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More Things You Can Do Today
Members
- Browse all members' photos -- See them. Wish them well.
- See the total number of registered members.
- Find a specific member entering last name in "Search Members".
- Who else might be interested in Shamballa -- Enter "Shamballa" and search.
- Sort by recently added, alphabetical, or random.
- Send a "Join us" email to persons you know who share NZTT values.
- Read a person's profile by clicking on that person's photo.
- Click on a photo to see what they're doing, groups they belong to, interactions with other members, and more.
- Click on a photo and leave public or private messages for that person.
Pick Your Event and. . .
Links to other TT pages and resources
- RSVP in advance of the meeting -- Attending, Undecided, Not Attending
- Change your mind -- and let everybody know by changing your RSVP.
- Post questions about the event in advance -- particularly if you cannot attend.
- Help determine the agenda for the event -- just record a Comment on the event.
- Photograph and upload photos -- 5 photos are worth 5000 words!
- Take notes during the meeting and paste them into the event as minutes.
- Print out full copy of the event for paper archives.
- Joining groups is a separate step from joining this site and setting up your profile.
- Pick the group you want to join. Click on it. See who else is there. Join it.
- Repeat these steps for each group you wish to join.
- Your Groups will then appear on your profile -- "My Page".
- Other people will also be able to see the groups you belong to.
- Skype turns your computer into a telephone
- The software is a free download from http://skype.com/download
- All calls from one Skype user to another Skype user are free -- worldwide
- Conference calls of up to 10 people are free -- worldwide
- Users communicate using text messaging for fast collaboration
- Public text chats accommodate up to 100 people
- Text chats make permanent records of online discussions, minutes of meetings
- Skypecast conferences broadcast to 100 computers at a time
- Each computer equipped with a sound system can broadcast to an indefinite number of persons in the same room
- Calls to cell phones and local phones incur small charges (e.g., $.02 per min India to U.S.)
- Installation
- Download the software to your PC from http://skype.com/download
- Follow instructions to set up your account
- Go to Tools/Add a contact and invite LSquiresSkype to be your first contact
- Text message or place a call to LSquiresSkype for orientation and tips
- Purchase a cheap headset for best sound quality -- $20 max
- Go to Homepage
- Go to Wiki Notes Menu
- Go to http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/
- Go to Transition Towns on Wikipedia
- Go to Transition Towns wiki from UK
- Sign up for NZTT Google Mail
- Archives
- Instructions
- Boilerplate Text
- Online Manuals
- Collective Wisdom
- Links to Drill Down Information
Last updated by Les Squires 28 Jun 2008.
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