Author Archives: J Scott Christianson

What the Stats screen on LifeSize Connections means

When using LifeSize Connections, the overall call quality can be judged from the “five bar” status indicator at the bottom of the video screen. However, if you want to get more detailed information about your call stats, simple press ctrl-s … Continue reading

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NOTE: H323 TEST SITES HAS MOVED!

The list of H323 TEST Sites has moved to a new permanent location at Kaleidoscope Videoconferencing: Click here to access. There you will find the list in various forms including address-book files that you can simply import into your codec … Continue reading

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Got at least Another 30 Minutes of Fame This Fall Had the privilege of being quoted in a couple of magazines this Fall: In an article titled “Videoconferencing Goes Down Market” InAVate magazine: “A cloud-based solution like LifeSize Connections allows a small … Continue reading

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Hack: How to allow LifeSize Connection Guests to Call your LifeSize Connection Endpoints

This is not really supported or supposed to happen, but there is a way to get Guest Accounts on Connections to be able to call Registered Endpoints. There is no way for a guest to “Add Contact” for the endpoint … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Tech Note from AMX: Default Passwords

You can download a .pdf of this Tech Note from AMX at: http://www.amx.com/techsupport/PDFs/981.pdf Camera Controllers PTE-300  Default IP Address: 192.168.1.160 Default Baud Rate: 9600,N,8,1 Central Controllers NI Series Default Administrator User Name: administrator

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5 Techniques for Preventing Deadline Stress as a Project Manager

Many thanks to Ryan Rivera for this guest post to TheFreeRangeTechnologist Project management is a field that is dedicated to deadlines. Every resource needs to be properly accounted for, with each person managed in a way that helps ensure project … Continue reading

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Lazy media put flip-flops on candidates

Can a wise man change his mind? Apparently not if he is running for office. Nowadays, a change in thinking by a political candidate never results from the receipt of new data or information, new wisdom from experience with an … Continue reading

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The smell of money trumps common sense

Over lunch with some friends who work at a bank, the conversation turned to the smell of money. “We had a baker that came in every day at noon,” one teller said. “I loved the way his deposits smelled.” Another … Continue reading

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Elected officials aren’t always elected

Today, there will be lots of people across Missouri who will be elected to office without receiving even one vote. As it stands, there are hundreds of elected officials holding office in Missouri whom no voter has ever seen on … Continue reading

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