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Cool
Just off to sit now - 08:00 hrs (GMT), but will send you a nod at 12:00hrs (8am EDT)
Best wishes
Jools
Joined you for an extra 45 mins at my midday today - now off to do family stuff
Cheers
Jools
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Just letting you know that there'll be another one or two (Clare too if Beren's not feeding) planning to join in on your sunday sits. We'll be doing the 12 noon GMT sits (cheers for the UK time Jools).
Also looking forward to Jukai and the monthly sits Jundo
Will mentioned esle where about video conferencing type thing. If I get a webcam is there some cheap/free software you can use? That would be uber cool to sit and have a cuppa and chat afterwards, well I think it would :lol:
In gassho, Kev
P.S. I'm on a PC not mac if that makes a difference.
How about a European friendly timed sit? Treeleafers in Europe could sit together and maybe we could all sit now and again? (just thinking and don't want to cause segregation :? ).
Kev don't know much about web cams but mine was about £25/£30 and works fine. It came with all necessary software and is very easy to use.
Yeh a euro timed sit would be good; 12 noon makes it likely that things will get in the way, like dinner . An 8am sit will only get in the way of sleep :lol: but I'm usually up then anyway.
Checked out some webcams, as ever they range from probably too cheap to be any good to probably OTT. Any ideas on the software side? Skype etc only seems to work for 1-1 video not a conference.
I've never done it but it looks straight forward (famous last words).
My web cam is a Microsoft LifCam VX 1000 and my wife said we paid about £15/£20 ish for it, maybe? It is the only one we've has so can't recommend it over others but it works ok.
Good luck with the endless search and all the best,
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To penetrate reality, though reality is boundless.
To transform all delusion, though delusions are immeasurable.
To attain the enlightened way, a way non-attainable.
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By the way, I am looking at some video conferencing options for the Jukai. I don't think that Skype allows that for video (and "sound only" will make for an interesting Zazen sitting!!). :wink:
It would be great if you guys could test the following out for some of your sittings before we get to the Jukai.
This is one I am looking at closely although I have not tried it yet, apparently free for a basic version or very reasonable for a "pro" version ...
USTREAM.TV is one way, alhough it allows an unlimited number of viewers. We may end up using a combination of USTREAM and conferencing (on two separate computers here at Treeleaf) as the best way to conduct and record/netcast the ceremony.
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