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Cheap Ways to Chat With Mom on Sunday

GeekSugar — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:00:44 -0700

Sometimes the best things in life are free, so if you won't be able to see your mom this Mother's Day, why not surprise her with a phone call or video chat session? Even if you can't be with her, she'll still be able to hear your voice and see your smiling face. And just think, you won't be spending a small fortune on a gift she'll never use anyway! Source

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Geek Tip: Download Chax to Improve iChat

GeekSugar — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:36:26 -0800

Spend all day on iChat like me? You're bound to be annoyed by some things that it does, like making you accept every chat invitation or file transfer from your contacts.

Solving your problems is Chax, a free Mac download that rights all those wrongs. After downloading it, check your preferences and you'll see a whole new list to enable or disable to your liking, like the two instances I mentioned above.

Twilight's Carlisle Cullen Is a Mac Who Uses "The iChat"

GeekSugar — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:00:00 -0800

Carlisle Cullen - that's the actor Peter Facinelli for all you non-Twilighters - told Us Weekly at the movie's premiere, how hard it was to be away from his family in L.A. while filming Twilight, and what he had to say pleased me greatly.

"I have a Mac computer, and we do the iChat, so sometimes I can eat dinner with my family," he says.

Exhibit A: He's a Mac (like our Bella) and Exhibit B: He calls it "the iChat."

That's it, he is not allowed to be more adorable. I might explode.

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Do You Video Chat With Distant Relatives?

LilSugar — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:00:54 -0800

I'm lucky enough to live in the same city as my parents and in-laws, but some of the moms at Sugar HQ live thousands of miles away from their tots' grandparents. To break the distance barrier, they use the web cams in their computers to iChat with their parents on a regular basis. They say the online video conversations allow their children to keep up their relationships with their grandparents and satisfy the grandparents' desires to see their loved ones on a more frequent than possible basis.

According to an article in The New York Times, there has been a 20 percent growth in video calling over the last year and that number is only expected to grow as more computers contain built-in web cams.

Do you keep in touch with family members via a web cam?

Abigail Breslin's iPod Touch Is Lost But Not Found in NYC

GeekSugar — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:30:01 -0700

The not a girl, but not yet a woman Abigail Breslin - who is eternally seven in my mind - made an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last Thursday and had some sad news - she lost her iPod Touch the other day in NYC. Here's what she had to say about the ordeal. . .

And to watch a video of Abigail discussing her love for her computer and video chat read more.

Geek Tip: Work Together With Screen Sharing

GeekSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:05:53 -0700

The first time I used iChat's Screen Sharing feature was to help my mom figure out how to attach a photo in an email. Apparently, this whole technology thing still keeps my parents entertained, 'cause they told all of their friends what went down the next day. Since then, I've used screen share to collaborate on stories, photos, and of course, help my parents figure out how to spin up their www, aka, check their emails.

A sweet little feature from OS X Leopard, is screen-sharing capabilities, which are just a click away in your system preferences (under sharing). They'll allow you and the other user to share a screen, while letting you both participate. In the past, if someone "shared" your screen, you wouldn't be able to click around on your own. But Screen Sharing not only lets you iChat, but share ideas at the same time.

It comes in pretty handy on those times when you and a co-worker need to flesh out a design, approve photos, or even troubleshoot, but aren't in the same office. I know I get good use out of it with my family alone! Just call me Geek, IT Specialist!

Kyra Sedgwick Tech Talks With Conan

GeekSugar — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:00:50 -0700

Just like Justin Timberlake who said he uses iChat to stay connected while on the road, Kyra Sedgwick also confessed her love for iChat on Conan O'Brien recently. When asked how she keeps in touch with her husband in NYC while in LA she said that she prefers iChat over using the phone-"Lets just say I'm really grateful for Steven Jobs, he's kept my marriage together." She also mentions how she hasn't mastered the art of text messaging, thinking that 'lol' meant lots of love instead of laugh out loud-too cute! Check out the video below!

Justin Expresses His Love For iChat With Oprah

GeekSugar — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:30:00 -0700

On today's episode of Oprah, the ever so sexy and stylin' J.T. couldn't help but share a few secrets about how he keeps in contact with his latest love Jessica Biel-although he didn't reveal his 'mystery woman's' name on the show. Here's what Timberlake had to say about iChat, one of the ways he stays connected while on the road: "Technology is a wonderful thing sometimes.... I find that to be really cool, when you can actually see someone's face. I do it with my friends, as well, just to have a conversation back and forth. It just makes you feel closer, that's all." Oprah and Justin talking tech- how hot is that?
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Martin Scorsese Is A Big iChat Fan

GeekSugar — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:00:12 -0700

Apple's iChat can be quite addictive when chatting with friends and family, but who knew that an Oscar winning director could use it for work? In The Departed, Martin Scorsese used iChat to help him direct the final "rat shot" scene from a Mac in New York.

According to Macenstein, in an interview with visual effects supervisor Rob Legato, he explains how Scorsese wanted to do a reshoot of a scene filmed in LA, even though he was in New York at the time. So Scorsese and the director of photography, Michael Ballhaus, used a Mac to watch the shoot. Legato says "A speaker connected to the Mac was placed on the camera dolly, and iChat allowed Scorsese to direct the scene with the crew listening to him in realtime."

This calls for a "lights, camera, iChat, action!"

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Love It or Leave It? The LightSnake iChat Headset

GeekSugar — Wed, 23 May 2007 12:00:13 -0700

This green USB LightSnake iChat stereo headset is a simple yet sophisticated accessory which includes earphones and a built-in microphone. It's great for Skype, listening to music and for playing games. It also boasts a cool feature called 'live when lit,' which basically lights up the headset when its powered up and playing sound. Unique it is, but is it unique enough for you to love? Leave your comments below!