zoomerGEEK

OK, I’ll admit it, I’m a little obsessed with Skype. I mean why wouldn’t anyone be a little obsessed with a piece of software that give you almost free long distance. Skype has another great service called Skype To Go. This lets me give free long distance to my friends and family to call me anywhere in the world, without a computer.

Skype has local Skype To Go numbers in a large number of countries. For example, I am in the Middle East, and my parents are in Canada. I set up a Skype To Go number in Canada on the Skype website. Skype To Go is part of my $3 a month unlimited US & Canada calling package. I register my parents home number online and give them the local phone number for them to call. They call that local number from their home phone, and select me from the call list with their keypad. Then Skype calls me on my cell phone, wherever I am. The cost of the call is added to my Skype account and in most countries is about 2-3 cents a minute. No cost to my parents, and no computer involved during the call.

OK, not everyone likes Facebook. Not everyone even has a computer. So what do you do to keep these people up to date with what is going on in your Facebook life? Simple, send them a newsletter, complete with status updates and the photos that you posted. PostEgram now allows you to automatically send your parents or grandparents a newsletter via the post office, starting at $4.99 a month. I think this is a great idea to keep my parents up to date.