Skype is cool
We have a video camera that can double as a webcam and we use it to talk to folks on Skype. This has especially come in handy with Genni's parents spending a few years in Australia. The other day I turned on the computer and there was a chat message from a person in Brazil asking if I was Elder Pulsipher a few years ago. I responded in the affirmative and learned the person on the other end was the daughter of the branch president in one of the areas I served in. We had a chat and she filled me in on the all the stuff going on there. It was very nice to get back in touch with someone from there.
We have also used skype to talk to my sister, Sara, as she starts school in Rexburg. Genni talks to her sister, Kim, and we had a chat with her brother, Nathan, the other day. It is really neat to not only talk, but see the people on the other end. We will probaby be using it more often since we moved to the far corner of the country.
Are there any other clients out there that do video chat? I think Windows Live Messenger does and even allows the user to leave a video voice mail for someone. Not sure though. Let us know if you ever want to talk and see my kids running around like wild maniacs.
4 comments:
I love the video call thing on Skype. I use it when I'm on the road for work. The kids love it, and it makes the distance seem not so far. When I was in Geneva for school, towards the end of the week, Kristi asked Samantha if she was ready for daddy to come home. She said, "No, I like him on the TV." :-/
AOL, MSN, and Yahoo all do it, but none of those work nearly as well as Skype in my experience.
Do your kids spaz out when they see themselves on the screen? Mine sure do.
Yeah, I read Kristi's post about your Skype conversation.
The kids always spaz out. Many times they are more interested in seeing themselves than the people we are talking to.
I have skype, my username is racheyroy. I also have ichat i like both. the one thing i like from ichat is you can talk to people who have other chat things such as aim. but skype is not bad so far.
yippy for skype! i'm just so grateful to have it while mom and dad are in australia. it makes them seem closer. isn't technology fantastic?!
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