Hi Everyone --
Am I the only one who had a jitsi failure last night? After a bit of a struggle just to log in, there was no way I could get the audio to work. I've never had a problem for previous meetings. Too bad I'm not a lip reader. I could see them moving. Was our attendance lower that what might be expected?
While I'm here: it's dues-paying time for me. Do we have inteac e-transfers set up for our banking. I could make the direct deposit and avoid any fees being charged to MUUG.
Cheers, Michael
------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Doob Telephone: (204) 474-9796 Senior Scholar Department of Mathematics email: Michael.Doob@UManitoba.ca University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 ------------------------------------------------------------------
Which browser are you using? I have had trouble in the past with Chrome. On a whim I fired up Opera and it worked fine.
I haven’t tried other browsers with Jitsi yet.
On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 10:06 Michael Doob Michael.Doob@umanitoba.ca wrote:
Hi Everyone --
Am I the only one who had a jitsi failure last night? After a bit of a struggle just to log in, there was no way I could get the audio to work. I've never had a problem for previous meetings. Too bad I'm not a lip reader. I could see them moving. Was our attendance lower that what might be expected?
While I'm here: it's dues-paying time for me. Do we have inteac e-transfers set up for our banking. I could make the direct deposit and avoid any fees being charged to MUUG.
Cheers, Michael
Michael Doob Telephone: (204) 474-9796 Senior Scholar Department of Mathematics email: Michael.Doob@UManitoba.ca University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2
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Hi all, especially Michael, you are not the only one. I was largely unsuccessful too. First, the login seemed to want to fail, but succeeded after some time, and then, the whole first part of the meeting ("show your gadgets") was a disaster, with only about 10-20% of the (broken) audio and video getting through. The second part (calendar topic) was somewhat better, with about 30-40% of the (broken) audio and video getting through. The third part (final informal round table) was similar, but my numerous attempts to join that discussion all failed. Nobody even heard me trying to speak. (Yes, I did at that time have my mic turned on for whole minutes at a time.) It just wasn't a "real time" experience at all.
I couldn't totally rule out my 11-year-old laptop being insufficient for this, but now I see I'm not the only one. I was using MS Edge (newest Chromium-based one) for this, for two reasons. First, I was too afraid to upset my normal (totally up-to-date) Firefox, where I always have lots of important things open. Secondly, though Firefox is my main browser, I have learned that certain things tend to freeze or crash my Firefox, and a Chromium-based browser does much better on those things. Also, Firefox is terrible at freeing up memory and whatever else when I've used (and later closed) a lot of tabs.
Hartmut W Sager - Tel +1-204-339-8331
On Wed, 9 Dec 2020 at 10:09, Kevin McGregor kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com wrote:
Which browser are you using? I have had trouble in the past with Chrome. On a whim I fired up Opera and it worked fine.
I haven’t tried other browsers with Jitsi yet.
On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 10:06 Michael Doob Michael.Doob@umanitoba.ca wrote:
Hi Everyone --
Am I the only one who had a jitsi failure last night? After a bit of a struggle just to log in, there was no way I could get the audio to work. I've never had a problem for previous meetings. Too bad I'm not a lip reader. I could see them moving. Was our attendance lower that what might be expected?
While I'm here: it's dues-paying time for me. Do we have inteac e-transfers set up for our banking. I could make the direct deposit and avoid any fees being charged to MUUG.
Cheers, Michael
Michael Doob Telephone: (204) 474-9796 Senior Scholar Department of Mathematics email: Michael.Doob@UManitoba.ca University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2
Roundtable mailing list Roundtable@muug.ca https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable
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Hi Hartmut,
Please know that what I said to Michael applies to you just the same. Send me a private message through Jitsi, an e-mail to alberto@abrao.net, or just a text message to - or call - 204-558-6886.
Also, if any of you - or both - are willing, we can schedule a time for a quick meeting to sort these issues out together.
We want to make sure everyone can join our virtual gatherings, especially now that it looks like we will be doing them electronically for... well, the foreseeable future, I guess. :S
:)
Kind regards, Alberto Abrao
On 2020-12-09 10:39 a.m., Hartmut W Sager wrote:
Hi all, especially Michael, you are not the only one. I was largely unsuccessful too. First, the login seemed to want to fail, but succeeded after some time, and then, the whole first part of the meeting ("show your gadgets") was a disaster, with only about 10-20% of the (broken) audio and video getting through. The second part (calendar topic) was somewhat better, with about 30-40% of the (broken) audio and video getting through. The third part (final informal round table) was similar, but my numerous attempts to join that discussion all failed. Nobody even heard me trying to speak. (Yes, I did at that time have my mic turned on for whole minutes at a time.) It just wasn't a "real time" experience at all.
I couldn't totally rule out my 11-year-old laptop being insufficient for this, but now I see I'm not the only one. I was using MS Edge (newest Chromium-based one) for this, for two reasons. First, I was too afraid to upset my normal (totally up-to-date) Firefox, where I always have lots of important things open. Secondly, though Firefox is my main browser, I have learned that certain things tend to freeze or crash my Firefox, and a Chromium-based browser does much better on those things. Also, Firefox is terrible at freeing up memory and whatever else when I've used (and later closed) a lot of tabs.
Hartmut W Sager - Tel +1-204-339-8331
On Wed, 9 Dec 2020 at 10:09, Kevin McGregor <kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com mailto:kevin.a.mcgregor@gmail.com> wrote:
Which browser are you using? I have had trouble in the past with Chrome. On a whim I fired up Opera and it worked fine. I haven’t tried other browsers with Jitsi yet. On Wed, Dec 9, 2020 at 10:06 Michael Doob <Michael.Doob@umanitoba.ca <mailto:Michael.Doob@umanitoba.ca>> wrote: Hi Everyone -- Am I the only one who had a jitsi failure last night? After a bit of a struggle just to log in, there was no way I could get the audio to work. I've never had a problem for previous meetings. Too bad I'm not a lip reader. I could see them moving. Was our attendance lower that what might be expected? While I'm here: it's dues-paying time for me. Do we have inteac e-transfers set up for our banking. I could make the direct deposit and avoid any fees being charged to MUUG. Cheers, Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael Doob Telephone: (204) 474-9796 Senior Scholar Department of Mathematics email: Michael.Doob@UManitoba.ca University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list Roundtable@muug.ca <mailto:Roundtable@muug.ca> https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable <https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable> _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list Roundtable@muug.ca <mailto:Roundtable@muug.ca> https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable <https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable>
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Thanks, Alberto, for that kind offer! I may well take you up on it at a suitable time.
Hartmut W Sager - Tel +1-204-339-8331
On Wed, 9 Dec 2020 at 11:02, Alberto Abrao alberto@abrao.net wrote:
Hi Hartmut,
Please know that what I said to Michael applies to you just the same. Send me a private message through Jitsi, an e-mail to alberto@abrao.net, or just a text message to - or call - 204-558-6886.
Also, if any of you - or both - are willing, we can schedule a time for a quick meeting to sort these issues out together.
We want to make sure everyone can join our virtual gatherings, especially now that it looks like we will be doing them electronically for... well, the foreseeable future, I guess. :S
:)
Kind regards, Alberto Abrao https://muug.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable
On 2020-12-09 7:20 p.m., Hartmut W Sager wrote:
Thanks, Alberto, for that kind offer! I may well take you up on it at a suitable time.
I do mean it, so please do not hesitate to do so.
Also, Michael, it would be nice if you could join us. As Jitsi uses Point-to-Point for two participants and mediates the communication only when three or more are present, that gets us closer (not really, but still...) to a "real" meeting.
On 2020-12-09 10:04 a.m., Michael Doob wrote:
Hi Everyone --
Hi Michael.
Am I the only one who had a jitsi failure last night?
Likely not... We typically get some attendees who have audio or video issues, bandwidth issues or something. Problems are usually not at the Jitsi server end, but usually something local to specific users. Sometimes, it's related to the web browser. (I've occasionally had weird video output/display issues with Jitsi in Chrome, and have now made it a habit to restart Chrome before signing into a Jitsi meeting.) Sometimes it's a system-level issue, and the only solution is a reboot.
After a bit of a struggle just to log in, there was no way I could get the audio to work. I've never had a problem for previous meetings. Too bad I'm not a lip reader. I could see them moving.
See above. Not sure what browser you were using, but my first suggestion would be to restart the browser, then try to connect again. If the problem persists, try a different browser, then look for hardware or OS issues. (Try other apps to see if the same problem is there, or not. Try system settings, try a reboot, or full power-down and restart.)
Was our attendance lower that what might be expected?
Similar to the last couple months, I think. (More or less...)
While I'm here: it's dues-paying time for me. Do we have inteac e-transfers set up for our banking. I could make the direct deposit and avoid any fees being charged to MUUG.
Yes, we do now accept Interac e-Transfers! Details can be found here...
https://muug.ca/about.php#payment
Cheers, Michael
All the best, Gilbert
Hello Michael,
It is very likely an issue on your end.
That said, by now I am used to deal the most common quirks of Jitsi on the client's end (and some of the server end as well, but that's another discussion).
If you experience issues next time, please send me a private message, an e-mail to alberto@abrao.net, or just a text message to - or call - 204-558-6886. I am always curious to have more info on my book of troubleshooting for Jitsi, so I will be happy to work with you on this!
Kind regards, Alberto Abrao
On 2020-12-09 10:19 a.m., Gilbert E. Detillieux wrote:
On 2020-12-09 10:04 a.m., Michael Doob wrote:
Hi Everyone --
Hi Michael.
Am I the only one who had a jitsi failure last night?
Likely not... We typically get some attendees who have audio or video issues, bandwidth issues or something. Problems are usually not at the Jitsi server end, but usually something local to specific users. Sometimes, it's related to the web browser. (I've occasionally had weird video output/display issues with Jitsi in Chrome, and have now made it a habit to restart Chrome before signing into a Jitsi meeting.) Sometimes it's a system-level issue, and the only solution is a reboot.
After a bit of a struggle just to log in, there was no way I could get the audio to work. I've never had a problem for previous meetings. Too bad I'm not a lip reader. I could see them moving.
See above. Not sure what browser you were using, but my first suggestion would be to restart the browser, then try to connect again. If the problem persists, try a different browser, then look for hardware or OS issues. (Try other apps to see if the same problem is there, or not. Try system settings, try a reboot, or full power-down and restart.)
Was our attendance lower that what might be expected?
Similar to the last couple months, I think. (More or less...)
While I'm here: it's dues-paying time for me. Do we have inteac e-transfers set up for our banking. I could make the direct deposit and avoid any fees being charged to MUUG.
Yes, we do now accept Interac e-Transfers! Details can be found here...
https://muug.ca/about.php#payment
Cheers, Michael
All the best, Gilbert
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