Re: Skype

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On Fri, 2011-04-29 at 23:33 -0400, Jim Beard wrote:
> On 04/29/2011 10:58 PM, Chris wrote:
> > My mother who's 88 years old talks frequently with my brother and sister
> > using Skype. They're all three wanting me to get it setup on my Mandriva
> > 2010.2 system but I'm not sure it will work. Are there any rpms that can
> > be installed or do I need to install something from source? Any certain
> > webcams that will just not work?
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> Cheers!
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> jim b.
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What an easy setup. Found a link for the latest beta rpm, installed it.
Bought a cheap, $19.00 logitech webcam. The audio setup was easy, the
option for the webcam mic was there. Odd thing though I can see video
from my sister but not from my mom. Thanks again for the suggestions Jim

Chris

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