My rain gauge collected 1.3" last night.
John
Monday, August 13, 2018
Lightning - Sunday night
Here's a screen shot of the real time display from LightningMaps.org during a 15-minute period last night. The yellow and orange dots are the lightning detections. The blue dot is my home location.
My rain gauge collected 1.3" last night.
John
My rain gauge collected 1.3" last night.
John
Monday, August 6, 2018
Joining Google Hangout from shared link
Here are some notes from my recent testing of joining a group Hangout on an Apple iOS device via shared link.
First, install the Google Hangouts app. The screen photo below shows the correct app to use, from the Apple App Store. There are 3 other Hangouts apps published by Google.
In order to use the app you must log in with your Google account.
My ham radio friends who meet on 3740 kHz have often used a group Hangout to supplement voice communication with live video and sharing of photos or software demonstrations / assistance. One of the group members starts a Hangout from the app on a mobile device or from a desktop / laptop computer by directing the Google Chrome web browser to hangouts.google.com. The person starting the Hangout then copies the link for sharing (see image below) with other group members via the chatroom. The group members can then click on the shared link to launch their Hangout apps and join the Hangout in progress.
This process works smoothly on Windows PCs, using the Google Chrome browser. Some iPad users are able to join a group Hangout by clicking the shared link in the chatroom, viewed from the Safari browser. I have tested this multiple times successfully with a model A1474 iPad running iOS 11.4. It is not clear whether older iPad models are able to "join via link" easily or consistently. I've seen some indication that cookies must be enabled for the Hangouts app to work properly.
A member of a group Hangout can also send a direct invitation to another person via email, using the window shown below. Also, the copied link can be emailed to another person.
Communication between two individuals via Hangout can be initiated from the app by one person simply inviting the other.
Send me a reply if you have questions or comments.
John WA5MLF
First, install the Google Hangouts app. The screen photo below shows the correct app to use, from the Apple App Store. There are 3 other Hangouts apps published by Google.
In order to use the app you must log in with your Google account.
My ham radio friends who meet on 3740 kHz have often used a group Hangout to supplement voice communication with live video and sharing of photos or software demonstrations / assistance. One of the group members starts a Hangout from the app on a mobile device or from a desktop / laptop computer by directing the Google Chrome web browser to hangouts.google.com. The person starting the Hangout then copies the link for sharing (see image below) with other group members via the chatroom. The group members can then click on the shared link to launch their Hangout apps and join the Hangout in progress.
This process works smoothly on Windows PCs, using the Google Chrome browser. Some iPad users are able to join a group Hangout by clicking the shared link in the chatroom, viewed from the Safari browser. I have tested this multiple times successfully with a model A1474 iPad running iOS 11.4. It is not clear whether older iPad models are able to "join via link" easily or consistently. I've seen some indication that cookies must be enabled for the Hangouts app to work properly.
A member of a group Hangout can also send a direct invitation to another person via email, using the window shown below. Also, the copied link can be emailed to another person.
Communication between two individuals via Hangout can be initiated from the app by one person simply inviting the other.
Send me a reply if you have questions or comments.
John WA5MLF
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