[HM] Using skype? [signed]

[Rosemary Titterington]

Hi Clive,
I borrowed mic with mini-jack from my grandsons pc! Plugs in but no 
joy, except that I discovered I have instant  messaging on Skype. Must 
be a catch somewhere, has anyone found a snag yet?  What mic do you 
recommend and where do I find any reference to this in my system.  
Wondered if there was an on/off switch or similar. Rosemary

> Yes you need a Mic. It depends on which G4 you have, If it has a 
> mini-jack sound in you just use a mic with a mini-jack, if not you 
> need USB. Look on the back of the computer to see.
>
>
> Clive
> On 01/03/2005, at 7:07 PM, Rosemary Titterington wrote:
>
>> I am probably being dim - but how do I fix up sound input, do I need 
>> a mike? and if so what do others use please.
>> Have G4 - early one, and using OS 10.3.8. Most of family are abroad, 
>> and have persuaded me to download and use Skype for talking direct to 
>> them.  Apart from early problems with it, when I forgot to turn on 
>> 'contacts only' and got lots of Arab gentlemen talking at me, I can 
>> see it is probably a good thing.
>> However, I can hear callers, but they cannot hear me. Do I buy a usb 
>> mike, if so what do you all use. Still a bit dubious about Skype, but 
>> perhaps its my age catching up with me at last!!