Hi, I am battling to get Skype to run on a Dell Inspiron Dual Core - I cannot work my way around ALSA which seems to block the sound. Any ideas? Regards, Ray Lombard Lombard & Associates cc P O Box 115 Link Hills 3652 Tel.: +27(0)31 763 3760 Fax: +27(0)31 763 3664 mobile: +27(0)83 255 4639 e-mail: ray at rlombard.co.za