murrays 0 #1 March 30, 2004 Over the last little while I set up my mother-in-law, a 65 year old retiree, with a new eMac. Her grandson routinely rendered her PC unusable with viruses and spyware and she was tired of it. So, I got her an eMac and an iSight camera. She came and stayed with us last week and I showed her how to use the various programs on the Mac and sent her back home. (She lives 4 1/2 hours away) Last night she finally got all the cables plugged into the right places and sent me an e-mail. So, tonight I called her up and said it's time to video-chat. I plugged my camcorder into a Firewire port on my iMac, started iChat, invited her to videochat, she accepted and VOILA! we were video chatting. I called my kids in to talk to Grandma and Grandpa, they talked for about three seconds and then poof! were gone. My mother-in-law and father-in-law (in his 70's) were thrilled to be able to see the kids and just amazed at the ability to be able to do this..I am also amazed that we can do this and that it is so easy. My sons, ages 4 and 6, are completely blase about the whole thing...it's just nothing to them, routine. They will never remember not having a computer or two in the house and I'm old enough to remember not having tv let alone a computer and the ability to video chat with someone hundreds or thousands of miles away. What was science fiction when I was a kid is now in every body's home. Quite amazing actually. Am i just an old fart or does this stuff amaze you too?-- Murray "No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #2 March 30, 2004 We're born Ordinary things are all a wonder Fantastic things are ordinary, boring, even painfully so Then fantastic things are a wonder again Then we sleep -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
