Interesting. It's been a long time since I tried to link up visually, etc., but back then - couple of years or so ago - I was told you couldn't do it even with AIM, which I had intended to try, I even called the Mac help line people and was told no way. I had downloaded Skype but forgot about the whole issue until a just before Christmas when my youngest son called me from Mexico. He had installed Skype and we soon had a link established. He walked around the condo where he was staying with his laptop. I could check the place out and watch the grandkids playing in the pool.. On Christmas he called from Vancouver and we watched the grandkids unwrap our presents. What a treat. But back two years ago I even bought a Zoom QuickCam for $100 or so but never took it out of the box. Anyway, thanks to Skype I can call both grandkids - the second one in Toronto - whenever I want. It sure makes a difference to us even if it is a little jerky at times and tends to freeze once in a while. It beats the phone. jim --- MUGLO information at <http://www.freewebs.com/muglo> Manage your account options at <//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi>