAL NETWORKING

  Lance Whitney

  In these days of home sequestering, it’s good to have a selection of communication options.

  Microsoft’s Skype is one of the easier choices because it comes standard with Windows 10. But it can also be installed on other platforms including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, and earlier versions of Windows. It can even run as a Google Chrome extension. So almost anyone with a digital device can use it to connect with others.

  Since acquiring Skype in 2011, Microsoft has added a variety of new features — to the point where some folks find the program overwhelming and awkward to use. Fortunately, there are easy ways to make it smoother and more friendly for general chatting and video conferencing.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.14.0 (2020-04-13).

  Social Networking AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Hotkeys, Skype, Speech-to-text, Video conferenceing

• Keeping in touch — from a distance

  Posted on April 6, 2020 at 01:15 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  

  SOCIAL NETWORKING

  By Lincoln Spector

  Social distancing wearing you down? Consider how much more difficult staying home, possibly for weeks or months, would have been 30 years ago. Without the Internet, we’d be much lonelier.

  As never before, video chat services such as Amazon Chime, Apple FaceTime, Facebook, Google Duo, Skype, and Zoom are helping to keep us together. Your family and friends might be spread all over town, the state, the country, or even the world, but thanks to the Web you can still talk to them all face-to-face.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.13.0 (2020-04-06).

  Social Networking AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Meeting etiquette, Video conferencing