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Comment on ★ Migration To a New Joyent Server by Mapped a Domain to My River of News

Mapped a Domain to My River of News — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:57:29 +0000

[...] the Joyent migration, I asked my web host to create an 'A' record for river.donovanwatts.com to point to my EC2 River2 [...]

Comment on ★ Michelle likes to sew by Rich

Rich — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:13:00 +0000

Surging is like crack… only more addictive.

Comment on ★ Usability and WebEx go together like Peanut Butter and Chocolate by Donovan

Donovan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:55:39 +0000

Hi Eloise,

I’ve used WebEx and UserVue for remote studies. For in person interviews, I always use Morae Recorder to capture the sessions.

For WebEx recordings, I always use the teleconference since the phone system is robust and reliable. I don’t trust VoIP, personally. Too much room for error in my opinion.

To find the WebEx audio recording feature, you’ll need to use one of their higher priced plans like Meeting Center. I used to use MeetMeNow but that didn’t offer the teleconference recording feature so I had to upgrade. Audio/Video recordings with Meeting Center are perfect. No choppiness.

As you mention, I too give the participant control and have them visit the site in question. Seems to work better than the other way around.

Comment on ★ Usability and WebEx go together like Peanut Butter and Chocolate by Eloise

Eloise — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:23:49 +0000

I’m evaluating software for remote usability testing right now & am comparing WebEx, Morae, and a HyperCam + CoPilot solution.

Question when recording on WebEx: Do you use WebEx for audio tranfer, or do you use the phone? Do you record the audio with WebEx’s recorder? How do you find it? I’m a little worried about data transfer & choppiness…

I’ve used WebEx before but not when we’ve had to record. I found it worked best to give the participant control, and have them visit the website in question. (or a prototype posted to a URL.)

– E

Comment on ★ Usability and WebEx go together like Peanut Butter and Chocolate by Leon

Leon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:37:32 +0000

Webex is an awesome tool for large corporations (based on price and functionality) but for a small business such as mine, I need a simple remote access tool which would be both easy for the client to use as well as reasonably priced. I’ve dug up a number of services such as LogMeIn, Teamviewer, etc and have found Techinline (http://www.techinline.com) to fit my criteria most based on the price/performance analysis. It is browser based and doesn’t require any installation as well as allows to transfer files and communicate. It’s got my vote as the best remote support tool on the market

Comment on ★ Flickry WordPress Goodness by brain

brain — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:44:33 +0000

Sounds nice. I’ve seen other blogs using it. Maybe I should try it as well. Inserting pictures in wordpress posts is always a pain.

Comment on ★ Blowfly Alarm Clock by Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:47:38 +0000

Where can i get one of these

Comment on ★ Blowfly Alarm Clock by Margo

Margo — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:05:51 +0000

I heard Blowfly alarm clock is also made in Taiwan. I would like to buy one. Could you pls tell me where it’s available in Taiwan or any other country? And how much is it?

Comment on ★ I was robbed last night by Donovan

Donovan — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:53:02 +0000

Thanks for the idea, Steve. I’ll do that. And it’s good to hear from you. I hope you are well.

Comment on ★ I was robbed last night by Steve Kirks

Steve Kirks — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:19:43 +0000

Donovan:

Post a note asking your readers to send you copies of stuff like emails and such you’ve sent them. I was just thinking that I’ve got emails you sent me–what if others you know have copies of photos, funny stories, audio or whatever?

Sorry for the loss. Your note reminds me that I need to set my backup system in place.

Take care

Steve