It is mostly just "meeting" people that I have "met" in the forum and hearing them sing/play for me although there are times I even love the text chat and some of the humour...

Bonnie, just click on one of the hearme links and see what happens. All being well, you will be prompted to accept a licence agreement and a very short download will start automatically and after that, you will be able to acess hearme. I guess the only thing you may need is a microphone.

DaveO, have you tried the uninstall/ install method suggested by hearme and also, if you use Netscape, it may be worth considering trying Internet Explorer instead as it appears that there are some problems with the Navigator/Hearme combination that Hearme don't know how to solve.

Jon