I’ve been using Skype now for quite awhile. It’s an excellent way to keep in touch with others without using your cell phone minutes. It’s also a free way to video conference, chat and make voice calls.
Lauri’s parents live in California and Skype makes it really easy to video conference with them. We did this during the Christmas of 2006. It was great because we couldn’t make it down to California, but the video quality and voice clarity allowed us to communicate as if we were there in the room with them.
Wanna try it out just for fun? It’s free forever. Just go to www.skype.com and click the download button. Once you get it downloaded, click on my “Call Me” button at the top of this page. It will automatically connect your skype account to mine and we can have a little chat.
This is a great way to keep in touch with distant relatives and friends. My friend Jeremy is in the Marines and will be stationed in Japan soon. We’ll use Skype to keep in touch and make free international calls to each other. It’s great for Mac and PC.