[OT] Re: Apple's New Product Announcements

[Mark Talluto]

On Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 10:38 PM, Scott Rossi wrote:

>>> For those of you using Macs out there who want to stay connected with
>>> other
>>> Mac users, you might want take a look at Apple's new iChatAV (free 
>>> beta
>>> download on Apple's site).  A friend and I tried this out recently 
>>> on a
>>> couple of laptops and while the audio quality varies, it *can* be
>>> phenomenal
>>> with very little delay between send and receive.
>
>> Another alternative would be:  Squid Cam from www.squidsoft.com
>> For $20.00 you can run multiple connections (something iChat AV can 
>> not
>> do).  Even connects with Win versions of the software.   I think Apple
>> needs to get those system reqs down a bit.
>
> Thanks for sharing this alternate option.  How did this app perform in 
> your
> experience?  Is the latency/audio as good or better than Apple's?
>
>

Works really well.  It just does not have the simple UI that iChat has. 
  I can play A title games while Squid is running in the background 
communicating with friends.  You can try it for free.  I think it runs 
for 5 minutes before closing the connection.

I have high hopes for iChat AV getting better though.  It is a solution 
my parents will be able to use.

Best regards,
Mark Talluto
http://www.canelasoftware.com