Tech Review: Skype

It has come a long way, and I will admit that it is getting better. That being said, I absolutely hate Skype and will only use it when there are no other options. I really like that there are join links now, so you don't have to mess around with trying to Skype-friend anyone you want to Skype chat or video call with. The…

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Tech Review: Discord

People swear by Discord. It's better than everything, or so they seem to think. Maybe I'm just getting old, but I really don't like Discord. I respect the audio quality and I think if it were a bit more simplified, it would be really good. Where it breaks down is how frightfully unintuitive it is. First, you have to create your own server. Fine.…

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Tech Review: Google Meet

The new Google video conferencing app is here. It's called "Meet" and it is better than Hangouts. The interface is smooth and clean. It integrates with Gmail and Google Calendar seamlessly. The audio quality was good, but the video quality was fairly low. I went into the settings and found that it defaulted to 360p resolution and maxed out at 720p. That seems ridiculously…

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