Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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Even with a Sansa clip, I'd have no way to get the files from the Internet to the device since Overdrive for Mac only recognizes mp3s.
Ah, I didn't think about that aspect of the problem. Yikes, I can't really think of a way around that unless the Overdrive folks can get their app to deal with the WMA aspect, which, I don't see Apple approving an app that does WMA DRM.
Wait, will hlookup look within the string?
No. I still think a one line macro is the simplest way to go.
I meant MS Excel. I don't know from Open Office.
Rushing to the end with a super quick question about Skype.
I'm on the line with a client and we are trying to do our session but, while I can see myself in the video screen, and I can see her, she cannot see me.
What is the simple thing I'm missing?
Hep me, hep me...please?
Tools-->Options-->Video Settings
What items are selected?
eta: What items, for both of you? It could be a setting on the other person's Skype. One column controls who you can receive video from, and one column controls who can see your video.
I don't see Tools in the Skype menu. Call, chat, account, edit, view, window, etc.
eta: skype, 280.851, on a G5 ppc
Sounds like your Mac version looks different from my Windows version. I have a menu bar at the top with "Skype - Contacts - Conversation - Call - View - Tools - Help"
Still, check out all your menus for anything about video options. On mine, there is a setting to restrict my video to contacts only or from no one, and another setting to restrict received video from anyone/contacts/no one.
Okay, so the session is over, but before we ended, I asked the client to look at her menu bar, given that system is a pc. Weirdly, she had the same info as me, not the list of options you mentioned, dcp. Could that be a version thing? Since I just downloaded Skype, I assume it is the latest.
Honestly, I was so excited about this working...and given that I could see her AND myself, I have to assume it was something on her end, but I don't know how to advise her.
Is there a different product that works better?
Has Skype video worked for you with other contacts? Were they also using Macs?
I've used Google's video chat, it seems to work about as well.