Hi All, I have been thinking for some time now of using the Skype system to increase our contact on the Dublin list. For those who don't know Skype herewith a brief description:- It is basically what is called 'voice over I.P' or VOIP if you have an Internet connection, which all of us have, and broadband, which most of us have, the all we need is to download the Skype software and this makes it possible to talk (and even see, if we have a web cam) each other in real time. The obvious drawback is that we are a community with such time variation that getting everyone interested on line at a suitable time will be difficult, but I am confident that we can still do a lot. This is not a proposal to downgrade the list in any way - rather to make it more attractive by giving a personal touch. If anyone is interested in experimenting with this medium of communication get back to me either through the list or off list. Lets use technology to make the Dublin list a setter of trends not a follower! Regards Anthony J. Roche Visit my home page at http://homepages.iol.ie/~ajroche/ Good Dublin Links at http://www.rootsweb.com/~irldubli/