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Skype for Windows 5.7 beta–Skype for Mac 5.4 beta: Bringing Feature Equality

By on November 17, 2011

Today Skype announced the availability for user testing two upgrade clients: Skype for Windows 5.7 beta and Skype for Mac 5.4 beta. Most importantly this brings major feature equality, including one major new feature, to both: Both expand their ability to combine real time communications with asynchronous social networking. The major feature introduction is the [...]

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Skype Updates Its Support Forums; Adds Facebook Support Page

By on August 8, 2011

Not all PC’s were created equal! With its level of popularity and 170 million monthly active users, there are going to be almost 170 million different PC and device configurations on which Skype is installed. Supporting a software application on this many configurations across 27 languages can be a challenge, especially when working across many [...]

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Skype for Mac 5 – Hotfix Update Now Available

By on May 9, 2011

Today Skype released the promised Hotfix to Skype for Mac 5.1 that addresses the security vulnerability that was the subject of much Internet angst last Friday. Click on Skype | Check for Updates … and you will get this: Release notes, such as they are, mention three issues addressed: Security updates Resolves video freezing in [...]

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Skype for Mac–A Security Vulnerability Addressed

Skype for Mac–A Security Vulnerability Addressed

By on May 6, 2011

Over at Disruptive Telephony, Best Practices Chair of the VoIP Security Alliance, Dan York, summarizes recent reports on a security vulnerability in Skype for Mac. Given that I basically live inside of Skype for Mac and use it extensively every day, this is obviously extremely concerning. Particularly because I do let anyone on Skype send [...]

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Skype for Mac 5: Returning to Ecstasy – Step 2 – The Conversation Pane

By on April 12, 2011

For over a year the author has been a keen user of Skype for Windows 5 as a Skype client that has simplicity, yet flexibility. It’s easy to manage contacts, follow conversations, handle video calls as well as archive and search conversation history. Yet, with the release of Skype for Mac 5, there has been [...]

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Skype for Mac 5: Returning to Ecstasy – Step 1 – Consistency

By on April 6, 2011

For over a year the author has been a keen user of Skype for Windows 5 as a Skype client that has simplicity, yet flexibility. It’s easy to manage contacts, follow conversations, handle video calls as well as archive and search conversation history. Yet, with the release of Skype for Mac 5, there has been [...]

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Skype for Mac 5 – From Ecstasy to Agony

By on April 4, 2011

For Mac devotees worldwide there has developed a significant appreciation of Skype for Mac 2.8 with it’s drawers, separate chat conversations windows, contact management algorithms and other features that present a “Mac-like” user interface. It provided both ease-of-use and flexibility across the spectrum of new to advanced users. However, there have also been cries for [...]

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Skype’s “Easy Conference Call” – A Hidden Gem

Skype’s “Easy Conference Call” – A Hidden Gem

By on February 16, 2011

Skype has always had a multi-party conference call feature (for up to 25 participants) but it was always a little difficult to set it up. Select “Conversation”, select “Add people …”, scroll through the Contact list and select the participants you want in the call. Tedious and time consuming, to say the least, especially if [...]

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Skype for Mac 5, Skype for iPhone 3.0.1 –Upgrade Wednesday

Skype for Mac 5, Skype for iPhone 3.0.1 –Upgrade Wednesday

By on February 10, 2011

Yesterday Skype issued two “hotfix” upgrades. Skype for Mac 5.0.0.7994 The latest Skype for Mac upgrade addresses an issue where Skype was taking over ownership of the video camera such that it could not be used with other software. Other issues addressed are outlined in this Skype Garage Blog post along with some known issues. [...]

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