Voice over IP, or VoIP, is an emerging technology that allows you to use your broadband Internet connection to place and receive voice and videophone calls. Internet-based calls are less expensive than traditional calls (sometimes they're even free), and many VoIP-based communication services are compatible with the old-fashioned global phone network, so you can use these new VoIP tools to place calls to and receive them from traditional phone numbers. By adding some desktop VoIP software tools to your Mac, you, too, can take advantage of Internet calling. We've reviewed four Mac-compatible desktop VoIP applications: Apple's iChat AV 3.1.4, SIPPhone's Gizmo Project 1.3.2, SightSpeed 4.5, and Skype 1.4. We also checked out a unique product called WengoPhone; still in beta for the Mac, this VoIP plug-in for Mozilla Firefox lets you make and receive calls via the browser. While each program has strengths and weaknesses, they all do basical...