Mikogo beta for Macs.

You may not know this but the popular screen sharing program, Mikogo, is developing a Beta version which can work on Mac computers, meaning you can have meetings over Mikogo with a Mac, a Mac to PC or vise-versa, while previously it could only work on PC computers. If you want you can download the beta of Mikogo for the Mac at This link. Thanks to Andrew Donnely I got the press release for this a day early, which you can read below. Here’s a great picture illustrating this point:

But now on to the press realese!

Mikogo Press Release

Mikogo Releases Mac Beta Version for Online Meeting Software

With its sights set on reshaping current cross-platform Web collaboration, Mikogo (http://www.mikogo.com) the free online meeting tool has announced the release of its Beta version for Mac users. Available at no cost for both commercial and private use, Mikogo now allows anyone to start or join a meeting from either a Mac computer or PC, creating a more flexible screen sharing experience for all involved.

Mannheim, GERMANY March 11, 2009 – Mikogo has today officially announced the availability of its latest version, Mikogo Beta for Mac computers, providing an easy-to-use online meeting solution to Mac users around the world. The innovative software tool is set to spark enthusiasm within the Mac community as well as the current Mikogo PC users, as the new Mikogo Beta provides a simple cross-platform solution to desktop sharing at no cost.

Ideal for online meetings, Web presentations, webinars and more, the Beta version provides Mac users with a quick solution to start a meeting and invite both PC and other Mac users to view their screen in real-time over the Web. Mikogo’s cross-platform functionality also enables both Mac and PC users to join and view an online meeting which was started by a PC organizer.

Once a meeting has started and participants are viewing the organizer’s screen, users of the new version can enjoy the following features:

- Screen sharing with up to 10 participants

- Switch presenter

- Participant pointer

- Pause of transmission

- Copy/paste/email meeting info

- Voice conferencing service

- Instant screen build-up

“Mikogo has already appealed greatly to the Web and business community thanks to it’s ease of use and free offering for both commercial and private use,” explains Mark Zondler, Co-Founder of Mikogo. “Now with its cross-platform functionality, we wish to serve the ever-growing Mac community by providing a simple, fast and effective solution to online meetings and Web presentations.”

With the new Beta version only just out the door, Mikogo doesn’t intend to wait long before empowering Mac users with even greater free desktop sharing. “The release of this Beta version is just the first step of many to come for our Mac users. We look forward to reshaping and strengthening cross-platform desktop sharing by equipping a growing Mikogo Mac user base with further innovative features soon to be released.”

In light of current economic times, the current Beta version is expected to appeal to the greater global corporate audience, with its cost free solution for meetings and presentations via the Web, as an alternative to costly business travel.

Further details on Mikogo’s Beta version can be found at: http://www.mikogo.com/Mac

Press Contact:

Andrew Donnelly

Email: andrew@mikogo.com

+49-621-7001-9987

About Mikogo

Mikogo incorporates innovative screen sharing technology to provide an easy-to-use free online meeting solution, welcoming everyone to high-quality online collaboration. The popular software tool is now supplying its cost free solution in over 160 countries, primarily private users, freelancers and small businesses. Launched in 2007, Mikogo is provided by the renowned provider of web collaboration solutions, BeamYourScreen (http://www.BeamYourScreen.com), whose product range consists of software solutions for online meetings, online presentations, and remote support. At present, more than 1500 corporate customers in over 40 countries worldwide are using the BeamYourScreen technology and benefiting from significantly reduced travel time and travel expenses.

Mikogo is a good program, and now that we will all be able to do Mikogo meetings with Mac users, it opens up a lot of possibilities.

Why I code…

I started learning to write HTML code when I was about 10, then stopped for awhile, and only wrote basic HTML sporadically. Then last year I started taking a class from Pottersschool.net called Web Design I. In that class I started learning how to program XHTML and CSS. That was last year. This year we’re learning Python, and next semester we, meaning my class, will start learning how to program JavaScript. But to address the title of the post, why I code. I code because I like computers, and am interested in what makes them able to preform tasks. My first coding experience was building webpages, and because I like to share information with others, I quickly caught on to that. So far I’ve built many websites through other hosting websites such as Freewebs.com and this website, WordPress.com, but not any, probably less than five, actual websites that appear on the internet with XHTML or HTML. Now why do I blog at WordPress when I have a pretty good grasp of XHTML and CSS? I could make my page look like anything I want! I think that’s mostly because of what a large amount of content I have on this blog here. As I write this I have 108 different posts and 17 pages. That’s a lot of content. I think my second reason is that I have a fairly large reader base. My reader base is small compared to some website’s 30,000 visitors a day, but that’s okay with me. On average I get about 20 unique visitors to my blog, which is pretty good. This is pretty good, I think, and I don’t really want to just pick up and move to another blog, which would take days just  moving the content of my blog, 108 different posts, and 17 pages, and that’s not including the 67 comments which I would have to leave behind. I’ve tried before, and it failed miserably. I started moving content, forgot some pages, tried a few different layouts, and it didn’t work. I guess some of the pages I have wouldn’t necessarily need to be full pages alone, I could downsize, like I have in the past, moving to some 28 pages down to 17. This doesn’t necessarily pertain to the whole question of why I code, but it plays a minor part, I believe. I like coding, I like building webpages that others can come and visit, and leave learning something new, that’s why I blog. I don’t really know why I like coding, I haven’t come to a use for learning python yet. Sure I’ve made programs that make and read text files, sort numbers manually, but that’s basic stuff, which I will build upon in the future, I currently don’t have a use for it, but I know I will, and I enjoy learning how to program, it presents a challenge, and it opens a lot of doors that would otherwise be closed.