Comments on: The World Just Got Smaller… http://www.robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/ UX Architect @ Blackboard. UX / IA / IxD / Usability junkie. NY Yankee Fan. UConn Husky fan. Mon, 10 May 2010 18:46:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob Fay http://www.robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Rob Fay Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:54:19 +0000 http://robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/#comment-45 The deals are on the software you can get via educational ties. When I was employed by the university, I got MS Office and Virtual PC for $10 because of a license agreement. Getting OS 10.4 for cheap wasn't bad either. The deals are on the software you can get via educational ties. When I was employed by the university, I got MS Office and Virtual PC for $10 because of a license agreement. Getting OS 10.4 for cheap wasn’t bad either.

]]> By: Jason http://www.robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Jason Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:32:46 +0000 http://robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/#comment-44 The good ol' "Education Discount." With the cost of hardware and software today, it's almost worth it to invest some cash into furthering ones education. The discounts you receive alone are worth the money put into an institution of higher learning. I concur on not being much of a phone person. I remember going to Epcot Center when I was a kid and seeing the AT&T display with the video phones. Having an iSight is so tempting. I think I may add it to my <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html/103-2838420-8721464?%5Fencoding=UTF8&id=2ISYXKK0NA275" title="Jason Wishard's" rel="nofollow">Amazon wish list</a> and see what Santa brings this year. The good ol’ “Education Discount.” With the cost of hardware and software today, it’s almost worth it to invest some cash into furthering ones education. The discounts you receive alone are worth the money put into an institution of higher learning.

I concur on not being much of a phone person. I remember going to Epcot Center when I was a kid and seeing the AT&T display with the video phones. Having an iSight is so tempting. I think I may add it to my Amazon wish list and see what Santa brings this year.

]]> By: Rob Fay http://www.robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Rob Fay Tue, 16 Aug 2005 02:19:45 +0000 http://robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/#comment-43 Thanks, Jason. Of course the technology is not new, but I finally got around to getting it. Fortunately, my father-in-law got an educational discount, so it was more like $130 or so for me. Since my wife is preggo we thought we could use the techology for family to see the little ones from afar. I'm not much of a phone person, but I find I'm more likely to talk if I can see the person... Thanks, Jason. Of course the technology is not new, but I finally got around to getting it. Fortunately, my father-in-law got an educational discount, so it was more like $130 or so for me. Since my wife is preggo we thought we could use the techology for family to see the little ones from afar. I’m not much of a phone person, but I find I’m more likely to talk if I can see the person…

]]> By: Jason http://www.robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jason Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:24:58 +0000 http://robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/#comment-42 It sounds like somebody didn't have their Wheaties this morning (Arf). I also find it funny that Arf calls you out on your site but doesn’t leave a way of rebuttal except in this forum. I think you have some good points Rob. I have thought about purchasing an iSight, but don't have many friends that would purchase one as well. I do have plenty of friends that live abroad and having an iSight would be killer, but utilization is slim at best. $180 is a decent amount of cash to drop on something you’d only use maybe once a month. It sounds like somebody didn’t have their Wheaties this morning (Arf). I also find it funny that Arf calls you out on your site but doesn’t leave a way of rebuttal except in this forum.

I think you have some good points Rob. I have thought about purchasing an iSight, but don’t have many friends that would purchase one as well. I do have plenty of friends that live abroad and having an iSight would be killer, but utilization is slim at best. $180 is a decent amount of cash to drop on something you’d only use maybe once a month.

]]> By: Rob Fay http://www.robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Rob Fay Sun, 14 Aug 2005 04:02:29 +0000 http://robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/#comment-41 Arf: Thanks for your feedback. I do not disagree with you regarding my being late to the party, but I do disagree with you about how prevalent this technology is being used in the psychotherapy community. The technology may have been available and discussed in the psychotherapy community,but it is not necessarily being used widely. Arf:

Thanks for your feedback. I do not disagree with you regarding my being late to the party, but I do disagree with you about how prevalent this technology is being used in the psychotherapy community. The technology may have been available and discussed in the psychotherapy community,but it is not necessarily being used widely.

]]> By: Arf http://www.robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Arf Sun, 14 Aug 2005 01:28:19 +0000 http://robfay.com/2005/08/11/the-world-just-got-smaller/#comment-40 You've got to be kidding me. Video conferencing is far from being a new technology, and you write like you're one of the first to discover it. Maybe you'd like to share your thoughts on the wheel with the world too? By the way, the psychotherapy profession were using it and talking about it in 1996 (http://netpsych.com/netpsych2.htm) so you're only 9+ years behind there. You’ve got to be kidding me. Video conferencing is far from being a new technology, and you write like you’re one of the first to discover it. Maybe you’d like to share your thoughts on the wheel with the world too?

By the way, the psychotherapy profession were using it and talking about it in 1996 (http://netpsych.com/netpsych2.htm) so you’re only 9+ years behind there.

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