Thanks to John for sharing this with me. Yugma is a free desktop collaboration tool. If you have ever needed to “see” another user’s desktop, you can use this tool to connect. All you need is a browser. Once you setup an account you can login and create a session. The session has an ID that you can share with another person. That person can then connect to your desktop.
I have the need to do this all the time. When I have a student that is stuck using a piece of software, if I can see his/her screen, I can provide the quickest feedback. Normally I use a combination of Hamachi/VNC, but that is much more complicated than Yugma.
I use the phone to talk to the student while I connect to the remote desktop. Skype will work too if the student has a Skype account.
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Hi Alvin,
This is Jonah Cagley from Yugma. Thanks to users like you and your blog colleague, Yugma has been growing by leaps and bounds through REAL users trying out our product. We are completely focused on being extremely easy, inexpensive, and cross-platform compatible. In addition to having a great service for Windows users, we’ve been getting great reviews for our ease of use and support for Mac users. We just recently launched support for Linux (8 versions supported!). I encourage you to try our service out. Our basic version is FREE forever. It allows you to invite up to 10 attendees, anytime. Unlimited. PLUS, throw in a whiteboard and free teleconferencing… it’s hard to beat!
I also want you to have a special promotion code that will allow you to use the PREMIUM features of Yugma until June 30th, 2007! Please enter code: LC367405 when signing in. I think you’ll like the added features in your Yugma experience! Feel free to share this code with anyone in need of a new, easy way of web collaboration.
I hope you like what we’ve put together. There’s more to come soon! If you have any comments or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you. Just email us at info@yugma.com. Happy collaborations!
Best regards,
Jonah
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Jonah Cagley
Marketing & Creative Manager, Yugma
http://www.yugma.com