This is not on the subject of family, but will make it easier to stay in touch with your family and friends!! I just found this site for making FREE PC to Phone calls in the US and Canada. I already tried it and it seems to work better than the others I have used. Still a little lag (your going to get that with a computer), but it was clear as a bell... no static at all and I had no trouble dialing. Check it out! Martha http://www.deltathree.com/