Last month I wrote about a neat-looking virtual reference tool called Convoq ASAP, which had a really nice feature in that the one-to-one version was free. (Web Meetings for Nothing, Collaborate for Free). A couple of days ago a colleage asked me about the free version, and when I went to the Convoq website to send her the URL I found that the free version (ASAP Express) was no longer available. A quick email to Convoq confirmed this. I’m still using it, but now I’m worried it may just stop working one day 🙁 The Pro version is still available and has a free trial, but of course it costs actual money to purchase – annual subscription, though it looks like it’s 50% off until June 1, so if you’re gonna play with it, now’s the time!
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Just a quick note to let you know that your ASAP Express will not “just stop working” one day. All our products are offered on a one year subscription basis, and ASAP Express is the same. We will advise you before your subscription comes to an end and offer you an attractive upgrade path at that time.
Kim
Paul: I hope you will report back on your experiences with ASAP Express. It looks like an interesting collaboration tool for VRef or other projects. I would like to hear more too about the “attractive upgrade path” but I may have to wait a year…
Geoff, I really like the product, though have been unable to get the audio to work consistantly – I *think* it might be conflicting with Skype, but that’s just a hunch and I haven’t done any hard trials. The two biggest pros are the presence indicator and the fact that it’s Flash-based, which means all the end user has to do is click to start chatting / conferencing with me – no other software or IM account is needed. It saves the transcript of the session, and I’ve had decent results with the screen sharing too. I do need to do more controlled testing – did you get the download before it went away?