What I'm Reading This Week #35
Howdy do and happy last Friday of August! I hope you had a good week and if your weather was like ours, it was FINALLY under 93 degrees. Don't get me wrong, I know sweater weather isn't here but it was nice to not have the AC working overtime (set to 76) starting at 11am every day! It was nice to not walk out to water the garden and walk into a wall of humidity so I will take what I can get. Speaking of which: With this 3" San Marzano , I shall be able to make enough sauce to cover 7.3 spaghetti noodles. 😒 Now let's get to: How to Stock Your Pantry for Quick & Easy Meals in Minutes (Ooh, I need to crockpot some black beans for some sweet potato black bean burritos.) What Happens to Your Body When You Start Lifting Weights After 50 (Stay strong, sharp, and independent—no matter when you start.) Ditching This Common Food Type Could Double Weight Loss, According To Scientists (It makes sense and I've started to cut back on them for ...
A lot of places I have to have videoconferences with now are using Cisco Webex because of all the Zoom related security issues. However there is one company that still uses Zoom with the updated security fixes in place so it has almost become a good way to tell which companies are on the ball from a security standpoint - but also which ones are being cheap, because Cisco Webex is the gold standard but it is also the most expensive to use.
ReplyDeleteWe zoomed like twice in our family at the beginning of Covid, then never again. We use teams at work and only the Europeans turn their cameras on. I don't like being on camera
ReplyDeleteWe are still using Zoom for team meetings and my group of girlfriends has a regular Zoom call which has been great. Our in person dinners were local only but some friends that have moved away have join the Zoom calls. I enjoy the Zoom calls for work as I use the time to work on crochet projects. I find it helps me focus better on the topic at hand vs the in office meetings when my mind would wonder.
ReplyDeleteMy employer uses Cisco WebEx, but we've been using it for years for remote conferencing. We use it as our conferencing platform, even conference calls. At the start of the pandemic we were told to keep our webcams off, as they required too much bandwith over the corporate VPN for the amount meetings that were happening. Things got upgraded but it has been my habit to still keep my webcam off. I have to change my whole work setup if I want to use my webcam, as my laptop sits closed in a docking station and I use two large monitors instead as a screen. I would say my work related use has remained constant. However, my personal use of video chatting has reduced as the pandemic restrictions got lifted and we have been able to expand our social bubbles.
ReplyDeleteHeh heh heh...me and technology -- like oil and vinegar (but not as tasty). I just recently found a video calling option on my phone with a pretty gray button that I considered sliding over to the orange color, but then I saw your same squirrel and we laughed and laughed and that was the end of that. I just told my husband that if we ever divorced I'd be living in a cabin with electricity and water and that's about it. I wouldn't have a clue how to set up anything like a tv or computer if it's more involved than plugging into a wall. It's a wonder I've barely squeaked by all these years being completely clueless about technology in general. My brain just can't grasp it!
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