{"id":1436,"date":"2008-09-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/?p=1436"},"modified":"2008-09-21T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-21T12:00:00","slug":"another-2008-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orcldoug.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/21\/another-2008-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Another 2008 Innovation …"},"content":{"rendered":"

… and the first shockingly bad photo on the blog for this conference, too.<\/p>\n

With some gentle encouragement from Mads, we decided to set up and try Skype video. As well as making it easier and cheaper for us to stay in touch, we’re both finding it weird, fun and reassuring – a completely different experience than a phone call. Better still, the whole family can join in the call at the same time (which is normally quite difficult).<\/p>\n

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As you can see, it’s certainly put a smile on Mads’ face 😉 When the video connection first hooked up, there was just a cuddly toy at each end, with no human to be seen. Definitely a shared sense of humour! It’s not obvious from the picture, but she has Gordon the Celtic bear in one hand and The Rabbit in the other.<\/p>\n

Oh, and before Mr. Gorbachev interrupts, yes, he did try to tell me to use a webcam over a year ago when I was working from home so we could have meetings across the Atlantic but then he was my boss and have you *seen* him? Give me Mads, any day 😉 In other words, yes, I know, video conferencing is so old hat, but I’m always behind the curve and I needed a genuine incentive for it. <\/p>\n

P.S. Personal\/Oracle blog seperation is suspended for the next 5 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… and the first shockingly bad photo on the blog for this conference, too. With some gentle encouragement from Mads, we decided to set up and try Skype video. 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