a laptop computer as follows:
The larger the screen the better, i.e.. full 1080 HD
connect to the internet via our location's free WIFI.
for in-person meetings:
mute your microphone and turn off your speakers - or we will get terrible feedback which might blow out the speakers on our computers.
for online meetings:
headphone so your speakers do not echo through the microphone on your computer
mute your microphone if you are not in a quiet location, or if you are eating etc.
have a web browser installed on your machine, preferably chrome, because we use google hangouts when there are less than 10 participants (uberconference when more).
Please mute:
your cell phone
your computer speakers during an in-person meeting (since we may do screen sharing).
Please have the following internet accounts:
a Zoom account for video conferencing
a github.com account for using gitter.im
You may want to bring some bottled water in facilities that allow it.
No food or water will be served.
Please do not bring any food to the meeting, especially not 'loud' food , such as corn or potato chips, or loud crinkly bags that you will manipulate. LOL :)
Please consider getting a headset with an attached microphone. Using the speakers and microphone on your computer does not create a good experience for the other people on the conference. High end Apple computers seem to have good microphones.