Summary:  A guest contributer’s review of Google+ Hangouts with information on the technology behind it.

Our guest contributor, Rich Griffin, has been testing out Google+ Hangouts and this is what he had to say about it:

“I’ve tested Google+ Hangouts half a dozen times, and last night I tested Google+ Hangouts with three other video+audio participants.

The participants and myself all had strong Windows-based PCs and more-than-adequate Internet throughput.

The videoconference began well enough; with all participants’ videos displayed and good audio mixing. Adding participants is very straightforward, allowing for easy ad-hoc meetings.  But it still has some bugs to work out. Continue reading →