Okay - so, I'm a comfort-zone-person. I find something I like, something that fits my needs to a "T", and I'll probably stay with it forever.
I started using Yahoo Messenger almost 6 years ago - with dial-up connection- yes! (And don't ask me how I got started. I'm not gonna tell.) I got into the YM thing so much I sometimes wake up to someone else's snoring at the other end. (I'm still not going to tell.)
Years later, everybody seems to have switched to Skype. I kept hanging on to my YM. I have the latest version, anyway. (Excuses! Excuses!) Except there's no one to YM with. Not anymore. Even the kids in my family are using Skype. When they see me using the YM, they think I'm from another world.
It's time to learn something different. (I was about to say 'new'. Which is absolutely not true since Skype is on it's nth version already!) I've been staring far too long at the 'offline status' of friends in my YM.
Finally, I have reached the letting-go stage. Well, partly. Am keeping my YM. I just can't bring myself to delete it from my system. But I have downloaded Skype, spent some time getting familiar with it and came up with this tutorial. I'm not even sure someone will still be interested to go through this quick lesson. It's so basic I'm almost embarrassed to share it.
Here it is, anyway - for those who are in the process of finding something new. It's not necessarily something better. But you might have better chances of getting connected as more people are using Skype nowadays. As for me, the kids will stop looking at me with dismay. And I will stop feeling, well, ancient. Don't you feel ever feel outdated when you refuse to go out of a comfort zone?
And here's something that I like about Skype - I can monitor my Facebook Newsfeed while logged-in to Skype. I don't think i can do that with YM. So, it seems, it's goodbye YM, hello Skype! (Click here for video version)
Catch me on Skype.
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