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Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 11:53 am
by Brutman
We've tried IRC chat with limited success. Perhaps we should try a video meet-up to say hello?
I'm not thinking of anything too formal - believe me, my basement bunker/home office is as bad as you imagine, and possibly worse. But I wouldn't mind putting some faces to names and "shooting the breeze" for an hour or so, and I think it would be pretty fun. I would use Google Meet - it's quite usable, it just requires a browser, and no explicit sign-in or Google email is required.
Any thoughts? If we do it I'm thinking of a weekend during an evening time slot that works well for most of the US. (If anybody outside of the US wants to join let me know and I can adjust accordingly ... I know we have some fans in Japan and Australia.)
-Mike
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:07 pm
by Acenewman
I would be game. I have been using your disk image tool for so long I kind of feel like I know you

Would be nice to put a face with the name, and image tool!! Chris
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:35 pm
by Brutman
Not an overwhelming response so far but I suspect more people will come out of the woodwork ... I'll schedule something for next weekend.
(I was hoping for this weekend, but I knew I'd be traveling soon and it happened sooner than I thought. In this region we have to avoid bad weather in the mountain passes, so I was expecting to be at home this weekend but I left two days early.)
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:24 pm
by Brutman
Shall we try for tomorrow at 7PM Pacific Time? (That is 03:00 2021-01-18 UTC for the rest of the world.)
If so respond to this post, send me a private message or send and email and I'll send the meeting link to you. No special sign-ons will be required; just a web browser with the link will work.
-Mike
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 6:32 pm
by DarkStar2032
I'm game.
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2021 10:02 pm
by DoctorOctal
I'm up for it.
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:23 pm
by Brutman
Posting the link here ... it's open to anybody. If you get too rowdy we'll just kick you out. ;-0
https://meet.google.com/uav-expg-jza
The session starts at 7:00 PM Pacific Time. Bring a favorite drink / beverage.
-Mike
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:31 pm
by Brutman
We are still online - come join us!
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:44 am
by Brutman
For those of you who missed it ..
- We went three hours!
- While Google Meets should work with Firefox, there might be problems. Chrome on the desktop or the Google Meets app on a tablet or phone should be bullet-proof
We should do another session in a few weeks.
Re: Video meet-up to say hello?
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:31 pm
by Acenewman
Sorry I missed it. Was overcome by events at home. Hope to join next time around. Chris