Yesterday, I did a call with Jim Courtney from Skype Journal. The intent was to eventually test this with the Logitech Pro 9000 that Skype's PR folks sent me. However, I had called him from my...

Being a curious lad, I decided to give the video-enabled Skype on Linux a try. The problem is, most of my native Linux machines aren't exactly current machines. I did the next best thing: ran...

Skype has just released a beta version of their Linux client that supports what a number of people have been asking for-video! Good news for those folks who use Linux all the time, whom are quite a...

In my most recent trip, the broadband available at the hotel I was staying at wasn't really broadband. Or at least it wasn't reliable. I ended up using a Sprint AirCard 595U to get online,...

In yesterday's post about Skype's High Quality Video, Dan York posted a comment saying it was possible to enable the high-quality video support in the Mac version. I was able to find this...

When I saw this press release, I immediately thought: hey, Skype might be catching up to SightSpeed in terms of video quality. Good for Skype, I say. Considering this is a joint press release with...

Andy Abramson points out something I figured out a while ago: Skype audio quality is good, Gizmo Project's audio doesn't sound as good. I think that goes without saying. Many, many podcasters...

Skype for Linux is not updated nearly as often as it is on the Mac or on Windows. Smaller userbase and slightly more complex multimedia arrangements on Linux make updating the client slightly more...

I've been letting the news about the management shake-up at Skype ruminate in my head for a few days. Clearly Skype wasn't making the numbers and eBay want it's investment to start paying...

This Skype Extra called MyToGo makes it possible for you to dial into your SkypeIn number and call out using Skype. You can call anyone on your contacts, including Skype names. Skype contacts are...

The folks at PamConsult are currently beta testing an Skype Extra called PamFax. This extra allows you to send a Microsoft Office 2003 or Microsoft Office 2007 document via fax. This is for those...

I realize I'm a little bit behind on the curve, but there is a new 2.7 beta release for Skype for the Mac. The three most visible changes are: Contact List can be displayed in groups. In addition...

It apparently took two days, but Skype is now back online after having been down for most people for the better part of two days. Skype posted an explanation of what caused the outage. The statement,...

The blogosphere is buzzing about Skype being offline, as documented on the Skype Heartbeat. Essentially, the authentication system is not working correctly. If you were previously logged into Skype,...

Sigh. I'm missing something here because I don't get it. As I reported yesterday, Skype released their latest client for Windows, which includes video support. Apparently-I haven't had a...

Skype has had video support for quite a while now. However, it's more like a phone call. You had to have a video camera to do it, too. With Skype 3.5 for Windows, you can add video to a chat......

In the past few months a number of Skype worm attacks have been surfacing and their modus operandi has been quite similar - a malicious link is sent to the user which on being clicked runs an...

Skype knows that the gaming arena is hot and in order to capitalize on that Skype will be offering a new game channel on its service targeted at casual gamers. Easybits is involved in developing this...

Skype has gone ahead and unveiled Skype for Mac 2.6 which is the latest offering for Mac users. Every time Mac users were given a raw deal in comparison to Windows but this time Mac users will get...