Category Archives: Skype Tips and Tricks

New features in Skype 5.0 for Windows

From Skype Forum: http://bit.ly/fQQ34s There are some amazing new features in Skype 5.0 for Windows. Group video calling – make a video call to up to nine contacts at the same time. Find friends and add contacts quickly and more … Read More …

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New features in Skype 5.0 Beta for Mac

From Skype: http://bit.ly/eFeo9J The new features in Skype 5.0 Beta for Mac are designed to make your life simpler, and to make it even easier to do more together – even when you’re apart. New look Full screen window, with … Read More …

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Q&A: Questions and Answers about Skype Video Call

Question 1: How do i stop freezing with skype video chat? My skype video chat keeps freezing. What do i do? Answer: Check your PC speed, RAM, and Internet speed. Try to free up as much Ram as possible before … Read More …

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Skype 5.0 for Windows Released

Skype 5.0 Winows Released! Release date: 14.10.2010 Version: 5.0.0.152 Changes Calling Removed post call experience Contact list Added an option to disable avatar pictures in contact list. …. Full Version of Skype 5.0 Release Notes: http://developer.skype.com/WindowsSkype P.S : SuperTinTin Skype … Read More …

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Do you know there is a special Chinese version of Skype?

Skype and its Chinese partner, Tom online, work together and provide a special version of Skype which can block all the words in the black list. Chinese officials have been monitoring in and out messages running through over the years … Read More …

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iPhone Skype can receive calls when it is running in the background

From Wired: … Skype can now receive calls when the app is running invisibly in the background, which was a major omission in previous versions released before Apple added multitasking to its OS. Combined with the May addition of support … Read More …

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How Joel Spolsky record his weekly podcast

Joel wrote a blog about how he record his weekly Stack Overflow podcast. Here’s the basic schematic: Here’s what it looks like:

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How to Record Skype Calls

Skype is probably the most widely used Internet Phone service for conducting telephonic interviews, panel discussions, conference calls, recording podcasts or plain voice chatting. To date over 190 million people have downloaded the Skype program. Though Skype doesn’t provide native … Read More …

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Popular Skype Alternatives

This article summarized 10 Skype Alternatives. SightSpeed – Mac and Windows app offering unlimited free PC – PC VoIP calls, unlimited free PC – PC video calls. Reduced rates for PC – landline / cell phone calls. Also features video … Read More …

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