Two Shots 8 #1 Posted December 6, 2011 Apple the computer, not the bird. Skype is great for intercontinental chatting, saves me lots on phone bills. But has anybody used alternative systems. Looking specifically that are Mac compliant, and can facilitate Mac to PC video communication. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bwana_LB 2,008 #2 Posted December 8, 2011 Both Yahoo Messenger and Microsoft Messenger have versions that allow audio and video chats across platforms. I prefer Skype to either, though. There are commercial applications that are better, but they are pricey. I use Cisco Telepresence Movi for work-related videoconferencing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lotusguy 452 #3 Posted December 12, 2011 Im a apple boy all the the way , been dyslexic I love the idea of go here for everything , with android I find it to hard to work , Skype for me going to try FaceTime on iPad soon but skype does the job well enought and like most I save $$$$ rather than big phone bills Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Two Shots 8 #4 Posted December 13, 2011 Not sure if Microsoft Messenger allows cross platform Video link ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LBLover6969 63 #6 Posted August 9, 2020 On 12/6/2011 at 7:39 PM, Two Shots said: Apple the computer, not the bird. Skype is great for intercontinental chatting, saves me lots on phone bills. But has anybody used alternative systems. Looking specifically that are Mac compliant, and can facilitate Mac to PC video communication. Cheers. I'm a happy mac user of WhatsApp. Encrypted connections are a must for me and WhatsApp seems to be reliable on the phone and desktop. The only caveat is that I tend to contact the same group of people and we're all on the App already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8V6RHd89DgJCMutgOOsv 2 #7 Posted August 9, 2020 11 hours ago, LBLover6969 said: I'm a happy mac user of WhatsApp. Encrypted connections are a must for me and WhatsApp seems to be reliable on the phone and desktop. The only caveat is that I tend to contact the same group of people and we're all on the App already. No, end-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from accessing WhatsApp chats Just because WhatsApp is end to end encrypted doesn't mean it is the end all be all. Metadata: Story Of How Whatsapp And Other Chat Apps Collect Data WhatsApp is still collecting metadata and feeding it to Facebook. "Whatsapp can collect data when, where, and with whom you communicate" "Besides this, they collect information about your OS, browser information (think your search history on synced devices!), IP address, mobile network data, and phone number. And if they can’t obtain your phone number, they’ll obtain it when people message you, since WhatsApp has access to your friends’ activity data as well." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LBLover6969 63 #8 Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/10/2020 at 3:45 AM, 8V6RHd89DgJCMutgOOsv said: No, end-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from accessing WhatsApp chats Just because WhatsApp is end to end encrypted doesn't mean it is the end all be all. Metadata: Story Of How Whatsapp And Other Chat Apps Collect Data WhatsApp is still collecting metadata and feeding it to Facebook. "Whatsapp can collect data when, where, and with whom you communicate" "Besides this, they collect information about your OS, browser information (think your search history on synced devices!), IP address, mobile network data, and phone number. And if they can’t obtain your phone number, they’ll obtain it when people message you, since WhatsApp has access to your friends’ activity data as well." Shit - that's what you get for not keeping up with product information. I should have reviewed the WhatsApp conditions since FB took over. Thanks for this 8V6RHd89DgJCMutgOOsv, much appreciated wake-up call! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites