I've had two wonderful nights on PalTalk recently, some incredibly good music. But I've been frustrated because when I try to sing it sounds to everyone else like I'm trying to sing and snorkel at the same time. I've heard touches of that with other people, but apparently it's totally garbled my offerings. It sounds a bit like when your CD is dirty or scratched. I suspect, in my low-tech understanding, that the "packets" of data are not being reassembled properly after scooting around the world. Any techies out there with any ideas for changing settings, etc. that might fix this? I'm connecting through a dial-up ISP, using either Netscape or IE, with a "56K" modem and a 550 MHz laptop.

I confess that I did not like PalTalk at all at first, and missed HearMe, but I've heard a fantastic mix of old friends and newcomers and I'm hooked! I also like the fact that people open the room frequently, instead of just on Sunday evening. But I would like to sing without everybody making drowning jokes.

Aloha,
Mark