[HM] Using skype? [signed]

[Clive Ross [c]]

You may Have to set the input to the mic in the sound preferences in 
system preferences

Clive
On 01/03/2005, at 11:17 PM, Rosemary Titterington wrote:

> 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!!
>
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