Since I work at Presto, it's obvious why I like it. But I have one at my mother-in-law's house. She has six kids and 14 grandkids who are geographically dispersed. Even though four of her kids and 7 of the grandkids are local to her location, Presto is providing her a great way to stay in touch more often and in a richer, more involved way. Typically she will see the kids and grandkids at family dinners, or talk to her adult children on the phone. But Presto is providing a way for her to get photo content from all of the extended family, helping her stay more connected. My challenge now is getting the grandkids to get off of facebook long enough to send their grandma an email!

Presto Insider: Peter Radsliff
CEO, Presto Services Inc.

My 87-year-old mom will not touch a computer.  Her four children and all her grandchildren spend most of their days on the computer, both at work and home. Our communication revolves around the computer, and we hardly think to send a note or card. Phone calls have gotten very difficult, due to her hearing problems on the phone. So, for us, Presto is a tremendous blessing. We are all singing its praises to all our friends who have elderly family members. Couldn't be a greater product at just the perfect time! (Thanks, Clark Howard, for telling us about this on your program.)

Mother now spends her days watching for her next e-mail with news from one of  us...or her crossword puzzle...and now, beautiful pictures of her newest great grandchild!

My father is 102, quite deaf, but otherwise in good shape for his age.  He used to be able to use WebTV to stay in touch with children and grandchildren across the country.  But that got too difficult for him.  He felt that he needed to respond to all emails and lost the ability to do that without frustrations.

Now with Presto we can send messages and pictures and he knows that no response is expected or possible.  He has the machine next to his chair and just has to reach over to pick up his mail.

He lives in a retirement home several miles away from us.  We always leave him a note about the plans for the next day.  As he cannot use the phone, we had no way to tell him if plans changed overnight.  Now we can send him a Presto message in the morning.

So far it has been very reliable.  We like it.

I'm thrilled to read these comments--this gives me great hope!  I've just purchased one of these for my in-laws.  I live in Texas and THEY live in Maine and they are NOT technologically savvy.  I am a "geek" for a local company and have taught everyone around me to "embrace" computers and technology.

This is a Christmas present for them--and as soon as I can get an e-mail address for them (website is down) I will be giving it to their grandchildren as well (they have two--ours).  Their son is certainly excited about this service; we can now send pictures easily!

At one time they actually tried to use a computer--but it was a complete failure; couldn't understand the technology, viruses, etc.  This service is a dream-come-true for me!  I asked them about getting their telephone through cable--and their son helped them do it--and now they are thrilled because they can talk to us for hours without a massive phone bill!

Let's hope this is something they will love as well.  I am so thrilled that this has come into being--I sincerely hope they will both "embrace it" and look forward to getting their e-mails from it!