Hi forum member
theres already a thread
here about the uses for automator.
i dont think you can schedule an automator action but you could set your Mac to startup at a certain time in the Energy Saver preferences, set your Mac to auto login (if you havent already done this) and add Skype as a login item in Account preferences. TIP: the short way to to add an app as a login item is to add it to the dock, then right click on it and choose "Open at Login".