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I Heart Video-chats

23 posted on October 23, 2008
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POSTED IN: Blogging, Technology

I love Skype (username: RugglesCreative).

I can chat with my brother (above) and friends back in Fort Wayne even though they’re 2 hours away. The kids get to show Grandpa and Grandma a new outfit they just got or the latest acrobatic stunt even though we’re 5 hours from them. We get to stay in touch with Aunts, Uncles and cousins in New York over 10 hours away. How did we ever live without this technology?

How often do you video-chat with family and friends?

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    1 Jason Ruggles said:

    Aww! I made the blog!
    It’s nice staying in touch with you too, Brotha!



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    2 Brad Ruggles said:

    And you had such a nice smile on your face! I had a couple of screen grabs before this one that weren’t quite as nice. :-)



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    3 Adam said:

    aww you guys were sharing a moment in the comment section… thats nice.

    I am technologically an infant.. As previously stated.. I do not twitter…also no texting.. and I’ve never video chatted.. LOL

    Adams last blog post..Thinking..



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    4 Brad Ruggles said:

    @Adam – boy, we gotta get you schooled on some modern-day technology tools!



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    5 Charley said:

    Never have done the video chat. I was thinking about doing one with radio listeners sometime..

    Charleys last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: Ode to Twitter



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    6 Steve Murphy said:

    I would go crazy with out Skype! I’m working in a city away from my wife and younger daughter, so we Skype daily… and I have another daughter in college in Arkansas that I Skype with as often as our schedules allow for. It is, perhaps, the best way that my family stays connected right now.

    Steve Murphys last blog post..How to be Rich



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    7 Jon Lloyd said:

    Love to video chat. Do it often.

    Skype=jonlikesguitars
    iChat/AIM=jlloyd26

    Hook it up!

    Jon Lloyds last blog post..Calling All Worship Leaders



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    8 Emily said:

    I’m all over the video chat. Foreign country. Missin’ my momma. Heck yeah, skype rocks my face off.

    Emilys last blog post..My momma raised me right.



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    9 Reba said:

    No one in my family is that tech savvy :) Heck most of my friends are not either…



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    10 Crystal Renaud said:

    no one ever seems to want to. :)

    Crystal Renauds last blog post..Security Risk



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    11 b/ said:

    Parents are missionaries in Senegal, West Africa. Skype…

    My brother, sister-in-law and two nieces will be in Austria or Germany next year, missionaries. Skype…

    Sister married pastor, moved to Colorado. Skype…

    Apparently Skype and Jesus go together.



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    12 Linny Best said:

    We LOVE Skype too!! Since we moved 2 hours away from my family and all our friends and have a new baby, it is great to be able to video chat with people all the time! I talk to my mom and sister-in-law a few times a week. My Mom is so excited to be able to watch her grandson using Skype. When she calls me I put the camera in front of the baby and she and I talk…it’s a GREAT technology!

    Linny Bests last blog post..Sweet Baby Moments



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    13 Juli Jarvis said:

    We tried Skype when our son was on exchange in New Zealand — really in hopes of keeping in good contact that way — but it wouldn’t work for us. The connections in New Zealand were not good at all — old dial-up modems, I think. Big disappointment. I guess we need to get back on Skype now though. Sounds like fun.



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    14 Jason Ruggles said:

    To get back to the point of you asking about Skype… I kept in touch with my then girlfriend who was in Korea for a year. I’m glad we had the chance to talk endlessly because she’s now my wife!



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    15 neil greathouse said:

    too often.

    Nothing like watching my in-laws fumble around with technology…800 miles away.

    Especially when they fight over who’s got more room on the camera. Priceless!!!

    neil greathouses last blog post..not a cat person



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    16 Abbey said:

    I don’t use Skype, but my Mom does. It’s great when your mom and her friends are more tech-savvy than you. lol

    At least I’ve one-upped her on texting.



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    17 Patty Lundy said:

    My family is in Guatemala, and I’ve always wanted to try Skype but we haven’t. We chat via facebook or gmail instead.



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    18 Aaron said:

    I use iChat with my ‘rents so they can see my 14 month old daughter. We LOVE it!! We don’t do it as often as I like, but it means a lot when we do.

    Aarons last blog post..No, No, No Say It Ain’t So Purple Bunny



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    19 Cherry said:

    wow… this is something that I have to get into. my good friend uses this because her husband is in Iraq. I think eventually we will get it. right now we’re still getting use to our new computer.

    @Jason – awwwww… :)

    Cherrys last blog post..And then He spoke



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