Day of study it twas. Spent the whole day focusing on database models, relational tables, entity relationship diagrams. I'm practically an expert :).

Tested out a series of voice chat applications with Deline and James. Me on dialup, James on ADSL (same provider as me) and Deline using cable (different provider). Skype (http://www.skype.com/), although my favourite in the past, came out second best. Besides James microphone sucking, Skype worked perfectly between him and I. Didn't work too well between Deline and I though, there was literally 5+ seconds worth of lag. Engin (http://www.engin.com.au/) was much better in terms of stability. It never disconnected and most of the conversation with Deline came through clear, although there were some bad times. The big downside I found with Engin, was its interface. Skype acts a bit more like MSN, showing you when friends are online, but Engin acts more like a phone. Call someone and see if they are online basically. Resolution: Skype came out on top for those I know it works well with, Engin otherwise.