Q: Restore iChat!
OK Apple I'm ******! My mom who will be 90 at the end of August used to call the family using iChat every Sunday evening. She was quite proud of her ability to do this. Apple arbitrarily decided to no longer support AIM as part of the iChat protocol. Did so without warning. She can no longer contact us! While I keep my operating system up to date. I update hers more gradually, so that I can show her the changes when I am at home. I may have upgrader her to Mavericks but I believe she is still using Mountain Lion. I also will share her screen on occasion when she is having trouble. That no longer works any more either! I read about the change after an online search to discovery why things were not working. I can still use FaceTime to communicate with her but it is one-to-one without the ability to screen share. So now she is unable to call us and initiate the iChat with multiple members of the family. I unfortunately will not have a chance to travel to see her until her birthday. Did I mention she will be turning 90! I'm rather proud of her tech skills and her ability and interest in keeping up with technology. When I do have a chance to work on her computer, I will install Google Hangouts and teach her how to use that. APPLE YOU BLEW IT!
Posted on Jul 30, 2015 5:53 PM
