Sunday, November 25, 2007

Skype

It has been quite some time since I've blogged on something other than books, but I do note that these reviews are of the things that make life interesting. Even though I believe books to be a strong part of that, I sometimes feel the need to share about other interesting things. Things like Skype, for instance.

I admit that the last time I seriously spend time "chatting" or "instant messaging" was in the late 1990's. Thus, when a friend encouraged me to sign up for Skype, I was skeptical. On the other hand, this friend happens to be in Australia, and after finally breaking down and signing up, I just had what was in essence a free phone call with her for almost thirty minutes. Wow. At any point in the conversation, we could have a Jetsons style webcam aided conversation, we could switch to type-only chatting, and we could have a traditional phone conversation. And it was all free. If you haven't signed up, go to Skype.com. I'd love to hear from you!

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