I saw a plea for help on slashdot today.
Jawdy writes
"I am currently leading a small game development project with artists and developers scattered all over the country. Getting together is somewhat difficult, but we try to do this every couple of months. We often share all kinds of documents with each other, and even do so while using IM clients (GTalk and MSN), but this winds up being a tedious process of: send document; read and edit; send back; rinse and repeat. What I wanted to ask fellow slashdotters is, if anyone knows of any FOSS software that can handle IM (or even voice chat), Whiteboard and document sharing — where we can all see the document, pass around 'editing rights' and edit live. Even several small apps that handle the individual components would help out!"
That got me thinking, what solutions are really out there?
Google Docs, Abiword, Zoho Writer?
Then it hit me... Acrobat.com!
Acrobat.com is a set of online services — file sharing and storage, PDF converter, online word processor, and web conferencing — you can use to create and share documents, communicate in real time, and simplify working with others.
You can now access your ConnectNow meeting room directly from within CS4 applications. To share your screen from within most Creative Suite 4 products, choose File > Share My Screen. You can even temporarily hand over control of the screen to a guest to collaborate on a file.
As an added convenience, Acrobat.com on Adobe AIR will be included with most of the Creative Suites, so you can launch ConnectNow from your desktop and use other Acrobat.com services including convenient file upload, storage and sharing of large files.
It's free, so sign up now.
