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Conversion of Skype voice mail to SMS is on the way: Jim Courtney of Skype Journal certainly seems intrigued by a forthcoming service from SpinVox and Skype that will enable users to have all their voice messages converted and sent directly to their cellphones as an SMS when they are not at their PC.SpinVox notes that the caller's Skype ID,...; Tags: Skype; Blog posts 2007-08-02
Turns out there is a SkypeMe plug-in for Facebook: here's how: There already is a Skype Me plug-in for Facebook.You set it up like this:First, you log in to Facebook.Once you do so you can access your Skype-connected Facebook accounts on this page:Like so:After you've added specific Facebook friends to your SkypeMe, and you click on the green phone icon in...; Tags: Skype; Blog posts 2007-07-31
Why not a Skype Me (or similar) functionality on Facebook?: Now, I bare my Facebook profile to the world.But no, you are not hallucinating at least I hope not.I say this because I have mashed in a "Skype Me" icon into the screen capture of my Facebook profile.What I'd really like to do is hack that Skype Me" icon into...; Tags: Skype, Predictions and Observations; Blog posts 2007-07-31
I hate hard-to-open, shrinkwrapped gizmos. Poll: don't you?: Yesterday I bought a Skype-certified, Logitech Stereo USB Headset 250 at Office Depot.Brought it home and tried to open it. Sounds easy enough.It was then that I once again encountered the shrinkwrap monster. Looked for an easy opening, but I am telling you, had a beast of a time trying...; Tags: Skype, Predictions and Observations; Blog posts 2007-07-19
Here's my interpretation of Skype's latest quarterly numbers: Phil of Skype Journal groks Skype-owner eBay's latest quarterly investor conference call for clues about how Skype is doing.Om notes the following factoids: New Registered Users, now stands at 220 million, versus 196 million at the end of the first quarter 2007. From Q4 2006 to Q1 2007, the...; Tags: Skype; Blog posts 2007-07-19

Have you tried SnagIt-Skype mashup: OK, OK, maybe I overdid it with my doodlin' Google Earth-YouTube mashup.But now, here's a mashup that has a practical use.SnagIt-Skype.I've been using SnagIt as my screen capture tool for several years. Just upgraded to SnagIt 8.2.In doing so, I've noticed a cool feature I am just going to have...; Tags: Skype, Softphones; Blog posts 2007-07-11
Third-party Skype developers offer feature suggestions: A post by Skype Journal's Jim Courtney leads us to a Skype Developer Zone wiki page where third-party Skype developers offer their recommendations and added features for future versions of Skype. Proposals and reactions are due in by July 11, which is this Wednesday.Some may stay as recommendations, while others...; Tags: Skype; Blog posts 2007-07-08
Nokia N800 user gets Skype up and running-thx to firmware upgrade: Dan, who writes the Nokia Tabletblog under the name ThoughtFix, emailed me this morning to let me know that he's installed the firmware that lets Skype run on the Nokia N800.Firmware- Software Edition 2007 version 4.2007.26-8 for Nokia N800.With Firmware installed he's successfully made Skype calls over the N800.Here's a...; Tags: Skype, Software; Blog posts 2007-07-06
Skype on Nokia N800 is a winner: Mobile device blogger Kevin Tofel is all revved up about seeing Skype running on an Nokia N800.Kevin spotted this at the Nokia booth, at the Digital Experience show in NYC. We're told that Skype will be on this device in July.Hey, wait a minute. Tomorrow IS July. (Gee where did...; Tags: Skype, Gizmo Project; Blog posts 2007-06-30
Skype-Toshiba pre-bundle: convenient but not transformative: I'm a bit late to this one (concentrating on the debut of (what was that again?) but I've just sipped a cup o' Joe a-cogitatin' about the meaning of this new program where Skype will be bundled into several new Toshiba laptops.As fellow blogger Tom Keating notes, these will...; Tags: Predictions and Observations, Skype; Blog posts 2007-06-28
Skype without a headset: you have several alternatives: So you would love to use Skype but you don't want to be tied down to a headset?You're not alone. Headsets can be uncomfortable and because their use most often means you will be tied down to a PC, headsets can be inconvenient.If you've echoed that lament, you will be...; Tags: Skype, Products; Blog posts 2007-06-24
Skype releases 3.5 beta: here are the new features and enhancements: Skype's 3.5 beta has just been released, and is available for download here.Raul, who is one of Skype's official bloggers, thinks the big enhancements over the last notable rev, are: feature: Auto redial feature: Call Transfer feature: Device Indicators feature: Edit chat messages feature: Message history loading granulated feature: Private Telephone Numbers feature: Send contacts inside...; Tags: News, Skype; Blog posts 2007-06-15
Skype IM over BlackBerry? Success with IM+ for Skype!: Skype Journal's Jim Courtney writes that last night, he accomplished successful Skype IM connections over his BlackBerry.Jim was in Boston's Fenway Park, and he was conversing with his buddy and mine Alec Saunders. Alec's in Ottawa.Jim used IM+ for Skype Software, which costs $25. Of course add SkypeOut calls to...; Tags: BlackBerry, Skype; Blog posts 2007-06-14
Skype Developer Program events featured at eBay Dev Conference: Jim Courtney of Skype Journal is at the eBay Developers Conference in Boston. And comes as no surprise eBay-owned Skype has a very visible presence, manifested by activities centered around the Skype Developer Program.Jim summarizes an eventful day:Lester Madden started off the day with a demonstration of the Skype Publishing...; Tags: Skype; Blog posts 2007-06-13
Twittering from Skype in four easy steps: On his PacificIT blog, Robert Sanzalone gets you started on Twittering from Skype.Here's what he writes: Add twitter4skype as a contact. Type the following as a chat message be sure to do a FULL return for each line:/accountyourtwitteraccountnameyourtwitteraccountpassword The system should return: twitter4skype Registration complete! The next time you write a chat message...; Tags: Skype; Blog posts 2007-06-06
Two close-up photos here of in-dev next-gen NETGEAR Skype phone: When LiveDigitally.com blogger Jeremy Toeman visited NETGEAR's HQ last week, he was able to get a couple of closeup pix of the still-in-development 2nd-generation WiFi Skype Phone.No, this were not stealth photos, but those taken with NETGEAR CEO Patrick Lo holding the handset.That was one pix at the top of...; Tags: Products, Skype; Blog posts 2007-05-25
Concerned about SkypeOut voice quality? This new agreement may help: Andy Abramson, yours truly, and perhaps you have been concerned about inconsistencies in the voice quality of SkypeOut calls.Hopefully, a new agreement between Skype and voice termination services solutions provider Teleglobe will help.Teleglobe will provide call termination for SkypeOut. This will be accomplished via the Teleglobe VoIPLink service, a redundant,...; Tags: Skype; Blog posts 2007-05-25
Is Skype overcharging for foreign character SMS?: According to a post on Skype News, there are some issues that appear to come into play when a Skype user enters a non-English character into your Skype SMS screen.The unsigned poster charges that these non-English characters can be misinterpreted by Skype's SMS interface as constituting way more characters than...; Tags: Skype, Case Studies; Blog posts 2007-05-21
Skype creating Game Channel, Game Developer Program: Skype intends to pursue the multi-player games market by creating a Skype Game Channel fueled by innovations from techs it hopes will participate in its also new Game Developer Program."People are increasingly using Skype to interact with one another, with many choosing to play simple games like checkers or backgammon,"...; Tags: News, Skype; Blog posts 2007-05-17
VoIP Expert: Skype degrades my MacBook, so I'm switchin' to Gizmo: This is no newbie. We're talking Ted Wallingford here. Ted has written VoIP Hacks: Tips & Tools for Internet Telephony and Switching to VoIP .Ted's about fed up with Skype. Doesn't seem to play well with his MacBook- even when Skype isn't running.Here's his story:At first I really thought it...; Tags: Apple, Gizmo Project, Skype; Blog posts 2007-05-17