Joining The Family on Christmas Morning via Skype Video

Here is an example of how one woman used video conferencing technology to join in the Christmas morning festivities of her extended family by using Skype and a video camera connected to a PC.

This is a great illustration of how video conferencing can bring families together when it is just impossible to be physically present at special times.

Christmas morning is one of those occasions (birthdays is another) where we tend to videotape the occasion for posterity. Why not hook up the camcorder to a long cable and send out the video live to the Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles who live across the country or on the other side of the world.