Skype

Day 38 of 2013 ... Feb 7th

A couple days ago my Sister-in-Law Linda called me and asked if I had Skype.  I had heard of Skype but, NO, I had not set up an account with Skype or - on Skype or whatever it is that you have to do to get Skype.  I told Her I would look into it later on that day ... I was in the check out line at WalMart at that moment.  After we got home I went through my packages and put away what I wanted put away and then I came in here like I always do ... just try to stop these feet from walking this direction and this butt from sitting in this chair ...  I turned on my computer and the internet modem.  I waited, and waited, and waited because it takes forever for this flat screen monitor to warm up and show me - my big bear wallpapger.  I do what is now automatic.  I open 2 or 3 browsers and in each browser I open 2 or 3 different programs.

Google Chrome - http://www.MarcenzJewelSupplies.etsy.com   and Chefville which is a game I play from either Facebook or http://www.zynga.com  and of course my gmail account

Firefox -  is my default browser.  Also this is the browser that is the most populated with tab.  Always open is Yahoo email.  A page on etsy.com will be open whether it is my Jewelry shop on Etsy ... http://www.marcenebt99.etsy.com   or a Buy In Treasury called a BNS or BNR that I run weekly for the Progressive BNS Team also an Etsy thing.  Other websites I frequent from Firefox include ebay, our financial institutes, I will check on other bills from this here also.  Firefox gives me the least problems so I use it the most and do the most with it.

Internet Explorer -  Since I don't think internet explorer can handle more than 2 webpages at a time I use this only when I have Progressive BNS Team Activities to tend to.  This is the browser I use to access my team and to check on the team email.  I don't really do anything else on IE because I don't think IE can handle any more.  I don't think it works well with others ... LOL ... other browsers or more than 2 tabs.

But we were talking about Skype and I got off task.  That's what happens to me and that is what happened the other day.  I came home and forgot to check out Skype 1st thing as I said I would.  It was long into the evening when I remembered.  I went to http://www.skype.com  found some info, all seemed fine so I downloaded it onto my PC.  Well let me tell you how foolish I felt when I remembered this computer does not have a camera and I do not have a webcam.  NO SKYPE-ING

I have an iPad with a camera so I start over.  I go to skype.com download the program, register an account.  jump through a few more hoops as is required with any well established entity that one would want to use.  OK am I ready now???  I don't know ... How would I know?  Wait there is a test call I can make to check the system and see that all is well and set up and registered and on and on ...  I do the test call.  ALL IS WELL and RIGHT AS RAIN.  I will be talking to my Momma on Skype soon now.

Linda calls me to ask why I'm not answering ... they are calling my through Skype.  My iPad didn't ring.  I thought it should ring.  So I got my coffee, brought it into the kitchen,  I got my iPad, brought it into the kitchen.  Turned it on, opened the Skype program, found Linda's Skype number and pressed the phone icon.  I heard it ring,  Come on Mom ... Linda show Her where the button is to press.  I can see it's working, a live picture of me is in the corner.  AHHHHH there She is ...... MY MOM - HI MOM (I'M WAVING).
Mom got Her coffee, I got my coffee.  It's been a long time since we've had coffee together.  We're going to do this again next week also.
Thanks Linda!!!

 - Marcene