Once you create your account, you can use Black Tonic for 14 days without entering credit card information. After 14 days your account will automatically be parked. If you wish to continue using Black Tonic, you can upgrade to a Paid Account at any time, in which case your credit card will charged month-to-month (every 30 days) until you park your account.
Black Tonic runs on an internet browser, so it works across the PC, Macintosh, and Linux platforms. It requires only html and javascript - there are no additional plugins, software, or java-applets required. Internet Browsers we currently support:
Administrator, Presenter (Logged In - Admin)
IE 7&8 (pc)
Firefox (mac + pc)
Safari (mac + pc)
Chrome (mac + pc)
Audience (Not Logged In - Just viewing presentation)
IE 6,7, & 8 (pc)
Firefox (mac + pc)
Safari (mac + pc)
Chrome (mac + pc)
Opera 9 (mac)
Opera 10 (mac)
Camino 2 (mac)
iPhone & iPad (iOS)
Android
When administrating a presentation, we strongly recommend using either Firefox, Safari, or Chrome.
At this time Black Tonic only supports image files: jpg, png, gif. More to come, but, alas, not yet.
Web-Based Software is accessed over the internet via a web browser. You don’t have to use installation CD's, download any software, or worry about upgrades. When new features, fixes, and improvements are released, you get access to them automatically. We also manage, backup and secure all your data so you don't have to (read more about security). Online banking or email programs like Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo Mail are all web-based. Chances are you use web-based software all the time.
If you are currently interested in using Black Tonic for your company, we can offer custom solutions for your needs. Please just get in touch!
Your data is physically stored within our server data center: regular daily data backups, backup power, cooling and fire suppression, armed & biometric security, and raised floors. So odds are your data is more protected on our computers than yours at home. (Just saying...)
Black Tonic does not support audio or video, which is part of the reason it's so flexible across platforms and browsers and requires no plugins or flash.
If you are looking for free conferencing, you might want to try these services (amongst many others):
www.freeconference.com
www.powwownow.com
www.freeconferencing.com
www.freeconferencecall.com
Have questions and can't find the answer here? We're still building our FAQ database, so please get in touch! (We're user friendly.)
