March 2006 Archives
Core Network Team Meeting Notes
March 10, 2006
Attending: Robert, Mike, Carol, Jim, Larry, Philip
Planned events:
Ag Eco WebAccess update next Tuesday night
Mike, Carol, Philip going to BrainShare Week of March 20
Overton server update tentative for week of April 17
Uvalde tentatively last week of March
Bexar County server replacement 13 - 14 March
Next Meeting: March 24 10:30 a.m.
For the full text of meeting continue:
I wanted to use this entry to tell you about a new technology/software that I encourage you to try out. I am pretty sure some of you have heard of it, but for others, it may be brand new. Skype, the Global Telephony Company, has recently released Skype for Windows 2.0. This software allows you to call anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world, for free. Not only does this software let you make free voice calls to anyone else using Skype, but it lets you chat, send files, conference call, and make video calls too. In addition, for a very small fee, you can call traditional or mobile phone numbers. If you want to read more about Skype for Windows 2.0, click here.
Now, how are we going to use it? To introduce you to the technology, I am going to block out 2 hours a week to interact with you using the video call feature. I am going to use this technology as well as the NetStreaming PC remote control technology to provide support during this two hour block. If you have a webcam, great! If not, you can just use your headset to talk to me and you will still see my video.
This tip will walk you through installing and adding your first contact, which will be me.
During a meeting this morning, Glenn and I developed a plan to revise how recurring tasks are entered into TExAS. Essentially, recurring tasks will be nothing more than single tasks that are replicated any desired number of times, with a different date associated with each task. This allows for subsequent individual editing of each task. It also allows for people to copy tasks from this year for use next year, as well as allows for random scheduling of a similar task; e.g., 2 occurences this week, one next month, a final one in September.
