Share your screen with Yugma
Earlier this week we checked out Buddy Shopping, a collaborative Web browsing tool for shoppers. And today we got word of Yugma, a more general-purpose screen-sharing product. Best of all, it's free and cross-platform. Yugma runs in Java and acts almost like an app outside of the browser.
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In Yugma, drivers and passengers can trade place at will--you can swap which desktop is in view. There also are some basic drawing tools, so you can doodle on the screen. (But for serious design review work, you might want a specialized tool like ConceptShare)
Like other screen-sharing and presentation products, Yugma sets up a meeting room of sorts, with a chat box. The messaging isn't quite instant, as there's a second or so delay. Considering how much information is being exchanged, this is acceptable, but the delay could increase with additional users.
Yugma has four different tiers of service, with the free version still being pretty generous at 10 attendees. The paid versions add access for more users at once and business-centric options like networked storage, scheduling, and keyboard and mouse sharing for attendees. Yugma may work as a voice conference tool in the future, although in the current version this function is disabled. The developers apparently are "revamping" voice conferencing, but Skype and Google Talk (or the phone) can still be used in the background.
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The one thing we like about this service is the Widget creation tool. You can create about a dozen various buttons to insert into e-mails, Web pages or e-mail signatures. Clicking it will take you to the user-specific conference joining page. This is much easier than sending people to a URL or having to give them log-in instructions.
There are many similar Web conferencing options out there (see Vyew and Unyte), but Yugma offers several levels of service for business users, and Widgets to simplify the joining process. The user interface and the desktop "swap" tool both are implemented very well. You know it's a good app when you don't need to think about how to use it, and Yugma does just that.
Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and services. E-mail Josh, or follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Josh. 
And then it crashed 2 different PCs of mine.
Oooooooh :(
I tell you, you want the best Web conferencing solution hands down, get eAuditorium by netdive.
It has all the features, it is easy to use, it is totally cross platform & best of all it is FREE. You just pay for Support. In case, you can find them here:
www.netdive.com/indexea.htm
Your post sounds "paid for." Pretty sketchy of you, if you ask me. Anyway, I went looking at what you recommended.... and it costs $599 per year!!! Since when does $599 equal free. That's even more sketchy!!! Suggest you read up on your posting manners my friend! Don't post ads please.
After trying eAuditorium, I must say, I think it is by far the best web conferencing solution I have seen too.
Just wished we had heard from them before so we would not have wasted so much time & money with Webex.
ThanX again :)
And best of all it's TRULY FREE!!! Beat that buddy!
Same is with eAuditorium, You get eAuditorium for free and you just pay for Support.
About Yugma being totally free, what do you call the prices listed here:
https://www.yugma.com/about/product-info.php
same 50 seats that costs $995 per year with Yugma can cost
as little as a one time payment of ONLY $249 for eAuditorium support.
Same is with eAuditorium, You get eAuditorium for free and you just pay for Support.
About Yugma being totally free, what do you call the prices listed here:
https://www.yugma.com/about/product-info.php
same 50 seats that costs $995 per year with Yugma can cost
as little as a one time payment of ONLY $249 for eAuditorium support.
If you have content to share (best practices, innovative idea, new invention, product or service), please visit
http://www.yugma.com/stage2 to read more information about participating. Slot are limited, so please enter your submission as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Karel Lukas
COO, Yugma
www.yugma.com
(Free Web Collaboration & Free Web Conferencing)
We've been listening to Yugma users! Here's a summary of new features recently released:
* Whiteboard with save feature
* Easy annotation with save feature
* Record your Yugma sessions and UPLOAD then for playback
* Easier to use Shared Files Space feature
* Improved free teleconferencing service
* Customizable Yugma widget
Stay tuned! Some really cool new features coming out soon.
Karel Lukas
COO, Yugma
http://www.yugma.com
- by karel.lukas March 6, 2008 5:00 PM PST
- Just writing a quick note to let everyone know that in January our "Yugma for Skype" plugin got Certified by Skype, on both the Mac and Windows versions :^) . You can get the "Yugma for Skype" plugin at http://www.yugma.com/yugmaskype . Also, I posted a helpful demo video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB_ivukryA0 .
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(9 Comments)We're also about to come out with our new Yugma V3 version with new features and improvements. Here is a video that describes out unique vision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe9qU3H3LJk
We're always interested in your feedback. Let us know what you think.
Karel Lukas
Yugma
www.yugma.com