Diamond Mountain University: Sacred Classics Translator Program Webcast

Dates: March 27-April 29
Days: Mondays and Fridays
Times: 5:30-7:30pm, USA-Arizona Time (see Fixed World Time Clock)

Please be aware that Arizona is not on Daylight Savings time in the summer. This means that prior to April 3, the time here is two hours later than the east coast of the U.S. and one hour earlier than the west coast; after April 3, the time here is the same as the west coast and three hours later than the east coast.

Click here for class start times before April 3 in your time zone.

Click here for class start times after April 3 in your time zone.

To participate in the Sacred Classics Translator Program webcast, you must first have two applications on your machine: 1) streaming MP3 to hear Geshe Michael Roach teach and 2) text chat to see what Geshe Michael is translating in real time. Then, you change settings in each application to join the webcast. We strongly suggest that you download, install, and try the applications before the start of the webcast.

Click the name of your operating system for links to free downloads of the applications you'll need, as well as instructions for changing settings so you can tune into the webcast.

  • Windows
  • Macintosh
  • Unix
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    If you have any questions, please e-mail webcast-help@dmes.org. So we can best help you, please let us know the operating system you're using and the application you're having problems with, and clearly describe the problem and steps you took before you had the problem. We'll do our best to provide immediate assistance from 5:00-7:30pm Arizona time, Mondays and Fridays during the term. Otherwise, we'll respond to your question as soon as we can.

    Thanks for joining!

    Windows

    Streaming MP3

    We've found three streaming Mp3 applications for you to choose from. One application may work better than the others, depending on your Internet connection and version of Windows.

    1. Winamp
      1. Download and install Winamp. Use the default installation settings.
      2. Open Winamp, and on the File menu, click Play URL.
      3. Type dorian.fugue.com:8000, and click OK.
      4. Wait 10 seconds or so, and you will start hearing audio. Until class begins, we will play old recordings so you can test your system.

        5. Note: If you receive connection errors using Winamp, you may have better luck with iTunes. If you are using an older version of Windows, try Zinf.


    2. iTunes (Windows 2000 and XP only)
      1. Download and install iTunes.
      2. Open iTunes, and on the Advanced menu, click Open Stream.
      3. Type dorian.fugue.com:8000, and then click OK.
      4. Wait 10 seconds or so, and you will start hearing audio. Until class begins, we will play old recordings so you can test your system.

        5.  

    3. Zinf
      1. Download and install Zinf.
      2. Open Zinf, and next to Open, click Files.
      3. In the Add Tracks and Playlists dialog box, in the URL text box at the bottom, type dorian.fugue.com:8000, and then click Open URL.
      4. Wait 10 seconds or so, and you will start hearing audio. Until class begins, we will play old recordings so you can test your system.

    Chat

    It is important to download and install the two X-Chat files in the proper order.

    1. Download and install X-Chat 2 GTK+ Runtime environment.
    2. Download and install X-Chat 2 Latest release installer.
    3. Open XChat, and in the Nick name and User name text boxes, type the first nine characters of your name, without spaces (no nicknames, please). For example, if your name is Lobsang Drakpa, type "LobsangDr".
    4. In the Real name text box, type your real name (spaces are ok).
    5. Click Add. New Network is added to the Networks list and is selected.
    6. Type DMU to change the name, and then click Edit.
    7. In the X-Chat: Edit DMU dialog box, under Servers for DMU, select newserver/6667 and click Edit.
    8. Type www.dmes.org/10378.
    9. Under Connecting, do the following:
    10. Click Close.
    11. In the X-Chat: Server List dialog box under Networks, select DMU and then click Connect.

    Macintosh

    Streaming MP3

    1. Download and install iTunes (OS X) or iTunes (OS 9).
    2. Open iTunes, and on the top menu bar, click Advanced, and then click Open Stream.
    3. Type dorian.fugue.com:8000 and click OK.
    4. Wait 10 seconds or so, and you will hear the audio. Until class begins, we will play old recordings so you can test your system.

    Chat

    1. Download and install X-Chat Aqua.
    2. Drag the X-Chat Aqua icon into your Applications folder to install it.
    3. Open X-Chat Aqua, and in the Nick name and User name text boxes, type the first nine characters of your name, without spaces (no nicknames, please). For example, if your name is Lobsang Drakpa, type "LobsangDr".
    4. In the Real name text box, type your real name (spaces are ok).
    5. Click Add Network.
    6. Make sure the Edit Mode check box is checked.
    7. In the Server text box, type www.dmes.org.
    8. In the Port text box, type 10378.
    9. Select the Auto connect to this network at startup check box.
    10. Clear the Use a proxy server check box.
    11. Clear the Cycle until connected check box.
    12. In the Server password text box, type ts0ndr0.
    13. In the Channels to join text box, type #tibtrans.
    14. Select the No server list on start up check box.
    15. Click Connect.

     

      Unix

      Streaming MP3

      Configuration:

      Until class begins, we will play old recordings so you can test your system.

      Chat

      Configuration: