A final couple questions:

1. Does anyone know of software that does similar things as Skype but that does it better?
2. I have a standard Logitech webcam that's about a $60 webcam; is there another that is impressive and should be looked into if one wanted the highest quality audio and video but that still permits near real-time video and audio (I have a DSL line with 356 Mps down and 256 Mps up and Skype does quite good on this setup)?

Thanks in advance,
cchallum