Category Archives: Skype Tips and Tricks

Skype New Version 5.5 for Deeper Facebook integration

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Rick

Skype just released its new production version 5.5 Upgrade now and take advantage of these new features and improvements. Skype to Facebook instant messaging New and updated emoticons New login experience Improved call controls Improved video calling reliability Simplified installer … Read More …

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CNN: Job interviews on Skype

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Rick

CNN — If you haven’t already had an important meeting — like a job interview — on Skype, chances are that you will. Get ready for your close-up. By Anne Fisher Now that Microsoft (MSFT) is shelling out $8.5 billion … Read More …

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Microsoft near to $7 Billion Deal to Buy Skype

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Rick

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is close to an agreement to buy Skype Technologies SA for more than $7 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. An accord may be announced as early as today though … Read More …

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AOL Launches “Incredibly Easy” Video Chat Service

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Rick

AOL is on the verge of launching a “shiny new video chat product dubbed ‘AV’”. And it actually looks pretty good. It’s video chat, but super-simple. You don’t need an account to use it. You don’t need anything (besides, sadly, … Read More …

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Mashable:7 Tips for Launching a Successful Podcast

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Rick

By Brian Casel Brian Casel is a web designer and co-host of Freelance Jam, the live web show for independent professionals who build the web. Connect with Brian on Twitter @CasJam. Full version on Mashable … “Podcasts are among the … Read More …

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Qik released new version for Android and iPhone

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Rick

Qik just announced its new version for Android and iPhone. The Video Connect Plus app for iPhone/iOS is free this week. It’s normally $2.99! “Qik Video Connect is the only mobile video calling solution that also enables video mail. Can’t … Read More …

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VoIP calls included in latest Skype Android upgrade

Posted on April 23, 2011 by lynn

The majority publicity about the (practically non-existent) security threat in Skype for Android means that the big push to get user to upgrade was based on security concerns. However, it also included an important, though less publicized upgrade which allows … Read More …

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A New Version Skype is available

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Rick

A New Version Skype 5.3.0.111 is available. What’s new in this version 5.3.0.111: Group video calling (beta) Skype Home Integration with Facebook Offline instant messaging New contact search and improved contact adding Enhanced call quality experience User interface refresh. You … Read More …

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Skype release fix for Android Security issue

Posted on April 21, 2011 by lynn

So, after all the scare-mongering that followed the puclicizing of a security issue in Skype for Android, a fix is quickly in place without any users being affected! Sayings about mountains and molehills immediately spring to mind. Here is what … Read More …

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Skype teams with LifeSize Passport for room based video conferencing

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Rick

“LifeSize, a division of Logitech has qualified its LifeSize® Passport™ HD video conferencing product to be the first room-based, business-class video conferencing solution to be plugged into Skype™, adding the ability for LifeSize Passport users to now conduct video calls … Read More …

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How to Record Skype Conversations on Linux

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Rick

Record conversations with skype into mp3’s on Linux(Ubuntu)! sudo apt-get install vsound sox sox-dev lame build-essential Ok. We now have installed lame for mp3 encoding, and vsound, sox, and sox-dev for the program’s dependancies. We have also installed build-essential, which … Read More …

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Skype, Skype recording and freedom

Posted on April 17, 2011 by lynn

I was just reading this article on the Epoch Times website, which tells how the military junta which rules Burma (although they like to call it Myanmar) have cracked down on the use of Skype by Burmese citizens to communicate, … Read More …

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Skype for Android Security issue – Update: Email from Skype

Posted on April 16, 2011 by lynn

Like any responsible software manufacturer who becomes aware of a possible threat to their customers’ data, Skype sent me- and presumably all other registered users of Skype for Android – an email today. It confirms what I reported yesterday regarding … Read More …

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Skype security threat on Android is being overstated

Posted on April 15, 2011 by lynn

First: as the late great Douglas Adams said: “Don’t panic!” This story, while it is of course true, is being reported in a rather alarmist way in many places. Have a look at this article on Mashable.com for a clear … Read More …

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Skype is connecting classrooms and cultures around the world

Posted on April 14, 2011 by lynn

As was widely reported on the web today (see CNet and THV) “Skype in the Classroom” was launched at the start of the month, and now being used to help students in different countries and cultures around the world to … Read More …

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Microsoft says Skype for Win7Phone by end of year

Posted on April 13, 2011 by lynn

PC Magazine is reporting on its website that support for Skype will be among the multiple updates that Microsoft is planning to push out to its Windows 7 Phone OS this year.  They’re also promising that the update process will … Read More …

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Emma Roberts Auditioned For Scream 4 Over Skype

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Rick

According to http://perezhilton.com/2011-04-13-emma-roberts-auditioned-for-scream-4-over-skype Emma Roberts’ new movie, Scream 4, is set to debut this Friday, and the actress recently revealed that when she auditioned for the part of Jill for director Wes Craven, it was over a Skype session! She … Read More …

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If working remotely is the new 9-5, Skype is the switchboard

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Rick

From http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/04/05/if-working-remotely-is-the-new-9-5-skype-is-the-switchboard/ “Oh, Skype, how we love you here at The Next Web, as our offices in Amsterdam are quite the commute for our U.S. and U.K. based editors. You host our water cooler conversations and allow me the pleasure … Read More …

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Skype 5.3 for Windows Released

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Rick

Skype just released Skype 5.3 for Windows. We have run a full test and SuperTintin can work perfectly with Skype 5.3! From Skype’s release notes: Improved quality of video received from Skype on mobile devices Skype shows users’ presence icons … Read More …

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6 top video chat services

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rick

Video chat services allow their users to talk to have an unprecedented level of interaction, and they’re especially popular among people with long distance friends and family members as well as business people. When you choose a video chat service, … Read More …

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