Seriously – Get Skype !!

One of the things that makes being on the other side of the world less of a big deal is the easy access to webcams and stuff.

We are using my laptop webcam for now, and it’s magic – I have been chatting to my Mum most weeks for a bit on the webcam, and it really does make it seem much less of a deal to be so far away.

I also took part in a podcast interview about home automation with a guy in England, and another in Northern Ireland on Sunday there – again using Skype.

I have been a bit of a misery about Skype in the past (it’s using a closed protocol, and not ‘open’ in the slightest), but to be honest… what more do you want for free?

So c’mon folks – get Skype installed. It’s a free download, all you need is a set of earphones and a microphone (cheap headsets from PC World are about a tenner). A Webcam is better, but not needed… and give us a shout online.