> If you would still like to use Skype it is possible to set PulseAudio up as a > temporary pipe to ALSA [1]. > > [1] > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Examples#PulseAudio_as_a_minimal_unintrusive_dumb_pipe_to_ALSA
That's very useful. I wish I could convince my dad to switch to some other, less obnoxious piece of software, but that would take more time, I think. Thanks. M