altruistic1

I am trying so hard to make a go at working online, there is so much to learn.  I have found more information than you can believe, all for free.  What is wrong with me, I have an degree and am a member of Phi Theta Kappa, but this is just ridicules.  I have been reading and trying a bunch of different things and do not seem to be going anywhere.  I feel like a dunce.  I have listened in on phone calls and heard some of the guru’s speak about how they started and did not have a penny to their name and now they are millionaires.

I decided to download Skype onto my computer the other day and did not get a chance to set it up and try it out until today.  My son in California has used it for awhile now and I thought that I would try it out and call him.  I have a web-cam that has a built in microphone, so I called and the call wont go through because it says that I have a problem with my microphone and need to plug a usb microphone in.  The camera is plugged in by usb, so I started searching for the problem.  There is a wizard that you use when you set up the service, and it says the same thing that my microphone isn’t working, there is a drop-down menu that lists the microphone that it is testing and it is not the right one but there is no other listed to chose.  I looked in the troubleshooting guide and found some info there and checked the control panel and the microphone is functioning properly.  As I was trying to figure out what was wrong I found a settings control on Skype itself and it actually listed the right microphone but is grayed out.  There is also a test number that you call that I had not done and so I called it and the recording said something and then told me to speak and it would play back what I said, it recorded fine.  Back to trying a call and I received the same message that my microphone was not working.

Needless to say I sent an email to Skype after all of that and will be glad when they send me the solution, if there is one.  I am hoping to be able to use it with some of the programs that I am working with .  It just really frustrates me to no end when I am not able to figure out something as silly as this.  I know that the solution will be a simple one, probably staring me in the face. 

Oh well, I had a visit from my youngest son and his fiance and that made all of the frustration disappear.  They will be going back to the doctor in about a week to confirm if they are going to have twins or not.  I am so excited, but I feel bad at the same time, a first time pregnancy with twins.  She always has me to help though!!  I love them all!!

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