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Vyew update…

January 17, 2007 | 2 Comments

Had a couple of chances to use Vyew in the past few days…in case you missed my previous post, Vyew is an interactive, collaborative, web-based tool that allows two or more people to share live desktops, images or other files on a real-time basis.  Thought I would drop a couple of observations.

First of all, I had a chance to spend some on-line time with Clay Burell from Seoul, Korea on Saturday night (his Sunday morning) exploring Vyew in more detail.  We used Skype for the audio connection (which was high-quality) and had quite a good experience sharing desktops and teaching other things about wikis, etc.  I was impressed by the clarity and response time to screen changes by the presenter (I actually set up two laptops side by side to monitor performance).  It was certainly comparable to both Interwise and Illuminate, which I had used previously.

Then, yesterday morning came the real test…with students!  I was able, using a simple presentation annoted with my tablet (see below) and sharing my desktop browser, to walk two classes of students in New Orleans (2000 miles from here) in how to join our collaborative project wiki – all through the same Skype/Vyew combo.

Like all new things, it takes some time to figure out just how it works best.  I found the opportunity to learn with Clay on-line and having the dual computer setup to get a feel for the “vyew” from the receiving end  real benefit.

One other neat feature is the ability for two, or more, people to be presenters at the same time, allowing for reciprocal sharing of desktops on different pages, which can be stored and shared again later. 

All in all, this is a BIG bang for the buck (which of course…is FREE!!!)

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2 Comments so far

  1.    Paul on January 23, 2007 3:15 am      

    Another one worth a strong mention here is Yugma. It launched last month and is also free forever!!! :)
    I find it incredibly easy to use and fast. see https://www.yugma.com .

    You can use the service as often as you wish and can invite up to 10 other people to each web session. You get real time desktop sharing, annotation, whiteboarding, change presenters, and it works great on both Mac and Windows (I hear Linux coming soon). Very good annotation and whiteboarding feature. Change presenters. I also like their widget button. I have added a button to my website and blog. Very handy, and cool. see https://www.yugma.com/yugma_buttons/index.php

  2.    Allen (Tech Mentor) on March 18, 2007 6:45 am      

    Neato.

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