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Bi-weekly on MNN, the Manhattan Neighborhood Network

Visit http://www.mnn.org/ for a live video feed on Thursdays just before 7:00pm EST and click CH 57.

Next air date: Please see the Google Calendar below!

Calling into the Live Show

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    During live shows, there is a 212 New York number you can use to call in to speak to the host.

  2. You can also call into the show through the Internet as well, using any Voice over IP software that allows you to call the 212 New York number. Please use a quality headset so the show audio goes straight to your ears, and isn't picked up again through your mic. Test your audio levels before calling so that we will be more likely to patch you through to the show!

  3. A third way to call in is to use the free software program iaxComm:

    Setting up

    1. Install iaxComm to your Windows, Unix, or MacOSX system.
    2. Click the Options menu, then select Accounts.
    3. Click the Add button and fill in the details as shown in the picture.
    4. For the password, use ``guest'' without the quotes.
    5. Click the Save button.

    Call the show!

    1. Enter digits 8150 into the Extension field.
    2. To the right, select ``Chess Now!'' from the Account pull down menu.
    3. Click the Dial button and listen to the instructions.

    Alternate dialing method

    1. Look for the input field above the Dial button
    2. Type in chessnow:guest@iax.fractal-interval.com/8150
    3. Click the Dial button and listen to the instructions.

    (→ Download a locally built September 16th, 2006 version of Iaxcomm for windows by clicking here)

  4. Similarly, any SIP phone should work as well, such as ekiga software. [ account screenshot ]
  5. If your office or home has an IP based telephone system, you will most likely be able to configure a convenient extension number that will dial into Chess Now. Please see the previous note about configuring a SIP phone or refer your telephone administrator to this page.

Hex code / dtmfcode

If you don't already have a youtube account, please create one; then generate a Chess Now youtube dtmfcode to identify yourself when you call into the show.

Sending e-mail

To email the show, use

Chatting with other viewers and production crew

Official game moves are accepted only through phone call-ins, however during the live show you can chat with other viewers and reach the production crew using internet relay chat. Tip: Try using the Chat menu in Opera browser. Server irc.freenode.net #chessnow

Blog

See our show-notes page for late breaking info.

Calendar

The calendar below shows our production schedule hours, which encompass the live show. For example, 5:30pm to 8:00pm is the window of time surrounding a 7:00pm to 7:28pm live show. All times are in North American Eastern Standard Time, which is -5 hours from GMT.