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so how are things in Bighorn grandma
back in the old days you used to have to
pick up the phone call long-distance and
pay by the minute if you wanted to talk
to grandma in Wyoming I got a go grandma
you hang up no you hang up first
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now with Skype you can call anyone in
the world for free you can even talk to
each other live over video all you need
is a computer and Internet access
hi I'm Bronwyn in this video I'm going
to show you how to set up your computer
for Skype we'll also take a look at a
couple different equipment options to
get started you'll need a computer or a
laptop a high-speed internet connection
like cable or DSL speakers and a
microphone or a separate headset and
finally a webcam if you want to make
video calls you might find these
features already built into your
computer it depends on the type of
computer you have for example a laptop
PC or Mac and how old it is
let's take a closer look like most new
laptops this one has everything you need
to make calls on skype some of the
features might be hard to find at first
because they're designed to blend in for
example we have a pair of speakers
hidden under here and this tiny little
pinhole is actually a powerful
microphone this laptop also has a
built-in webcam to find out if yours has
one look for a small dot above your
screen or computer monitor it may have a
lens cover like this one or it may be
flat which will make it harder to see if
you don't have these features built into
your computer don't worry now I'm going
to show you how to attach a separate
webcam and a separate headset many
people on skype prefer to use a separate
headset when making calls because you
can hear each other much more clearly
that way they're also fairly inexpensive
this headset attaches to your computer
via USB so all you have to do is plug it
in and you can use it with Skype you
should find at least two USB ports on
your computer wherever the internal
components are housed in this example
there on the tower now I'm going to
setup my webcam it also attaches via USB
so I'm just going to plug it into the
second port
see how it works place the webcam on top
of the monitor and make sure it's secure
you'll also want to install any software
that came with the webcam if you haven't
done that already that about covers it
remember you need a computer with
internet access speakers and a
microphone or a separate headset and a
webcam if you want to make video calls
once your computer is set up you can
download skype create an account and
call anyone anywhere in the world for
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