Re:Google bans Zoom from employees' computers
by CydeWeys on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @06:26PM
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Ahh, so this is that "it just works" Zoom experience I've been hearing so much about recently.
Re:Google bans Zoom from employees' computers
by Wowfunhappy on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @09:26PM
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The "it just works" experience is for people using the native app. :)
Not saying you should do that, but that's why there's a difference.
Re:Google bans Zoom from employees' computers
by genocidicbunny on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @06:30PM
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I don't use Zoom myself, but some friends that do have been using this: https://github.com/arkadiyt/zoom-redirector
Seems to work for them, and gets around that whole song and dance you described.
Re:Google bans Zoom from employees' computers
by mulmen on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @10:08PM
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This is only true if "your browser" is Chrome. If you try in the latest Firefox or Safari it tells you to try a "modern browser".
1. Go to zoom.com 2. Click "Join a meeting" 3. Enter meeting id and click Join 4. Ignore the automatic app download 5. Go back 6. Click "Join a meeting" again 7. Enter meeting id and click Join again 8. Ignore the app download again 9. Click at "If nothing prompts, click here" 10. Click "Join from your browser" 11. Agree to terms of service 12. Enter password and name, click Join