July Online Meeting--feedback request

[Bernie Hoefer]

On 2020-07-03 07:53 UTC-05:00, Pat CINLUG wrote:

> If anyone tried to join but had technical difficulties, please respond
> with details. Maybe we can find ways around those problems.

       Although I was eventually able to join, you all know that I had 
problems when I first tried to join.
       The first was that I was using a fairly old computer -- a 2-core 
AMD E-350 from 2011.  It barely could keep up after changing the video 
settings to be the lowest resolution.
       I was also on WiFi with a wall between me and the wireless 
router.   I'm not sure how much affect this had, but I was only getting 
~3.8Mbps.
       Finally, and I blame myself for this -- I was choosing the wrong 
audio device for the meeting.  Upon connecting to the Jitsi website, 
Firefox asked me to allow either:

   "Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo"

or:

   "Built-in Audio Analog Stereo".

...with the monitor being the default.  Not paying close attention when 
I connected, I just picked the default... which was obviously the wrong 
choice since no one could hear me the first couple of times I connected.
      Having never really looked into the Linux sound system, I have to 
admit that I don't know what this "monitor" is... though a quick web 
search shows several other people also getting caught by it in the `why 
isn't my microphone working` issue.


> On a broader thought, what are people's experience with online meetings?
> Zoom Video has been a popular choice, and could be an option for CINLUG.

      I've done Zoom, Blue Jeans and Google Meet.  I have to admit I'm 
biased against Google, since we all know they're snarfing up each bit of 
data about you they can -- so why willingly hand them more by using 
their services?
      My experience with those services is that they're all pretty 
decent and get the job done.  I've heard people complain about the lag 
in Blue Jeans, but I've not thought it was any bad or worse than others.

-- 
Bernie Hoefer
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