Because my wife doesn’t share my enthusiasm for computers, she sometimes gets upset when I head for the home office. I’ve tried to show her the cool stuff that can make our lives easier, but all she sees is the time spent typing on a keyboard and staring at a monitor.

So you know I was happy to hear that she was heading over to a friend’s home in a suburb north of Chicago the other day for a baby shower…via webcast! Yes, my luddite spouse was going to be spending a couple of hours huddled with about 10 other women, oohing and ahhing over gifts that were going to a mother-to-be in Alaska.

The expectant mom is the wife of a soldier stationed in Alaska. Her mother had flown to Alaska to be with her offspring at this web-powered event. My wife and her friends took turns opening gifts and showing them to the webcam hooked to the computer. When all of the gifts were opened, they were gathered up by the hostess, who planned to ship them to Alaska.

My wife reported that it was fun to see and talk with the expectant mom–even if it was by computer. She remained true to her PC-hating roots when she happily reported that the webcast was disconnected a couple of times from unexplained causes.

No, she hasn’t suggested that I invest in a webcam for our home.

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