Grandparents, here’s a gift to give yourself.  Sign up for eyejot. What is eyejot? It’s video mail in a blink - an email video messaging service for personal or business use. With a computer, webcam with a microphone, and eyejot you can visit with your grandchildren much more often. A colleague of mine recommended eyejot to me. He and his wife have a new baby and uses eyejot to send video email messages of their two young daughters to their grandparents across the sea. He recommended it to me because he knew I’d enjoy it since I’m a grandmother and it’s very easy to use. (Was he implying I need easy to use?)

If you’re reading this then I know you have a computer and probably Flash Player installed. (If you aren’t sure if you have Adobe Flash Player, go to http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/  This page immediately checks it for you.)

And if you already have a webcam, great! If not, then, you need to run out and purchase a web cam with a microphone, ASAP!  The new daddy has a Logitech video cam. He told me I could purchase a good one for about $50 to $70. And now for the best part, sign up for free eyejot video mail service.

With eyejot it will be so easy for you to stay in touch with your grandchildren - they won’t be able to forget you at all. And when you do visit with them, you’ll be able to pick up where you left off without that warming up to you awkward moments.  Infants and toddlers will be able to match your voice with your face - you won’t be a stranger any longer to your grandchildren.  I see my two grandchildren every Saturday but Poppy gets to see them twice during the week, if not more often.  With eyejot, I’ll be able to send them video email messages during the week in addition to cell phone calls.

Grandchildren will be able to show you their newest treasures. Just think how good they’ll feel when they see you holding their artwork sent to you last week. You won’t miss their saying new words, first steps, first lost tooth, singing their silly songs!  Be prepared, they might ask how their grandparents got inside the computer?

If you want to see a demo, go to eyejot’s homepage and click on Samples. My friend actually sent me a video email message so I could see how great it is. I believe you will be pleased, too.

As soon as I buy a webcam, I’m signing up….Excuse me, I have to go shopping now for two webcams!!!   -  remember to buy one for the grandkids, too, so they can send you video messages back.

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