I am far from the Grandchildren, but the internet brings us closer. I got a note from Silas via Miranda's Facebook, that he missed me. It was so sweet, I hurried on to Skype. But just because we're using the internet to catch up, doesn't mean we don't have to not act like we're right next to each other. And they don't.         ... Read More

Skype has been one of my favorite chat programs for awhile now. It has been great for computer to computer chatting, it allows for video and audio, and that is FREE. However for a small deposit into an account giving me Skype credit, Skype has been great for making very cheap long distance calls with perfect quality. Now, I just got the email from Skype that allows for Global calls via Skype with your mobile phone. This way you won't pay outrageous ... Read More

Perhaps I should entitle this "Ineptitude #2, going with a previous blog , but then again, perhaps its just a failure of todays ever changing IM's not keeping up with everything people need. On a good day, there are always problems with my regular IM, MSN. Video can be slow, audio can be noisy with beeps and echos, and it rarely sends a file transfer. So, I got Skype. GREAT speed with the file transfer. At first it had no video, it ... Read More

Ever since someone persuaded me to get ICQ, chat programs has been a large part of my life on the net. Not only did I download and USE chat programs, I then combined them with my love of graphics, and SKINNED them! Now, after trying ICQ, Yahoo, AIM, Skype, Trillian, iChat, PowWow, Odigo, and MSN, now Google is getting into the act too! "Google Talk, Google's long-expected entry into the IM and VoIP market, has arrived. As predicted, Google Talk is a ... Read More

I have recently downloaded and installed Skype, and thought to pass on a little information about it. Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls over the Internet. Users can make superior quality voice calls to other Skype users for free and to landlines and mobiles worldwide for the price of a local call. It already has over 100 million downloads of the software and every day over 150,000 new users join the 33 million active users. One ... Read More