New QuickCam Webcam came today!

Doug · 04-09-2009, 04:42 AM

I got my new webcam today. Does anyone else have one? I still have to install Skype (I think it is), but I've taken an actual photo to use as my avatar. It posted rather easily, thanks to the cleverness of Andrew and his website!

(That's my "peace lily" in the foreground. )

Doug · 04-09-2009, 08:45 AM

My, my! Not only do I mumble, I didn't realize how thick my Nebraska accent has become. I posted four videos. If you are curious what I sound like or look like or, well, whatever, search for weggieboy on YouTube. In future, I'll work from an outline. Whew~!

**jola57** · 04-09-2009, 07:15 PM

Congratulations on joining 21st centure of cyberspace. Nice artistic shot Doug.

Doug · 04-09-2009, 11:14 PM

Thanks!

I remember AT&T had a videophone out at one point where you had to go to special places to send a call. It was a failure, of course, but nobody would have predicted anything as convenient and small as a web cam! (relatively cheap, too)

Anyone thinking about Google Chrome should wait until Google works out the bugs. I know, from bad experience, that the current version can cause lots of file damage when you uninstall it (which you probably will, because it doesn't always install correctly). I'm still trying to straighten out the mess. I'm down now to some linkages lost. I like every other thing I've tried from Google, but would be hesitant to recommend anything by them for the time being. Let someone else find out the problems!

Doug · 04-10-2009, 03:04 AM

YouTube - weggieboy's debut < < < double-left-click on this

You can do them too. (WARNING: There are remarks in this video about death, long term disease, and my personal faith as a source of strength during the vicissitudes of living with WG, then, later, a herpes zoster infection that cost me part of my jaw and still causes me great discomfort in the form of postherpetic neuralgia. They aren't intended to upset or convert anyone to anything. They are nothing more or less than one man's opinion. I hope that this format, like personal blogs, has validity as a way to connect with others about those things important in our lives. If not, I'll probably end my association with this forum and move on.)

**Jack** · 04-10-2009, 04:37 AM

I think that YouTube and Blogs are great vehicles for comments that might otherwise "upset the apple cart" here on the Forum. People can make their choice of whether to view them or not. Keep it up.