Thanks all..I will get on it.

FWIW, Tried to dl the Skype file from the Nokia site and got this log:
hildon-application-manager 2.0.2
/usr/bin/dpkg-deb -f '/var/tmp/skype-debian_1.4.0.118-1_i386.deb'
Package must have "Section: user/FOO" to be considered compatible.
FAILED: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1-12)
FAILED: libqt4-core (>= 4.2.1)
FAILED: libqt4-gui (>= 4.2.1)
FAILED: libsigc++-2.0-0c2a (>= 2.0.2)
FAILED: libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1-12)
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Installing skype 1.7.62.51.1
Failed using a MMC to download packages. Using default.
E: Can't create directory at /media/mmc2/.apt-archive-cache/: Read-only file system
E: Unable to lock the download directory