BlueJeans Videoconferencing

There is a new kid on the block for videoconferencing, one that looked quite promising, called bluejeans, at bluejeans.com.  Easy, flexible, fully featured, and

You're currently using Mac OS 10.5.8, which is quite old.

Try one of these:

Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Windows 7

Sigh.  My system, which works quite well for everything I do otherwise, is no good for this.   So for 80% of my students, they will have to upgrade for me to use this?

What are these people thinking when they develop these things? 

Teaching, Writing, Consulting - AND Keynoting...

Another paid gig one gets when one is an "expert" in a field is a "keynote" address, for which organizations pay very well.  My guess is "keynote" is shorthand for content, the speaker who has something to say, as opposed to the group housekeeping and awards announcements that make up meetings otherwise.  I've been doing several of these in the last year, but this one came with ribbons!