"Larry L" wrote in message
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1) The kid goes off the Chile before long. When he returns from there
he is talking of "a Fulbright in South Korea."

2) His mother will suffer greatly from his absence and I love her so I
want to help, if possible.

3) She thinks there is some way for the two of them to "talk to each other
and see each other at the same time, using the Internet and web cameras"
This sounds like science fiction to me, but I'm intentionally pretty
sheltered from the modern, connected, world.

4)But, I know many of you are out there are on the cutting edge of that
connectivity. So, I'm asking for links and pointers on where to look and
what to search for in the way of using the Internet for a mom and her kid
to stay touch. I honestly don't even have a clue what to type into
Google to get started.


Thanks

Larry L


P.S. We will be shopping for a laptop ( or two ) in the near future for
the kid and maybe for me when I'm traveling .... suggestions?
The most commonly used program is 'Yahoo Messenger" commonly known as 'YM'
You can use your webcams (when purchased they come with the appropriate
software) and even have voice w/live cam conversations. Buy a cam, install
the software...download yahoo messenger and you are ready to go.

I use it with people all over the world and it works pretty good....I'd be
glad to help you walk through the process.

However...if you want to do BOTH voice and VIDEO you will both need a high
speed connection... if one is on dial up you can still text message most
rapidly....best of all it is free. No cost for the call.

You know, that reminds me of a picnic I went to in a little town called
Batangus, a few hours south of Manila in the Philippines. Anyhow these
girls all had webcams and-........never mind.....


john...just buzz me if you need help...