-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Thomas <rbthomas59@xxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:22:11 -0600 Well, hopefully we will have a decent internet connection and live video feeds of the proceedings at CommVEx (http://members.shaw.ca/commvex05/) will be viewable by those who can't attend in person. We are planning on having 2 options available. 1. Earl Williams has setup a Web Cam. This can be found by going to http://webcamnow.com/ewwilliams, selecting the "view webcams" link at the top of the page, waiting for the Java applet to load, under the "please select" drop box choose "friends and family". If Earl is up and running you should see his name in the list of "Live Webcams". Click on "ewwilliams" and the video should become visible in the right side window. If you want to use the CHAT features enter a nickname where it prompts near the bottom of the window, press "join" and then you can participate in any chatting that is going on. Unfortunately, the CHAT feature is not private so it may get confusing if there are many web cams online and many people chatting. 2. If you have a Windows PC and have the Free Internet Telephony program SKYPE (http://www.skype.com/) installed look for user "commvex05" and send your contact info. If I am online during the day I will invite anyone who is also online to join a session. The video part is available by installing the add-on program vSkpye (http://www.vskype.com/). You don't have to have a camera to be a participant in a video call. Other people just won't see you but you will be able to see others in the call. All I know for sure at the moment is that we are to have a dialup connection out of the meeting room. There has been talk that there may be high speed internet available in which case the video links should work a lot better. Barring functioning video links there are also plans to be online in IRC. Just point your computers to server irc.eskimo.com and then join #c64friends on Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31. Alternatively, go to http://www.geocities.com/c64friends and click on CHAT . Then you can be virtually with us at the Expo! :-) The Expo runs on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m Pacific Time (18:00-05:00 GMT) and on Sunday from 12 noon - 9 p.m. Pacific Time (20:00-05:00 GMT). Bruce Thomas