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§ ita § - Mar 07, 2010 10:52:06 am PST #13229 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Does anyone know if it's possible to video conference call with Skype? Doesn't look so...but I figured it was worth asking here.


omnis_audis - Mar 07, 2010 2:54:48 pm PST #13230 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

I tried during f2f up in Seattle, and couldn't figure it out. On a Mac, I know iChat will. Not sure if any other apps will.


le nubian - Mar 07, 2010 3:02:09 pm PST #13231 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ita,

how often do you need to do it? is it personal or for work?


§ ita § - Mar 07, 2010 3:07:58 pm PST #13232 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's for my sister--personal reasons. Everyone is already using Skype and has a video camera on their PC.


le nubian - Mar 07, 2010 3:19:12 pm PST #13233 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

oh! ita, it doesn't look like skype does this, only one-on-one video.

if she has a mac and ichat, she can do up to 3 at once:

[link]


§ ita § - Mar 07, 2010 3:24:06 pm PST #13234 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Thanks. PCs all round. I'll give her the bad news.


le nubian - Mar 07, 2010 3:27:21 pm PST #13235 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ita, you can have her try this:

[link]

free for 30 days then it looks like it is $.10 a minute.


§ ita § - Mar 07, 2010 3:41:57 pm PST #13236 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Thanks, LeN. I'll send it to her.


le nubian - Mar 07, 2010 3:43:55 pm PST #13237 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

§ ita § - Mar 07, 2010 6:58:01 pm PST #13238 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

LeN, they're going to give it a try. Thanks again!