Comments on: GoToMeeting on the Mac

By: Remote Access

Remote Access — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:52:22 +0000

I have to agree with you on ease of set-up being a key component. I typically use these remote access programs to give tech support to my family members. I cannot tell you how nice it was to not have to get a headache explaining to my Mother how to install the program.

By: Hsiang-Yi Cheng

Hsiang-Yi Cheng — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:20 +0000

Hi Will,

Have you checked out Mikogo? It’s a cross-platform desktop sharing app for remote support, online meeting and web conferencing. With it you can share your screen live over the Web with up to 10 others. It’s very easy to use and free for both commercial and private use. If you would like you can find more info here: http://www.mikogo.com or feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Hsiang-Yi Cheng
The Mikogo team
Twitter: @Mikogo

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:20:13 +0000

Neatcall is also a great solution for web meetings

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:59:28 +0000

Another product that works between Mac and PCs is the Turbomeeting web conferencing appliance by RHUB. You can record meetings as well for any platform.
For more info:
http://www.rhubcom.com

By: NoTingles

NoTingles — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:48:12 +0000

And another thing. When scheduling a meeting on a Mac, we discovered that the checkbox for Provide Audio Information only works for Windows. On Mac, it acts like it works, but it really doesn’t. Mac Users should ignore the check box, and be sure to pick between letting G2Mtg set up audio, or provide your own audio. It has to be one or the other, and without making a choice it will default to G2Mtg setting it for you.

By: Simon Mackie

Simon Mackie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:43:05 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out, Stephen — I will update the post.

By: Steve Chazin

Steve Chazin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:07:16 +0000

And Dimdim is FREE for up to 20 participants and works just as well on Mac! To be clear this means that ALL the features work identically on Mac as well as Windows. This has not been the case for GoToMeeting or WebEx.

By: SEO Consulting California

SEO Consulting California — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:24:41 +0000

I was just speaking with a partner about this tonight. He said he just needed to run parallels.com and gotomeeting worked fine for him on his Mac.

Hope this helps.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:54:26 +0000

I don’t think the Mac version of GoToMeeting supports recording – I think this is a windows only feature.

By: Yori Nelken

Yori Nelken — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:32:35 +0000

Will – thanks for the great rundown of GoToMeeting, it can be a great tool to work with people in different locations, but is a pricey option for small and even mid-size businesses in this economy. While I am not unbiased here (I am the CEO of TimeBridge), I wanted to also throw TimeBridge into the hat for cross Windows/Mac conferencing. It is 80% cheaper than GotoMeeting, but even better than that – does not require your participants to download anything since it is Flash based. It also has the bonus features of video support, co-browsing and whiteboarding, and you can even collaborate on a document (rather than share your screen if you want). It’s also fully integrated with the rest of TimeBridge’s offering which supports the whole meeting process – scheduling, agenda setting, SMS reminders for quick attendee round-up, Action items… I encourage you to check it out as well.