*Hewie Poplock Member *Vice President Central Florida Computer Society *Board Member Association of PC User Groups *Windows SIG Chair -

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1 *Hewie Poplock Member *Vice President Central Florida Computer Society *Board Member Association of PC User Groups *Windows SIG Chair - CFCS *Virtual Digital Photo & Video SIG Chair CFCS * *ucf@hewie.net

2 Since 2007, I have been researching, finding & evaluating ways to communicate, conduct presentations, and hold meetings virtually Last week we saw Meeting in the Virtual World, Second Life This week we will explore an application that allows us to make voice & video calls over the Internet, connecting 2 or more people

3 *One to One *One to Many *Many to Many Most services fall in to more than 1 category

4 *Difficult to Drive, especially after dark *Some days you just don t want to go out *Cost of gasoline *Walking from the Parking Area to Venue *Need to sit in comfortable chair *Others

5 *One survey shows that the 60 or 65 and up group is the fastest growing age group on certain social media websites, but others say that doesn t mean what you think it means. They say that it merely means that long-time computer users are getting older, so the fastest growing age group isn t new users who are old; it s old users getting older. Who Says Old People Don t Use Computers? by Madeleine Kolb

6 *Friends & Relatives *Senior Centers *Libraries *Seniors Now *Tutors *Computer User Groups *Books *You Tube *Lynda.com & others offering video training *APCUG Webinars

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10 There is a new report that shows that Internet users 50+ have nearly doubled in just the past year, from 22% to 42% in The survey goes on to say that almost half of Internet users and about 26% users age 65 and older now use social networking sites. While and online news are still more appealing to older users, these people are now using the social sites and are repeat users, at that. The report goes on to say it shows that one attraction to seniors and others as well, is reconnecting with people from their past. Blog by Hewie Poplock

11 *For adults ages 50+ staying in touch with family is the number one reason they use social networking *For adults under age 50 staying in touch with friends is more important From Mary Madden Project GOAL Panel, National Press Club October 18, 2011 Pew Internet and American Life Project Older Americans + Social Networking

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14 Skype is a program that uses the internet to make calls and videocalls, to chat and to send texts and files. Skype is a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service provider, that allows users to communicate with each other just like using traditional dial service. Unlike local phones, it makes use of your internet connection

15 With Skype you can call from your computer to any other Skype user in the world connected to internet, landlines and mobile phones. Calls between computers are completely free and the same applies to video calls with a webcam, chats or sending files.

16 Skype has about 660 million registered users in the world. *10 Million concurrent users *2005 it was purchased by ebay for $2.5 Billion *2011 purchased by Microsoft for $8.5 Billion

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18 Go to and download the current version onto your computer. Run the program and set up your account by following prompts.

19 Calling *Skype-to-Skype *Phones and mobiles *Online Number *Conference calls *Skype To Go number Video *Video calling *Group video calling *Screen sharing Messaging *Instant messaging *Send files *Text messaging *Facebook Managing *Skype Manager *Skype Connect

20 *Skype-to-Skype *Video Calls *Instant Messaging *Screen Sharing Some features cost for the requested service.

21 *Pay As You Go From 2.3 a minute *Subscriptions From 1.2 a minute *Skype Premium $8.99/month

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24 Here are many of the features available: *Conference calls (Free) Talk to more than one person at once. It's free if you're all on Skype. *Skype To Go (numbers available with Skype Credit or a subscription) Call people at great value rates from your mobile with special access numbers.

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26 *Online Numbers ($8 a month) One number anyone can call you on, wherever you are in the world - and you answer in Skype. *Voic (Not free) Let Skype take a message when you re not free to talk. *Call forwarding (from 2.3 /min) Forward your Skype calls to any phone you choose when you re not online.

27 *Call transfer (from 2.3 /min) Transfer a Skype call to anyone else on Skype, or to a phone number. *Caller ID ($10 setup fee) Show it's you when you call a phone number from Skype. *Screen sharing (Free to 1 Premium need for group) Show presentations, photos and more over a Skype call.

28 *Instant messaging (Free) The quick way to chat without having to make a call. *Send files (Free) Send documents, video clips or photos any size for free. *SMS (Fee per message 11.5 in US) Send great rate text messages to friends' mobiles with SMS on Skype.

29 *Skype WiFi (May have a fee use App on mobile) Get online with public WiFi using Skype Credit so you only pay for what you use. *Facebook News Feed See your friends latest Facebook news in Skype. Warning: No emergency calls with Skype Skype is not a replacement for your telephone and can't be used for emergency calling (911)

30 *Make a Skype Video Call - Link *Calling Landlines & Mobile Phones - Link *Making a Skype Call - Link *Group Video Calling - Link

31 *Link1 Mike *Link2 Ken/Kathy

32 From Mike s Computer

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