Hi Nic..

Yes, we can all read them no problem.. the skype to skype thing is absolutely free but skyping to your landline in Singapore is also very cheap for mum and Dad. With a cheap USB internet camera you can see and talk to each other ie video conferencing, great for the kids! Mum and Dad don't think any one would want to see them ha ha! It's all designed for Windows but works finally on the Mac it's really great for us europeans with expensive calls and living in different countries but I don't want to make Blogger redundant ;-))

lots of love J