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Started by Michael
Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:47
iChat/AOL
Author: Michael
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:47
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:47
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I am trying to set up a video cnferece with my Son, I have iChat on a G4 running 10.4, he has AOL messenger on a PC laptop running XP. We have followed all the instructions on the "Using AIM on Windows" FAQ page, and iChat seems pretty simple, and we have both turned off our respective firewalls, mine being Mac OSX and Wireless G router, but the invite to Video Chat menu items are dimmed. Any suggestions appreciated, and if any more info is required please ask. Thanks Michael
Re: iChat/AOL
Author: Geoffrey F. Green
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:12
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 15:12
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In article <1119268183.82b874c078c04198c2539ede2cbcf33f@teranews>, Michael <mitchins@mac.com> wrote: > I am trying to set up a video cnferece with my Son, I have iChat on a > G4 running 10.4, he has AOL messenger on a PC laptop running XP. > > We have followed all the instructions on the "Using AIM on Windows" FAQ > page, and iChat seems pretty simple, and we have both turned off our > respective firewalls, mine being Mac OSX and Wireless G router, but the > invite to Video Chat menu items are dimmed. OK, potentially really silly question, but you didn't say so explicitly, but here goes -- do you both have webcams attached, and are they recognized their respective computers. - geoff
Re: iChat/AOL
Author: Artoi
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:11
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:11
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In article <1119268183.82b874c078c04198c2539ede2cbcf33f@teranews>, Michael <mitchins@mac.com> wrote: > I am trying to set up a video cnferece with my Son, I have iChat on a > G4 running 10.4, he has AOL messenger on a PC laptop running XP. > > We have followed all the instructions on the "Using AIM on Windows" FAQ > page, and iChat seems pretty simple, and we have both turned off our > respective firewalls, mine being Mac OSX and Wireless G router, but the > invite to Video Chat menu items are dimmed. > > Any suggestions appreciated, and if any more info is required please ask. You need to turn on iSight while your son needs to turn on his USB webcam. Further, he should use the latest AIM client software (v4.9). --
Re: iChat/AOL
Author: michael
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:50
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 23:50
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In article <1119268183.82b874c078c04198c2539ede2cbcf33f@teranews>, Michael <mitchins@mac.com> wrote: > I am trying to set up a video cnferece with my Son, I have iChat on a > G4 running 10.4, he has AOL messenger on a PC laptop running XP. > > We have followed all the instructions on the "Using AIM on Windows" FAQ > page, and iChat seems pretty simple, and we have both turned off our > respective firewalls, mine being Mac OSX and Wireless G router, but the > invite to Video Chat menu items are dimmed. > > Any suggestions appreciated, and if any more info is required please ask. > > Thanks > Michael > Use software that actually delivers cross-platform conferencing ? http://www.ivisit.com 8-way video/audio/chat on any PC or Mac :) m-
Is iSight a webcam? [was iChat/AOL]
Author: Peter McCallum
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00
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I have a question about the iSight camera. Can it be used as a webcam with other applications such as yahoo messenger, or is it only for iChat? -- Peter McCallum Mackay Qld AUSTRALIA
Re: Is iSight a webcam? [was iChat/AOL]
Author: michael
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 03:14
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 03:14
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In article <1gyi3p8.h6vvfqicmmqwN%p5m8.REMOVETHIS@yahoo.com.au>, p5m8.REMOVETHIS@yahoo.com.au (Peter McCallum) wrote: > I have a question about the iSight camera. Can it be used as a webcam > with other applications such as yahoo messenger, or is it only for > iChat? It works with most things. m-
Re: iChat/AOL
Author: Michael
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:31
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:31
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On 2005-06-20 21:47:45 +1000, Michael <mitchins@mac.com> said: > I am trying to set up a video cnferece with my Son, I have iChat on a > G4 running 10.4, he has AOL messenger on a PC laptop running XP. > > We have followed all the instructions on the "Using AIM on Windows" FAQ > page, and iChat seems pretty simple, and we have both turned off our > respective firewalls, mine being Mac OSX and Wireless G router, but the > invite to Video Chat menu items are dimmed. > > Any suggestions appreciated, and if any more info is required please ask. > > Thanks > Michael Thanks to all replies, Jeff, yes and yes. Michael, we tried iVisit, and yes, it works, but the interface is pretty awful, so we would really like to get iChat/AIM working. We have got to the stage were we can invite each other for a video chat, but after trying to connect for a minute or two my Mac says I am not responding and my Sons PC says that it is unable to complete the connection. All firewalls etc that we can think of are disabled. Any more suggestions? Thanks Michael
Re: iChat/AOL
Author: www.168computers.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:14
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:14
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Just out of curiousity, what is your ADSL speed? iChat AV 1-to-1 Video Conference system requirement is 100Kbps Internet connection (up/down). If either of you are on a 256/64kbps ADSL, it would not work.
Re: iChat/AOL
Author: michael
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:26
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:26
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In article <1119360786.9a71972a83056c09bba50b994d34b3a9@teranews>, Michael <mitchins@mac.com> wrote: > Michael, we tried iVisit, and yes, it works, but the interface is > pretty awful, so we would really like to get iChat/AIM working. > We have got to the stage were we can invite each other for a video > chat, but after trying to connect for a minute or two my Mac says I am > not responding and my Sons PC says that it is unable to complete the > connection. > All firewalls etc that we can think of are disabled. > Any more suggestions? > Thanks > Michael > The UI might not look as sexy as iChat sure - but the point is it actually *works* and delivers what it promises ;) m-
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