Skype

I started using Skype a while ago, when they did the six months of free calling to US phone numbers. It proved to be useful to me, and something that I could use. I called work people. I called family. I called Natalie.
When the deal eventually ran out, I switched to just using Skype to call 800 numbers. That still covered a good number of work things, but a lot of my phone activity is calling people at their desks, and not always on conference lines. And it is sometimes a bother to arrange to get someone to call the house. I'm also more comfortable using the computer headset than I am the phone for long phone calls. And I get better sound over the computer headset than I do over the phone. So I like using the computer for making a lot of my phone calls.
Yesterday, I upgrade to a new version of Skype. And after a day and a half of fighting with it I finally think I got it to stop switching over to the soundcard in the computer and switching away from the USB headset I have here at home.
I guess it was following the directions on how to use a USB headset, 100 times. I eventually just went through each page of the preferences screen and I think I have it doing what I want it to now.
Of course, tomorrow I will more than likely find out that I am wrong and it is still not working. And I'll need it tomorrow, when I work from home.
There is something about Skype that bothers me.
I use it for mostly calling phones, not other Skype people. I actually only have one other Skype user in my contact list. But that was more something funny when I showed everyone Skype installed on my cell phone. Recently the problem I have been having with Skype has been the number of "sexy" whatevers spam chatting me. Usually it's an short meaningless message from somemone with profile picture that has barely covered and contained breasts. And the name is always sexy or sexi or something like that. And if you do happen to respond, it's "My webcam doesn't work with Skype" followed by a link to what could only be an sex site.
I've just been blocking the users when they pop up on my screen.
I have recently set my preferences so that only people on my contact list can chat with me, but I do have to wonder about one point. Are the odds of finding someone that will actually accept and follow the link actually that good?
Sorry. If anyone is out there and does really want to talk over Skype, please contact me via the contact form.