Posted on May 15th, 2017 by Joy Schwabach
Is your computer hyper tense? Does it suffer from anxiety, mood shifts, lethargy or even narcolepsy? You can get a free checkup at Belarc.com. Belarc Advisor tells you about your dear machine’s hardware, software, security settings, and whether or not you need updates. Our diagnosis: updates of six programs were deemed “critical.” But updating programs in intensive care is a hassle. Have you been to the Adobe site lately? It’s hard to find the update section. We had two copies of Adobe Flash, which is built into Chrome; we got rid of both. We also got rid of something called “Adobe Air.” Then there’s “Java.” Do we really need Java? We looked it up and the answer came back “No!” […]
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Posted on August 1st, 2016 by Joy Schwabach
Our 96-year-old friend Ida uses the free Skype service to have video-chats with her friends in Australia. One day, her account was wiped out. Could this happen to you? (Think of that question as having been asked in scary monster movie title type.) You might think this had something to do with her age, and she must have hit the wrong button or spilled something on the keyboard. But no, we found dozens of similar complaints on the web. One guy wrote: “Where has my account gone? I do business all over Europe and today you just trashed my account with the credit I had as well? You idiots. If somebody within Microsoft made the decision to do this – […]
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Posted on August 29th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“Glide” is like Skype video calling but with a twist. When you tap “record,” you’re streaming live video, whether or not there’s anyone waiting at the other end. Videos can be up to five minutes and the service is free.
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Posted on May 13th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Engaging in a Skype video chat with a group, where each person is in a different location, used to be part of their premium service. Now it’s free. To start, locate one of your friends on Skype. Then click the plus sign next to their name and choose “add people.” Start adding them and when you’re finished, click the call icon. For now, it works with PC, Mac and the Xbox One. Depending on the device, you can call people in three to 10 locations.
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Posted on July 3rd, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
We’re not into video calling, but somebody must be. So we liked the idea of Skype’s new video messaging service. Rather than interrupt someone with a phone call, you can leave a video message. This service just came out of testing and is now available on computers and smart phones. To leave a video message, you and the other person have to be Skype users, which is free. Just click the plus sign next to their name in your contacts list to send a video message.
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Posted on June 2nd, 2012 by Joy Schwabach
Good news for chatty Chucks and Cathys: Sony’s PlayStation Vita does free Skype video chats. It also takes incoming calls during a game. Studies show that gamers use their machines as much for social reasons as for games. Owners of the older Playstation and the “PSP” (PlayStation Portable), can’t do video calls because the PSP has no built-in camera.
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Posted on December 19th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Here’s how to call your friends from the airport without using any cellphone minutes or searching for a payphone. Skype is offering an hour of free WiFi connectivity from December 21 through the 27th.
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Posted on August 12th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
GPhangouts.com has public places where you can hang out with others on Google Plus in a group video chat. We met a travel writer there, some business types and a guy speaking German. Some chats will have started by the time you get there, others are scheduled for the next day or a few hours later. Requires a Google Plus account to hang out. (You can request an invite at plus.google.com.)
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Posted on August 2nd, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Face to face video calling on the iPad 2 just got a whole lot easier with the new Skype app for the iPad. Play the video or go here for more details.
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Posted on April 25th, 2011 by Joy Schwabach
Skype is the most well-known service for making cheap or free phone calls over the Internet. But Line2, a $10-$15 a month service from Line2.com, made us feel like big shots.
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