Re: [IxDA Discuss] Conducting remote session in Africa

2008-12-10 Thread James Page
Mary, At Feralabs using our Webnographer Remote usability software we have carried out a number of Remote Usability tests in Africa. I also used to work for one of the largest Sub Saharan African owned software companies. Your idea of using Skype with Africa runs into a number of challenges, both

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Conducting remote session in Africa

2008-12-10 Thread Gustavo Gawry
Mary, If using skype you can try one of those skype recording plugins. You can find some in the link below. http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/06/how-to-record-skype-conversations.html -- Gustavo Gawry Interaction Designer Mobile: +55 21 9498-7923 Email: gustavogawry at gmail.com Blog: http://gaw

[IxDA Discuss] Conducting remote session in Africa

2008-12-10 Thread Mary Deaton
Does anyone have experience conducting remote usability sessions from the US via the Web with participants in Africa? I am using UserVue, which cannot handle telephone connections outside the US and Canada. However, none of the web conferencing vendors we have researched offer toll-free call-in num