> ... which only needs a computer, a webcam and a browser with
> the Flash plug-in installed to work.
... and upload bandwidth. Don't forget this. Probably not an issue if
you are doing things on a university network, where outbound bandwidth
will probably be reasonably plentiful. But definitely an issue if you
want to try lightweight streaming from a venue that is primarily geared
to supporting (wireless) delegate access to the Web - because these
kinds of venues tend to have much more downstream bandwidth then
upstream bandwidth.
I discovered this to my cost when I tried a lightweight streaming
experiment for one of Brian's workshops:
http://efoundations.typepad.com/efoundations/2007/11/diy-streaming.html
Andy
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