Thursday, August 7, 2008

You know what would be nice?

Just a thought.. A 'who is online' .
Don't know if that is possible with a blog like this, but I find it useful on my forum.
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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am on line. Just took my first nap. What would be nice? If we could have our birthdays off...legally.

August 8, 2008 at 8:53 AM
OrbsCorbs said...

Yeah, DA, that would be nice. I just looked at your forum. http://dogaddicts.com/smf/index.php Says "Powered by SMF 1.1.5 | SMF © 2006-2008, Simple Machines LLC." Looks very similar to a phpBB powered forum, which I am familiar with. On those, you can also add images in your replies/comments, as well as displaying who's online, private messages, etc. You can even add a chatroom for people who are online.

I don't think that's available here, but I haven't checked out all of the possibilities. One of the things that I've meant to investigate is Google Talk, an instant messaging program that would allow us to IM each other (I assume it shows you who is online), and, I believe, would allow you to send messages to those who are not online, but they would be able to read them later. I even downloaed the software once, but was loathe to install it on my computer. (IM programs have typically cluttered up the system with junk and adware - anyone who wants to participate would have to install the program on their computer.) I promise to check it out over the weekend. Maybe I can get kk or someone to volunteer to also install it and we'll see how it works.

I also want to encourage any and all discussion about the format here. We ended up here more or less by default, but that doesn't mean we have to stay here. There are a lot of social networking sites out there. We can also simply rent some space and set up a completely independent site. phpBB software is free. If anyone has suggestions, please speak up.

August 8, 2008 at 10:15 AM
Anonymous said...

Lead the way Orbs! I will follow!

August 8, 2008 at 10:48 AM
kkdither said...

Ok, go to my profile page orbs.... In my free time (Yeah right!) I've been playing around. Click on the "chat with kkdither" talk bubble. I don't think you need to download anything. It looks to me like it can be downloaded or it can be done solely on the web.

some links:
googletalk

loginpage

August 8, 2008 at 10:49 AM
MinnesotaChick said...

kk, I don't see a chat bubble!

Another option is what fox6 uses. It's called chatango.
You can see it here
http://media.myfoxmilwaukee.com/mywindow/studiocam.html

August 8, 2008 at 2:16 PM
MinnesotaChick said...

ok, that link must be too long.
Just go to
http://www.myfoxmilwaukee.com/myfox/
And click on the studio cam button on the top.

August 8, 2008 at 2:19 PM

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