- I bought this TeleMAX web cam from Radio Shack because I wanted to help my roommate with being able to video chat with his wife in the Philippines
- I wanted to help him save money, because I noticed he was making a lot of long distance calls and buying phone cards frequently
- I thought I might be able to save my roommate some money if I let him use my computer, connect to my landlady’s high speed Internet connection, and use Yahoo IM to have Jonas talking to his wife in the Philippines while seeing her at the same time
- I could shoulder the cost, after all, I could use a web cam too, to video chat with my few friends
- I like the looks of it, it’s shaped like a human eye with a big wink, and it came with a clip too, so I could easily clip it on my laptop screen
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- I bought this TeleMAX web cam from Radio Shack because I wanted to help my roommate with being able to video chat with his wife in the Philippines. Jonas was a brand new contract worker, who worked at a construction site in Vancouver. I wanted to help him save money, because I noticed he was making a lot of long distance calls and buying phone cards frequently.
I thought I might be able to save my roommate some money if I let him use my computer, connect to my landlady’s high speed Internet connection, and use Yahoo IM to have Jonas talking to his wife in the Philippines while seeing her at the same time. So I went to the Metrotown mall in the suburb of Burnaby to find him a nice, cheap, reliable web cam that does the job. I could shoulder the cost, after all, I could
use a web cam too, to video chat with my few friends.I must admit, I don’t like the idea of being seen while web chatting with anyone, but who knows when I just might use it. Besides, this one only costs $40, so I bought this model after spending about 15 minutes in the web cam isle of Radio Shack. Luckily this web cam model was on sale, otherwise, it would have been an extra fifteen dollars more. I hurriedly brought my newfound web cam and showed it to my roommate, who got so excited. So the long and short of it was I was able to install the web cam software on my notebook computer, just in time to see Jonas talking to his wife on video. Finally, they could see each other after six months! I was so happy for him! This is the first ...
- and only web cam I bought for my Sony VAIO notebook. I wished my notebook came with a built-in web cam, but then it didn’t, so what can you do? But being careful with one’s purchase paid off for me, because this TeleMAX web cam still works like a charm, and it’s over a year old already!
I like the looks of it, it’s shaped like a human eye with a big wink, and it came with a clip too, so I could easily clip it on my laptop screen. It even has an adjustable angle, so I can tilt it as much as I could. I even use it on my apartment balcony to serve as a security camera, so I can see the traffic going around the busy street, which is becoming notorious for burglaries lately. Luckily, I had bought a lot of USB extension cords, so I can bring it anywhere around the house.Then even when I’m in my room, I can see what’s going on in my balcony, isn’t that cool? There’s a tiny monitor on my notebook screen, courtesy of the web cam program, that hovers around and easy to drag around the screen, or even minimize if need be. It’s not the biggest nor the clearest in the world, but it’s clear enough. So I thought I needed to buy a surveillance camera to monitor the security situation in my apartment, no way Jose, this web cam will do. Last winter I even had it hanging in my balcony and it seemed to take good video despite the freezing temperature. This is one tough bird! I could bring this to Mars, for all I care.
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