Across the great divide.

[Matrosen]

Across the great divide.

The great divide being the Mac/IBM one.does anyone know of a free
program that can be used for video conferencing between Mac and IMB computers. I'm currently using msn.messenger and/or Skype to comunicate with my son back in Britian but other members of the family have Macs, so Skype alone is used (for talk only).
Any help gratefully received.

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Across the great divide.

There is just about nothing that supports video conferencing on both platforms (before anyone suggest MSN or Yahoo messenger, no they don't).

You're best bet is probably Mercury. http://www.mercury.to/index.php?sub=VideoConferenceStatus

There is quite a good discussion of what is available here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/printthread.php?t=105755

 

[Matrosen]

Re: Across the great divide.

Many thanks. It looks like I wait for a while!

 

[Sybarite]

Re: Skype & Siemens

A friend of mine (specialist in the domain) has Siemens telephones in his home linked to Skype. This means you don't need headphones and mikes but can speak anywhere in the home on a normal cordless phone though Skype. Just like free phoning.

According to him Siemens are the only ones capable of doing this at present.

John

 

[WayneS]

Re: Skype & Siemens

I have heard of this too. I think it is a WiFi enabled phone which acts as a headset on your PC. Skype also adverise one from These Guys which connects USB to your PC.

Cheers

W

 

[Ohdrat]

Re: Across the great divide.

Have a look at Trillian

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Across the great divide.

Can't find anything on there that mentions it will run on Mac. Systems requirements are for Pentium

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Skype & Siemens

This doesn't help with the videoconferencing requirement tho????

 

[Birdseye]

Re: Across the great divide.

" Trillian is a fully featured, stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo Messenger, and IRC"

Great! So what does all that mean? What is skinnable?

 

[Ohdrat]

Re: Across the great divide.

It runs on both Mac and IBM and can be used by anyone with accounts / IDs with Yahoo, MSN, ICQ or AIM.

These are all Peer 2 Peer chat and now video conferencing providers.