Install Skype in Ubuntu 10.04
Though Skype for Linux tremendously lags behind in development from its Windows and Mac counterparts it was recently added to the Ubuntu repository, Canonical Partner Repositories to be precise. The partner repositories offer access to proprietary and closed-source software and are not enabled by default in Ubuntu 10.04, you’ll have to enable them in the [...]
Skype 2.1 Beta 2 for Linux adds Screen Sharing
Skype 2.1 beta 1 for Linux finally gets an upgrade, version 2.1 beta 2 comes with a bunch of new features to boost the stagnant growth rate in which Skype for Linux finds its self. The major feature here is certainly the addition of Screen Sharing, a feature long present in the Windows and Mac [...]
Skype Client for Linux to go Open Source
Good news for Skype Linux users. The Skype for Linux website announces the development of an open source version of the Skype Client for Linux. Here goes the announcement; “Yes, there’s an open source version of Linux client being developed. This will be a part of larger offering, but we can’t tell you much more [...]
Proof-of-Concept Trojan Targets Skype Users
Researchers at TrendLabs have reported the presence of a newly released Proof-of-Concept (PoC) trojan that listens and records your Skype conversations. Confirmation of the release of this Trojan horse called Trojan.Peskyspy that records VoIP communications, specifically Skype calls comes from Symantec.com. They sympathetically call it the “wiretap Trojan”.
Skype 2.1 Beta for Linux gets High Quality Video and SMS Sending Support
[Updated screenshots] It took 1 year and 2 months for Skype 2 for Linux to get an update. Sorry, to say it, but its not fair treatments if you think that Skype for Windows is at version 4.1. What’s new on Skype 2.1 beta for Linux Amongst the several incoming features in this beta stand-out [...]
How to send Text Messages with Skype for Linux on Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
If after upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope you found out that you could no longer Send Text Messages with Skype for Linux, then this is what you should do – – A quick wall-through for you.
Skype: Get Growl-like Notifications with Skype-Notify Script
Skype Notify is little python script that takes advantage of Ubuntu 9.04′s growl-like transparent notifications to bring slick Skype updates to your system tray. Not that Skype really needs one, it has the (like it or not) right-side-of-the-screen taskbar popup notifications. Rather dull, no? So if you want to test this, its simply because you [...]
If You Can’t Import your Thunderbird Contacts then SkypeIt
Linux/Windows: Whilst Skype 4.0 for Windows has support for Outlook contact importing, Skype 2.0 for Linux (poor thing) has no such support, neither for Evolution nor for Thunderbird. SkypeIt, will not import your Thunderbird contacts, but at least you can make a Skype-to-Skype call directly from your Thunderbird Address Book.
Record your Skype Calls on Linux with Skype Call Recorder
Skype Call Recorder for Linux is an open source application that allows you to record your Skype calls to MP3, Ogg Vorbis or WAV files for free. It is absolutely free with no limits – – unlike many others and offers automatic and manual recording on per-caller basis. It works on KDE 3, KDE 4, [...]
