How to make best use of this group

Posted by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on July 3, 2011 at 1:32pm

Hi.

Just a few suggestions.

First is to set up a Skype account for this rather than using your normal one, just in case of spammers (Thanks to Dan Sleep for this suggestion).

Second is to tell people how to find you on Skype. Please be as exact as possible as there are several million members on Skype.

Third is to let people know when you are likely to be on Skype. Maybe mention which time zone you are referring to as this is such an international site now.

For the moment I have set this as a private group (again to try to stop spam). If it is felt that this is not a good idea let me know and I will change it. Any other suggestions to make this as useful as possible will be received well.

All the best.

John

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  • Barry "Backwater Jack" Nova July 18, 2011 at 9:54am
    lol.same here...viva the underwear revolution...
  • Dan Sleep July 17, 2011 at 2:56pm
    (nodding)

    Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw said:
    That's just because Dan doesn't want to have to get dressed.
  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw July 16, 2011 at 8:49am
    That's just because Dan doesn't want to have to get dressed.
  • Dan Sleep July 16, 2011 at 8:39am
    And just to be clear, we are not doing video calling, just voice calling.
  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw July 16, 2011 at 8:32am

    Hi Barry.

    You can do conference calling on Skype for free. Up to 25 people at once. Dan Sleep has hosted two official ones and we had four of us on the other day. There is no charge for doing this. Hope to talk with you on Skype soon.

  • Barry "Backwater Jack" Nova July 16, 2011 at 8:26am
    all good ideas roadkill.keep the spammers at bay.lol.all the members of the group should collab on a song...like a cigar box orchestra.although i got the free version so no conference calling for me.
  • Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw July 3, 2011 at 8:24pm

    Essentially you just load the software and start it up and if you haven't previously set it up with an account it will run you through the process. It should be fairly simple if you let the program guide you. The one bit that I know nothing about is using it on a smart phone (you said elsewhere that you are using it on your phone).

    When we get a few more people on this group then there will probably be someone with more knowledge that I have. I will also ask around.

    Best of luck.

  • norman moody July 3, 2011 at 8:13pm
    Hi John! How do I setup Skype from here? Its a concept that's a little new to me...isolation
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