Conference calls, talking to my friends and co-workers, and a relatively small minutes plan from AT&T have led to my rapid burning-through of rollover minutes.

Seeing my stash deplete like leftover Chinese food foolishly forgotten and left unattended in the fridge, I decided to make a radical move:  get Skype.

Why was this radical, you say?  Well, I had heard that, in some situations, the quality is questionable.  In others, call drops have been experienced.  In other words, I had been hearing from all angles that the service is sketchy.

Let me tell you - for the past few weeks, it has been GREAT, and I'd like to tell you the top reasons why I'm so pleased with my first experiences with Skype.