Is your Skype connection a super node?
Some Skype users are seeing unusual traffic activity on their high speed net connections. Is your system being used as a Skype super node read on. [paul.kedrosky.com]
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Unlimited domestic calls $2.99
Sound like an advertisement for some fly by night telephone company. Seems it's not just some company but Yahoo trying to kick Skype's teeth in. The drawback is you have to use Yahoo messenger. I'll be honest I have not loaded Yahoo Messenger in about 3 years. I only use Trillian and I'll be honest I have used Google Talk
Skype Video do we really care about Video calls?
While I really love Skype and use it daily, I am not so sure I am that big of a fan of video calls. Do we really need to see the person on the other end. Most of the people that we would use the Skype video feature with live in a part of the US that has no broadband.
Skype has some Bugs folks!
It appears Skype has some security bugs folks and I would rank them in the fairly severe category. Skype has issued patches for some of the critical bugs so you will want to head over to Skype and either download a new install of utiliz the patch that they have put together. [The Register]
Skype Out Promo Today
If you are a SKype user they are giving everyone today 10 free minutes to try Skype Out [Skype] [Share Skype]
vSkype
Downloaded and installed tonight. This is so very cool you can now do Video over Skype, just the next evolution in the Skype revolution. [vSkype]
Yahoo buys dialpad!
Rumors last leek led to speculation that Skype was being purchased by Yahoo, today it was announced that Yahoo purchased dialpad a relative unknown VOIP service. I am hopeful that Skype will not be purchased by Yahoo. Considering all of the quality employee's they have sucked out of Redmond recently the rumor last week did not make sense. [Yahoo]