Earlier this week I received a gift card in the mail from Office Depot. It was a reward for a number of purchases I've made there. So with that as the background let me fill in the rest of the story.
For Christmas my sister Ariel gave me webcam so that we can do teleconference calling when she's overseas. I actually think that she gave it to me so that she could see my daughters grow while she's away. Anyhow...
We use a free service called Skype that allows phone conversation with video, and instant messaging. We have used it a couple times now, and while it's not a perfect technology, it is certainly a fun and interesting one.
I have been ideating related to the uses of this technology, and have come up with some uses for the leaders of the church. Right now our leaders meet every week, and we're looking to add interns who will live a state away. So we're starting an experiment to see if we can use the video conference feature to enable remote meetings connected via the internet. I certainly think it's an exciting possibility.
So yesterday I went to Office Depot, pick up a webcam, and purchased it. My total after using the gift card? 60 cents. The 60 cent experiment.
--Ben
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