DIMDIM Web Meetings
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Sorry, I’ve not finished part two of the cloud series but life has gotten away from me and the last thing I’ve wanted to do when I get home is write.
That being said I could help but enjoy a web conferencing tool that I recently “discovered”. DIMDIM is a great little free online tool that I found while searching for an Eluminate Alternative. I started with the open source VM appliance, but it is crap.
I should state that for the record, it isn’t really open source in any meaningful way. The community has been neglected and there has been no forward progress for almost a year.
However, their free online service is great if you are in a position of needing to conduct small, 20 or less attendees, web conferences. It is super easy to upload your PPT slides and/or PDFs. There is a great little interactive whiteboard and the ability to share your screen. There is a web share, but it doesn’t seem to work with any of the authenticated websites that I need for my trainings.
Unfortunately, the recording ability doesn’t seem to apply to the whiteboard or PowerPoint (this seems very odd) so it is pretty much useless (Edit: It actually records PPT slides and screencasts fairly well). To be honest I’m not sure if that is a result of using the free version or just a product limitation.
Below are a couple of screenshots.
