Videoconferencing

It's time to get serious about videoconferencing

Let's see,

Parking
Surly, incompetent, or un-empowered airline staff
Ridiculous, inept, and totally ineffective airport security
The airlines' inability to maintain a schedule
Fellow passengers
Those seats
That food
Lost baggage
The overall time and expense and hassle
A whole day of travel for a two-hour meeting
Government bureaucrats lurking behind every facet of the biz
And now, a volcano

It is finally time to get serious about videoconferencing.  Unless you have highly confidential material, Skype works just fine.  It includes messaging, audio, and/or video.  And, it's free!

Can videoconferencing replace a face-to-face?  No.  Is it often good enough?  Yes.
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