Good practices / Checklist

Power

• Foresee a possible power outage: fully charge your notebook's battery / own an uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).

Schedule

• Verify your date and time in your computer is correct

• Verify your time-zone

• Meet and fit your schedule against to the official time of the event

Hardware

• Check your keyboard status

• Check your mouse status

• Test your audio card. If you are in macOSX, you can test your audio here. If you are in a Linux machine, you can test your audio here

• Test your webcam

• Test your microphone

Security

• Verify that you are out of malware & virus

Connections

• Avoid the use a VPN connection for streaming

• Avoid connect through a proxy server

• If you are behind a proxy server, request to the IT department for a username and password. Write it down and save it

• Avoid using wireless connections (aka wifi) for streaming

• Avoid VOIP connections during the streaming

• Connect through network cable to the fastest connection as possible

• Test your bandwidth: ie.: http://beta.speedtest.net/#

Software

• Install Mozilla Firefox® or Google Chrome® or update them to the latest stable version as possible

• Avoid any offer of installation of Nightly builds from any browser. This builds are in experimental stage

• Verify that you are running the latest version of Mozilla Firefox® (preferred browser)

• Run Mozilla Firefox® with the essential add-ins (a.k.a: Extensions) as possible (the less, the better)

• Launch your Mozilla Firefox® as Run as Administrator if your operating system is Microsoft Windows®

• Clear your Mozilla's Cached Web Content before your streaming. Or simply install Clear cache button extension

• Defragment your hard disk (where your Mozilla Firefox® or Google Chrome® is installed)

• Verify that your hard disk (where your Mozilla Firefox® or Google Chrome® is installed) got -at least- 10 GB of free space available

• Update your Adobe Flash player® to the latest version. (Check our guidelines.md)

• During the streaming, do not enable background operations (ie.: defragmentation of your hard disk, antivirus scanning, stream online music, avoid pending updates (ie.: by Apple App store, by Microsoft; Linux dependencies alerts, antivirus definitions, et alia)

• Shut down instant messaging, email, system notifications (ie.: from operating system, browser itself, social networks, etc.). If you are in a Windows operating system, this is the procedure. If you are in a MacOSX platform you can install this software: Muzzle or Auto DND

• Disable (temporarily) any energy saver schema from your operating system during your streaming (ie.: stop hard disk, screen goes black, operating system goes freeze...)

• Disable (temporarily) your firewall during the streaming event

• Disable (temporarily) file & screen sharing during the streaming event

• Disable (temporarily) any disk drive encryption schema, ie.:

  • FileVault (MacOSX)

  • Bitlocker (Windows)

  • LUKS (Linux)

• Disable (temporarily) remote connections with other computers

• Disable (temporarily) any pop-up blocker software

• Disable Mozilla Firefox pop-up blocker

• Disable (temporarily) Airplay® or Chromecast®

• Disable any screensaver

• Essentially, during your remote presentation must be open only your browser, your webcam and your microphone

Streaming

• Install your streaming software

• Minimum screen size: 800 x 600 pixels

• Isolate your room from surround noise

• Transmit your presentation in a peaceful room. Disable any incoming sound that can comes inside your room (ie: telephone rings, alarms, baby calls, alarm rings, watch alarms, etc.)

• Verify your surround light conditions

• Avoid wear horizontal & vertical lines in your clothing. Reason: Prevent the "Moire effect"

• Avoid fluo colors

• Enjoy this experience