Filed under: Audio, Video, Macintosh, VoIP
Skype 2.8 Gold for Mac adds screen sharing and more
by Jay Hathaway Jul 22nd 2009 at 8:40AM
Screen sharing has been in Skype Beta for a while, and it works pretty well. The ability to share just part of your screen is a nice touch, and could especially come in handy for presentations. Skype Access - which is currently only available for Mac users - gets you past the annoying signup process for many paid wifi hotspots. Instead of entering your information and your credit card number, you can just pay with your previously purchased Skype credit. Even better, you only pay for what you use, which means an end to paying for a full hour when you only need a 20-minute session.
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jamie wright said 10:04AM on 7-22-2009
I usually hate comments regarding grammatical errors and the like, but did you accidentally forget to finish off the first paragraph?
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Prof. Michael Stoll said 4:58PM on 7-22-2009
skype 2.8 is constantly crashing while trying to log in ...
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Seoman said 2:40AM on 7-23-2009
Someone should put whoever's in charge of UI design for their Mac client in charge of cleaning up the horrendous mess that is Skype 4 on Windows. :P
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