ONLINE COLLABORATION

(MULTIMEDIA) SOFTWARE

Computer Literacy Presentation

C. OteroKatie Carson, Dianna Jenkins, John Willis-Morris

Collaborative Software•The intent of collaborative software is to transform the way documents and rich media are shared in order to enable more effective team collaboration.

There are 3 primary ways in which humans interact:

• Conversations• Transactions • Collaborations

SKYPE Contains:Instant Messaging ChatVideo ChatAudio Chat

Free Laptop to Laptop Communication

Option to take over your landline phone

Yahoo Messenger

Online instant messaging You can add friends by their e-mail address With options to do video and audio chats as

well By using your login name you can access

multiple chat rooms

LogMeIn Users worldwide rely

on LogMeIn for: Remote Control File Sharing Systems Management Data backup Business collaboration On-demand customer

support of PC’s, servers, Macintosh computers, smartphones and other connected devices

Access and back up your home or work computer from anywhere with an Internet connection

Even access your desktop from your iPhone or the dash of your Ford truck

Fast, easy and secure

VS.

Comparison Yahoo Messenger

Chat engine is slower and bulkier

Yahoo! Chat contains more features such as IMViroments and chatting backgrounds

“Audibles,” animated emoticons that talk are fun to experiment with

While chatting you can play games with your friend and share photos

Yahoo messenger does not support group chat

Skype Simplistic chat engine is easy

to navigate and is lighting fast Allows you to chat with more

than one person in a chat window

Allows you to participate in a live video chat between two or more people

Skype can even take over your home telephone service and give your computer its own telephone number

Windows Remote Desktop vs. LogMe In

Windows Remote Desktop is already a part of your computer

Must configure Windows firewall to enable connectivity

Must enter in username & password for logon permissin

LogMe In has to be accessed through the internet, requiring a username and password

LogMe In requires no firewall, but users must install a small application

If using a device new to LogMe In, not only is a username & password required, but a LogMe In application must be downloaded & installed