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December 03, 2003
Working together ... 2388 miles apart
Mike got his iSight yesterday. Today we tried it out and got excellent full-screen video. Probably helps that we're both on Internet2, though I suspect it'll work about as well from home.
We decided to work together today. Since we live so far apart, we don't get to see each other often (only a couple of times a year), and the time is way too precious to spend on something like working (though we do get some recreational computing time in). We've both worked in the I.T. industry our whole professional careers, but never together. Until today.
It wasn't quite the same as being together in person. But the iSight video is reasonably good enough, and the audio is as good as any high-quality speakerphone I've ever used. After you get over the technology (i.e. talking to your computer screen), it feels pretty close to being in-person.
It was a bit weird, but not much more than if Mike came to work with me in person. After we thoroughly tested iSight, we settled down to our normal work routine, except that we had to introduce anyone that came into our offices. That did cause a few odd stares. But most people seemed to think it was pretty cool.
I look forward to spending more time with Mike, even if it isn't the real thing.
Posted by pete at December 3, 2003 04:34 PM
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