Comments on: How to Video Chat with Your Grandkids http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/ Technology to help Loving Grandparents Connect! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:33:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Susan Adcox http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Susan Adcox Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:25:33 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-604 Thanks for this informative article. I haven't needed video chats as my grandchildren have always been within an hour's drive. But now my granddaughter is away at college, and we Skyped her over the weekend. Thanks for this informative article. I haven’t needed video chats as my grandchildren have always been within an hour’s drive. But now my granddaughter is away at college, and we Skyped her over the weekend.

]]> By: Debs http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Debs Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:13:36 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-598 Oh Shayne that is one awesome video you shared there!! Your grandchildren are just so cute!! :) I am so looking forward to so much I can do with my first grandchild I get dizzy just thinking about it! Thanks for leading me to your blog, it is just great!! :) Debs (Facebook!) Oh Shayne that is one awesome video you shared there!! Your grandchildren are just so cute!! :)
I am so looking forward to so much I can do with my first grandchild I get dizzy just thinking about it!
Thanks for leading me to your blog, it is just great!! :)

Debs
(Facebook!)

]]> By: Philippines http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Philippines Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:11:05 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-590 It's weird how quite a few folks still don't know about this! Thank goodness for spreading the word on this! It’s weird how quite a few folks still don’t know about this! Thank goodness for spreading the word on this!

]]> By: Kaye Swain - SandwichINK for the Sandwich Generation Issues http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Kaye Swain - SandwichINK for the Sandwich Generation Issues Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:44:04 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-549 What fun activities for grandparents and their grandchildren! And definitely great ideas for grandparents to stay in touch and close to grandchildren when living far away! I have to confess, as good as I am at other techie stuff, including fun Webkinz stuffed and virtual animals, I do struggle with this, as does my long distance family. So I am really appreciative you linked up with us at SandwichINK for the Boomers and Seniors: News You Can Use blog carnival. This is a great resource article I can refer my readers to if they have questions! :) What fun activities for grandparents and their grandchildren! And definitely great ideas for grandparents to stay in touch and close to grandchildren when living far away! I have to confess, as good as I am at other techie stuff, including fun Webkinz stuffed and virtual animals, I do struggle with this, as does my long distance family. So I am really appreciative you linked up with us at SandwichINK for the Boomers and Seniors: News You Can Use blog carnival. This is a great resource article I can refer my readers to if they have questions! :)

]]> By: Maxi Malone http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Maxi Malone Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:54:18 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-547 When my daughter and son-in-law moved to W. Virginia a few years ago the first thing I did was buy two web cams … sent one to them. They are back now, but we never lost sight of each other. Sorry for the pun. All the best - Maxi When my daughter and son-in-law moved to W. Virginia a few years ago the first thing I did was buy two web cams … sent one to them.

They are back now, but we never lost sight of each other. Sorry for the pun.

All the best – Maxi

]]> By: Walker http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Walker Sat, 22 May 2010 12:48:33 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-520 I love this post. My 4 year old granddaughter has started taking her mom's phone and calling me. I think the idea of skyping with them would be great. We only live a few hours away but visiting isn't always that easy. I'm going to suggest this to my son and daughter-in-law. I like the fact that you're offering such detailed help for those of us who might be tech-challenged! I love this post. My 4 year old granddaughter has started taking her mom’s phone and calling me. I think the idea of skyping with them would be great. We only live a few hours away but visiting isn’t always that easy.
I’m going to suggest this to my son and daughter-in-law.

I like the fact that you’re offering such detailed help for those of us who might be tech-challenged!

]]> By: Brian http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Brian Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:29:22 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-494 Any recommendations for the easiest and best webcam to get. Something that so simple it can not be messed up? Any recommendations for the easiest and best webcam to get. Something that so simple it can not be messed up?

]]> By: Dorothy Stahlnecker http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Dorothy Stahlnecker Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:37:42 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-460 My first visit thanks for visiting us at grammology, when my grandson was in Iraq (two tours) he was a marine..we chatted almost weekly..and I loved it and so did he..and then we'd add my daughter his mom and it really got to be fun. Nice blog..best of luck.. Dorothy from grammology grammology.com My first visit thanks for visiting us at grammology, when my grandson was in Iraq (two tours) he was a marine..we chatted almost weekly..and I loved it and so did he..and then we’d add my daughter his mom and it really got to be fun.

Nice blog..best of luck..

Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com

]]> By: Grandpa Shayne http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Grandpa Shayne Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:38:58 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-455 There is another version of this article in my <i><a href="http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/grand/201001_v3/#/34" rel="nofollow">Cyber-Savvy GRAND</a></i> column at GrandMagazine.com. There is another version of this article in my Cyber-Savvy GRAND column at GrandMagazine.com.

]]> By: Grandpa Shayne http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/2009/12/how-to-video-chat-with-your-grandkids/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Grandpa Shayne Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:35:27 +0000 http://grandparentstlc.com/blog/?p=1466#comment-454 Any of the applications I mention in my article should work for video chatting. If one doesn't work well for you, it's good to try another one to see which works best for your situation. Sometimes during a video call, there may be a "delay" in the audio where you seem to be "talking over" each other. This delay could be caused: - If one or both computers are old. (Maybe it's time to upgrade to a Mac.) - If you have several applications running. Try restarting both computers and only launching the video chat application. - Sometimes your Internet provider routes the connection through too many hubs/cities. There's not much you can do about this, maybe try restarting both computers in the hope to get a shorter connection. Any of the applications I mention in my article should work for video chatting. If one doesn’t work well for you, it’s good to try another one to see which works best for your situation.

Sometimes during a video call, there may be a “delay” in the audio where you seem to be “talking over” each other. This delay could be caused:
- If one or both computers are old. (Maybe it’s time to upgrade to a Mac.)
- If you have several applications running. Try restarting both computers and only launching the video chat application.
- Sometimes your Internet provider routes the connection through too many hubs/cities. There’s not much you can do about this, maybe try restarting both computers in the hope to get a shorter connection.

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