Comments on: chat between a Mac and a PC

Question: chat between a Mac and a PC

PenguinBukkake — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:45:19 -0800

I have a Logitech Messenger webcam and a Mac (10.3.9) and I downloaded the macam software. How do I chat with a friend who has a PC and another Logitech webcam? Should we use AIM? Yahoo? Excuse me if the question's too easy but I'm a total webcam n00b and what I found on Google is quite contradictory. Thanks!

By: casconed

casconed — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:10:17 -0800

yahoo has worked well for me (but make certain you get the latest client). i haven't tried iChat yet, but my understanding of the macam drivers is that they should allow ANY quicktime-savvy app to access the camera.

By: hooray

hooray — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:11:19 -0800

Yahoo has worked for me, iChat did not.

By: PenguinBukkake

PenguinBukkake — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:12:59 -0800

I just tried yahoo messenger. I could see the other person, they couldn't see me

By: camcgee

camcgee — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:22:53 -0800

I suggest iChat on the Mac and AIM on the PC -- they use the same messaging format. I've done it successfully using a Logitech camera on a PC and the built-in camera in a MacBook.

By: jdl

jdl — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:05:10 -0800

I've been able to do this with Yahoo. I was on a Mac and they were on a PC and we could see each other.

By: starscream

starscream — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:57:15 -0800

I play D&D every Wednesday via webcam. I'm a pc user living in Los Angeles and my DM is an mac user in San Francisco. I use Aim 5.9 and he the latest iChat and we can see & hear each other just fine.

By: nenequesadilla

nenequesadilla — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:44:38 -0800

Fire for Mac can handle chats with Yahoo, AIM, ICQ etc. Lightweight, free and works great.

By: matteo

matteo — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 02:09:16 -0800

thanks everybody, I'll try today and report back

By: oaf

oaf — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:09:07 -0800

Lightweight, free and works great.

It does not work at all with webcams, however.