PREPARING TO SKYPE
Egad! If any of you already have experience using Skype, please step forward. In the meantime, follow these instructions to prepare for a video conference call on your computers.

Before anything, make sure your computer monitor has a webcam. Call me if you don't know what that means.

Then, assuming you do have a webcam:

1.  Go to skype.com
2.  Clk on "Set up an Account" -- THERE'S NO COST
3.  Clk on "Download Skype for Windows"
4.  (Going through the set-up prompts, you'll be asked
    whether you want to make Bing your search engine. 
    If not, be sure to check "No.")

Once you've set up your account, send your Skype Account Name to all of us, and if you're using an email address for Skype different from the one we usually use,  send that too.

WE CAN HAVE AS MANY AS 10 ON A SKYPE CONFERENCE CALL. 

COST?
A $4.99 "Day Pass" for video conferencing is available.
I DK yet if we can continue on a "Day Pass" basis.
If we can't, video conferencing usually requires that one of the conferencees be a "Premium" Skype member. If we sign up for a year, it's $4.99/month ($60/year -- or $10 for each of us); if we sign up on a month-to-month basis, it's $9.99/mo ($120/year or $20 for each).

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