2 users off the same account?

I currently have isight set up at home (through .mac) but would like to set it up at work as well so i can see/speak to my wife/child at home. can i set up my wife at home as an additional user under my same account?

Hi Joecala,
There have been changes in iChat 3 that prevent Text Chatting between two computers using iCHat and the same Screen name.
It used to be possible to do this in iChat 2.x (you get a Error text from the AIM servers saying you are logged on twice) and could ignor it and text Chat.
In both iChat 2 and iChat 3 it is Impossible to Video or Audio chat between two computers with the same Screen Name as you need the name to identify the other end as the caht is Peer to Perr at that point.
As Defcom says both trial @Mac names and AIM names are free.
NOTE: It is possible though to use iChat with the same Screen name on two computers at the same time - Once you have enabled the Multiple Logins tick box in iChat > Preferences > Accounts for the account in question.
In iChat 3 you can not add your own screen name to the Buddy List which prevents 1-1 text chats connections but a third party can be answered by either computer (potential workaround)
10:36 PM Tuesday; October 24, 2006

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