{"id":2638,"date":"2012-08-18T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:48:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:48:09","slug":"where-ive-been-weekly-aug-5-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/08\/18\/where-ive-been-weekly-aug-5-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I\u2019ve Been Online (Weekly: Aug. 5-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><h4>~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~<br \/>\n(There are 2 weeks here because I was away in Berlin for a week.)<\/h4>\n<h2 id=\"title_0\"><a id=\"titleLink_0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uberconference.com\/about\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u00dcberConference &#8211; About<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id=\"bDisplayTemp_0\">\n<p id=\"desc_0\">For most people, audio conferencing starts with the awkward process of finding and typing in dial-in numbers and PIN codes. Tedious even when you have the numbers right in front of you, it is worse if you are out of the office or away from your computer. Then once in a conference, it can be hard to tell who\u2019s in the call or who\u2019s talking. Time is wasted on rounds of \u201cWho just joined?\u201d and \u201cWho\u2019s already here?\u201d as each person joins the call. Background noise can be annoying and there is little the call organizer can do to help all this issues.<\/p>\n<p>With UberConference, conferencing is a breeze. First, forget the pain of finding and typing in long PINs. Participants can just dial into the conference number and will be automatically authenticated based on their phone number.<\/p>\n<p>Then UberConference brings a whole new visual dimension to audio conference calls. From any computer, anyone in the call can see the names, photos, and other information of the others in the call. The display shows the current speaker, and the organizer has a number of helpful tools to keep the conference running smoothly. They can record calls, mute participants to get rid of background noise or put \u201cearmuffs\u201d on people they may not want to hear part of the conversation<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak?domain=www.uberconference.com\">more from www.uberconference.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ditemDetails_0\"><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"title_1\"><a id=\"titleLink_1\" href=\"http:\/\/gamesalad.com\/creator\" rel=\"nofollow\">Overview &#8211; GameSalad<\/a><\/h2>\n<p id=\"desc_1\">Create Your Game<\/p>\n<p>Logic based. Drag &amp; drop functionality.<br \/>\nDesigned for designers.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no faster or easier way to get started building a game than with GameSalad Creator. Its visual, drag &amp; drop based style requires absolutely no coding whatsoever. Avoid spending hours poring over code, and spend more time finding the fun.<br \/>\n&#8220;Rapid&#8221; is an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>GameSalad&#8217;s wide variety of complex behaviors provide almost limitless freedom for varied game genres, styles, and mechanics. On top of its incredible versatility, GameSalad brings a whole new meaning to the phrase &#8220;rapid prototyping&#8221;. Explore the possibilities in hours and days instead of weeks. It&#8217;s fast. It&#8217;s versatile. It&#8217;s GameSalad.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak?domain=gamesalad.com\">more from gamesalad.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/gaming\">gaming<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/programming\">programming<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/game\">game<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/apps\">apps<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/development\">development<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-2638'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(2638);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(2638);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(2638);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~ (There are 2 weeks here because I was away in Berlin for a week.) \u00dcberConference &#8211; About For most people, audio conferencing starts with the awkward process &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/08\/18\/where-ive-been-weekly-aug-5-18\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[353,12,14,81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-computers-2","category-games","category-general","category-information-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-Gy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2032,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/03\/12\/cool-texting-of-the-bread\/","url_meta":{"origin":2638,"position":0},"title":"Cool &#8211; Texting of the Bread","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"March 12, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"TextingoftheBread.com. 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