iChat is nicer than Skype (I am a Skype user as well) It has a nicer interface, is great at making conference type calls if somebody needs tech help in iChat it allows screen sharing, you can present photo slide show to the other parties etc. I guess it is the whole integration with the operating system thing. Gerhard On 10-Jan-09, at 10:18 PM, Douglas Feick wrote: > I don't know if this will help but try: > http://www.mvldesign.com/video_conference_tutorial.html. You can use > ichat and the other computer can use ichat or AIM, whatever that is, > and it's supposed to work. My preference is still to go with Skype. > It is free video chat and worked great for us when our son was in > Afghanistan...Doug --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi>