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<p>CINLUGers,</p>
<p>As August draws to an end, it's time to think about the September
CINLUG meeting. The planned topic is brtfs. We will still be
holding this online, but which service to use? So far we haven't
found one that works well for everyone. Of course the service used
is only part of the puzzle. The network, system hardware, and
client are factors as well. Following I have some observations on
what has and hasn't worked based on some of the previous feedback.
I invite others to add their experience.<br>
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<p>What hasn't worked:<br>
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<ul>
<li>older tablets or laptops</li>
<li>older video cards or CPUs<br>
</li>
<li>WiFi connections</li>
<li>not enough system memory</li>
<li>activating experimental or advanced features, particularly
those the increase video processing</li>
<li>using web browser as client<br>
</li>
</ul>
<p>What has worked:</p>
<ul>
<li>multi-core 64bit CPU desktop or laptop with plenty of memory<br>
</li>
<li>mainstream O/S or distribution</li>
<li>disabling video if not presenting<br>
</li>
<li>using services' app instead of browser<br>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Specific combos that have worked for me:</p>
<ul>
<li>Zoom Video client on GNU/Linux and macOS <br>
</li>
<li>Verizon BlueJeans client on macOS (but not GNU/Linux)</li>
<li>Jitsi Meet with Brave (Chromium based) on GNU/Linux and macOS<br>
</li>
</ul>
<p>It is likely that for the September meeting we will stick with
the Verizon Bluejeans used for our August meeting, but could
change if another service would allow more to participate.<br>
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<p>Regards,</p>
<p>Pat<br>
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