[Hidden-tech] Virtual Office Collaboration

[Dan Mishkind]

Hi Annameire,

I have the advantage of just having spoken with you by phone to get a better
sense of what you are looking for and exploring.
I've narrowed down to two paths, with the emphasis on simplicity.

PATH 1: SCREEN SHARING

For this path, you'll:

A: Select a local tool for yourself, whether a drawing program and pen-based
input device, or a virtual whiteboard camera that captures your actual
whiteboard in real time. See an old review of various devices that can
capture your whiteboard, not sure if all are still being manufactured:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2777/2003/03/whiteboardcapturedevices.html

B: Select a web-based screen sharing service:

http://glance.net
This is the simplest to use.

http://www.readytalk.com
A little more robust, as it allows you to schedule and get feedback.

Both of these have free trials.

PATH 2: COLLABORATION and MIND MAPPING

This option will allow you either collaborate live, visually, or to post
documents/sketches and allow other collaborators to post comments are make
notes on your sketches, and track this through a revision process until you
reach agreement on final:

http://thinkature.com
This may be the ideal solution for you. It allows real time visual
collaboration; you can move around notes, images and sketches.

http://www.mindmeister.com
Collaborative Online Mind Mapping, similar to thinkature. May also be a
great solution for you.

http://www.conceptshare.com
This is simple to use collaboration tool, aimed at visual communications
agencies.

http://basecamphq.com
An incredibly simple and elegant collaboration tool. Not as visual, but a
fantastic tool if you want to have more collaborative tools than just
visual.



All of these have free trials.

I hope this is helpful.

Dan Mishkind
Principal
Pure Branding LLC
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Natural + Organic World
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413-548-9900 x301
413-548-9902 fax
http://www.purebranding.com



On 11/8/08 10:21 AM, "Annamarie Pluhar" <annamarie at pluharconsulting.com>
wrote:

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> Hi all, 
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> I don't think I've seen this discussed and I imagine that many here have
> experience with this.
> 
> I do lots of work for a client in VA. Client has many contractors and
> full-time employees around the country. It would be great to be able to sketch
> something and show it to others. Then they get to adjust, make their own
> changes etc.. until we have something to render professionally.
> 
> There are two parts to this:
> 
> 1) The equipment at my computer to to the sketch (yes, of course I can scan a
> drawing... that's not what I'm asking) so that would be a graphics tablet? Are
> there better/worser ones and how would I know?
> 
> 2) Collaboration through the web. Specific web sites? Products? I know they
> exist. Thought I'd ask for recommendations from this list.
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> Thanks 
> Annamarie 
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