Webcams Are Wonderful

Today my daughter and I used our webcams for the first time. I bought mine a few months back and thought hers would make a good Christmas present from me. (I split up gifts from myself and Santa at Christmas).

My exwife helped out and got the camera working. We did a trial run with only their camera while I was at work. Skype on my laptop worked great while in the office and it was great to see my daughter for the first time in almost a month.

Emma and I set up our first father-daughter webcam session for 7:00 PM this evening. That way she had plenty of time to eat dinner and have her bath before we chatted and I had time to eat and hit the gym.

How was it?
It was cool. The video quality was good and the audio was excellent. I’m glad that my daughter’s new computer at her moms place could handle it all. I think their wireless was a bit iffy a couple of times but it was heartwarming to see her.

For all of you divorced parents out there who live apart from your child(ren), a webcam seems to be a good investment. Work with your ex-spouse to pay or help pay for one of the cameras. It doesn’t have to be the greatest quality or most expensive. I’m using two Microsoft LifeCams that have a built in microphone to keep the cabling down.

I think we are going to try again tomorrow. Maybe we can make it a recurring appointment for us. Emma is only five but is really handy with her computer here.