New Chat Room Software

[Nick]

For those of you who have signed up for Sawdust Session #23, I'd like to warn you that we will be testing some new chatroom software called "Addon Chat." This is actually a chatroom service rather than software, and they say they can support an unlimited number of participants. We'll start out with 30 and work our way up.

Addon Chat is a Java program, and you must have Java enabled to use it. You must also have a recent copy of Java to use it. I suggest you go here to test it: http://www.shopsmithacademy.com/Test_Classroom_A.htm If you can't access the chat room and you're sure Java is enabled on your computer, try downloading the latest version of Java from here: http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

With all good wishes,

[woodburner]

Thanks for the heads up Nick!

[dusty]

The initial prognosis is not good. I have a place holder for the chatroom but no evidence that it is working. Just a blank (white) screen where the chat should be.

[cincinnati]

I just ran a test and everything is working at my end. See you on sat.

[shydragon]

If I use the link from the registration email, then it works fine. If, I use the link that Nick provided in this thread, then is is asking for a user name and password. Is it the same username and password we use for this forum or something else. I have no clue.

[shydragon]

Actually, I was wrong, no password needed. I typed in my forum username and it worked fine.

[fixit]

It works fine for me. No password - just use your forum user name.

[dusty]

What should I expect to see in the Chat Room?

All I have is a blank, white screen where there would normally be chat going on.

Am I suppose to be in the Classroom or viewing the test video?.