Hi Jack, skype is a voip (voice over internet protocol) program. you can call computer to computer, skype to skype that is, for free. Anywhere in the world. Long distance calls from your computer to land lines are really inexpensive. For more info go to http://www.skype.com/helloagain.html Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: J. Black Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:36 PM Would you explain skype to me? I've seen this now quite a few times, but honestly am at a loss for what it accomplishes? J. Black