Rumored New Mikogo Version….
There’s been a bit of talk and gossip going on within the Mikogo Community and the Web collaboration world about a possible new Mikogo version…….
And the buzz is true. We are currently working on a new version which will be released soon with several additional features to be included. So with all this buzz going around, we thought we’d let you all in on our plans and give you a sneak preview of what you can expect in the next version.
Drum roll, please!!
New features will include:
Whiteboard: with this you will be able to highlight areas of your presentation or meeting with an easy-to-use toolbar.
Back Monitor: this small box, highlighted in the bottom right corner of the picture, shows you exactly what the participants can see when viewing your screen.
Scheduler: a great new feature that allows you to schedule multiple meetings in advance and send emails to all your meeting participants to give them the heads up. To make sure you’re organized and prepared for all your meetings, you can select to receive a reminder email prior to the start of the meeting. Also, there’ll be a waiting room for any keen participant that joins the meeting before the organizer, providing a professional means of getting together for your online meetings.
Session recording: with this feature you and the meeting participants will be able to record the meetings for later playback and for your own records.
Email meeting ID and time to participants: simply click the button and an email will be prepared containing the directions and details for your meeting participants.
Copy Meeting ID: If you just wish to send your participants the meeting ID, you can simply click the button and copy the ID – quick and hassle-free.
The new Mikogo Menu:
So there’s what you can expect in the next version. We think the new software will give a lot more flexibility and possibilities when organizing and participating in Mikogo meetings, and we’re looking forward to getting it out there and hearing your feedback.
And last but not least, will the new version be free? Absolutely. All the new features will be included for free.
I’m wondering if the current or new version has the capacity to change over to the other monitor of the presenter. If the presenter has two monitors, only the primary monitor can be viewed. Is there or will there be a way to view other monitors of the presenter? Thanks.
Sounds great looking forward to it. Hope a MAC version also comes out soon!
This is great news and I have really appreciated having access to the Mikogo program. I have 2 quick questions:
1- Is there any possibility of Mikogo ever going to be able to include a voice over the internet component for the presenter of the meeting to use?
2- What is the business plan of Mikogo if it is FREE how and who pays for it’s development and mantainance and upgrades? Some body has to pay somewhere. I have not been able to figure out the money trail.
Rock on Mikogo I think this program really is super.
@Brian
The current and the new version of Mikogo will always transmit the primary monitor. A
future version of Mikogo might support multiple monitors.
@Dr. Skylar Weeks
1.) The next version of Mikogo will include an audio conferencing service
with dial-in numbers in several countries.
Or you could also use our Free Mikogo Skype Extra(https://extras.skype.com/1672/view).
2.) We just published a new Blogpost about Mikogo and why it’s free: http://www.mikogo-blog.com/mikogo-free-lunch/ . Check it out and feel free to leave a comment on what you think of Mikogo’s free service
The new update looks incredable–I can’t wait for our team to utilize the updates. Keep up the good work–you guys ROCK!
Will the new version support more than 10 people in a meeting at a time?
@ Gad & Jay
Thanks. We also can’t wait to release the new Version and share the new features with you.
@ Tyler
In the new version you will still be able to invite 10 people to a Mikogo meeting. If you would like to host online meetings with more than 10 people, I suggest taking a look at BeamYourScreen. You can then host meetings with 15, 20 or more people. There is a free trial available here, which will give you full access to all the BeamYourScreen features including the HTML viewer and live support.
This really looks great. Your site is already easier to use and more effective than others. The one issue I have is that I am limited to 10 viewers. Is there a way to increase this to 30, even if I need to pay a per user fee on a per use basis. I don’t want to pay a monthly fee to host a meeting once a year. Thanks and keep up the great work. ew
Is there a multimice cursor function in Mikogo? ive started a meeting with my friend, but I’ve found some kind of cursor, a big red cursor, it only shows it when my friend clicks without permission. I do think it is a good idea, therefore making it easy to have a meeting while not having to share a cursor, having seperate cursors is a great idea.
Anyone knows how to access Mikogo conference tool using Firefox?
Many thanks
There should be a way to remote log on to your computer with mikogo
Is there a MAC client in any of the rumored updates. At least for me and some of the people I try to screen share with, that would be very helpful so we don’t have to “go to” the other guys. Mikogo is great! Thanks for all your hard work!
@ Evan
Thanks, appreciate that. Currently you cannot invite 30 users to a Mikogo meeting. Thank you for your comment about a pay per use concept – it’s great to get feedback directly from the users. Perhaps something for the future.
@ Jaden
yeah, that’s right. The big colored cursor allows participants to point things out on the presenter’s screen. With the new Mikogo version you’ll be able to draw on your screen using the whiteboard tool.
@ Rita
Are you looking for the Mikogo Firefox add-on? You can download that from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6779 You’ll then receive an M icon in your browser which allows you to start or join a Mikogo meeting using your Mikogo account. If you’re having problems getting the M icon to show in your browser, take a look at this forum post: http://forum.mikogo.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=74
@Jason
Thanks for your comment. Great to get more feedback on using Mikogo from the users
@ Gad & Karl
As mentioned on the forum (http://forum.mikogo.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133) we are looking into this, however it won’t be available in the next version. But thanks for letting us know
Please… work on a MAC version of Mikogo,I miss it!
Keep the Icon!!
She is cute – Love your software!!
Kudos to all your team!
Great news!
I was wondering if the meeting respone time between computers will improve?
I mean in the terms of the screnn redrawing.
Thanks
I’m very anxios!!!!
When will you have a Mikogo for Mac’s?
I can’t wait for the new version. Do you have a release date yet? I love using your tool to remotely fix my clients computers. Excellent free program keep it up!!!
Waiting eagerly for the new release.
Cheers!
Super tool! Very good for elearning for elder people. Thanks! We’r looking forward for the next version.
Very nice! any information about release date?
@ Gary
We are working on a getting a Mac client for Mikogo, but for now the next release will include the new features listed above.
@ Arnel and Rowan
No exact date at the moment. The new version is currently being beta tested by several software and tech bloggers. Once we hear back from them, we will take a look at their feedback to see if anything needs to be done and then we can release the new version.
Exciting!!
One of the beta testers, Davide has in fact completed his testing and submitted his feedback. He even blogged about here: http://www.downloadblog.it/post/7738/mikogo-nuova-beta-in-arrivo
Cheers,
Andrew
The Mikogo Team
How about a Macintosh version. Glance.net does a nice one.
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I downloaded the new version and I see “use Mikogo conference calling feature” under scheduler but the feature doesn’t work and no information about the call in number pops up? Anybody know what’s going on? Perhaps it’s bot active yet?
@Bruce,
The Mikogo Conference Call Service is active and can be accessed by opening your Mikogo Scheduler, and then adding a new meeting or editing an existing meeting.
A window will appear and under “Meeting Password” you will see “Include Conference Call Service” with a tick-box, as you can see here: http://www.mikogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/scheduler3.jpg
When you select “Use Mikogo Conference Call Service” this will include our provided numbers for your meeting.
However, if you select “Use Own Conference Call Service”, this will allow you to edit the small box below. Take a look at this screenshot: http://www.mikogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/scheduler4.jpg You can then delete the Mikogo numbers already provided and add your own chosen numbers for your meeting. Then when you email invitations to your participants, they will have all the instructions they need to join the conference call.
When you click on “Email invitation” the predefined email will appear for you to send to your participants, and will include your selected Conference Call information: (http://www.mikogo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/scheduler5.jpg)
Are there any mikogo conference call numbers available for Hong Kong and Denmark?
@Tina,
Not at the moment. For a list of all current voice conferencing numbers visit: http://www.mikogo.com/product/features/#voice
I would really like to be able to pin a meeting number to my Mikogo, set it to auto load on start up and give the number to my remote support engineer so he can re-start and come bak in for remoted control without me being physically present.