Show and Tell
February 8, 2007 on 3:49 pm | In Features |
Ever find yourself struggling to explain in IM, email or on the phone where someone should click on a web page, or what folder on their PC they should be opening to fix a technical issue? A couple of Messenger plug-ins can help.
Unyte Lyte Desktop Sharing
Developed by WebDialogs, a company that specializes in online conferencing and collaboration, this plug-in lets you share your desktop with a friend right in the IM window. Your friends can also share theirs with you. I’ve used this plug-in to review documents with co-workers, to see a slideshow of pictures on a friend’s computer, and even to sort out a few PC glitches for grateful friends.
WebEx Co-Browse
Most people know WebEx for its conferencing tools; here at Yahoo! we use it all the time for meetings. With this handy plug-in, you and a friend can surf the web together at the same time right in your IM window. It’s handy for when you want to show a friend a site you found, make travel plans together, shop online, or show an exact spot on a web page.
Both plug-ins make it super easy to collaborate. Your friend sees exactly what you see, and each offers dual controls so you or your friend can run the show.
To use these plug-ins, first install them from the gallery (Unyte Lyte, WebEx Co-Browse). Then when you’re in an IM conversation, click the Plug-ins button at the top of the window and select one from your list of available plug-ins. Once your friend accepts your invitation, start sharing!
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
this sharing stuff on YiM will turn into a big security risk and then we will all be messed up =(
please no more sharing stuff no direct connects to other peoples computers concentrate more on security i dont want to get messed up by some wierdo i add in a yahoo chatroom
Comment by catherine — February 8, 2007 #
@Catherine: If you think someone is a weirdo, it’s a good idea not to accept plugin invitations from them, not to click on links they send, etc.
Comment by JD — February 8, 2007 #
Do you know if these plugins work in Windows Vista? I have tried to install them and keep getting errors that installation failed.
Comment by Gary — February 8, 2007 #
get voice yahoo, because is more cheaper that cingular.
Comment by NICK — February 8, 2007 #
Hi Gary - Plug-ins should work if you’re running 8.1.0.239 on Vista. There are issues on Vista with plug-ins that use ActiveX, which these two in the article do, so they will not work properly if you’re running it on Vista. Sorry for any confusion,
Sarah Bacon
Comment by Administrator — February 9, 2007 #
i lik grup chat & 360 yahoo grup
Comment by rajubaba — February 10, 2007 #
Hi Sarah,
Great add-ons and I am eagerly waiting for Yahoo! Messenger for Windows Vista. Probably you can blog about its update here.
Cheers,
Dreamchaser
Comment by Dreamchaser — February 10, 2007 #
I wrote some entry in arabic language with 360 plugin for yahoo messenger but it dosent work corecktly!
it’s no work ever with persian or arabic language
Comment by mahmood — February 11, 2007 #
Is there going to be any news about the TrueSpeech codec problems with Windows Vista soon?
Comment by Venom — February 11, 2007 #
Does anybody have a headset?
Comment by Danielle — February 12, 2007 #