Website: http://www.skype.com Software Provider: eBay, Inc. Current Version:
Skype 4.1.0.179 Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98,2000, XP, Vista License: Freeware
feature: SMS button added in profile for SkypeOut contacts
feature: extra Warning dialog displayed when executable file is opened
change: \"Send SMS\" hint should only be visible if mobile number is entered
change: if signed out, menu Help > ‘Check for updates’ will go to download webpage
change: SMS icon changed to service icon
change: \'advanced\' button made wider in authorization form
change: updated EULAs
change: updated language files
change: SMS window was missing my mood message
change: SMS window title should contain the telephone number or Skype name of the recipients
change: SMS authorization options design changed
change: uninformative error message when adding too many participants to SMS
change: AltGr + W closed SMS composition window
change: only focused emoticon animates in SMS windows
change: OK button changed to Accept in File Transfer window
change: button name was wrong in dialog when reseting back the original Voicemail greeting
bugfix: keyboard \'#\' character did not make the equivalent DTMF tones
bugfix: DTMF-s from dial pad did not work
bugfix: text missing in search window if Korean language is chosen
bugfix: \"send chat message\" button in Multi Chat button hidden in 16bit color mode
bugfix: number auto formatting incorrect when entered from history tab
bugfix: \'outlook contacts\' group missing when clicking View Outlook Contacts
bugfix: was possible to get \'List Index out of bounds\' error messages when using Shared Groups
bugfix: Chinese EULA was shown in installer when Czech language was used
bugfix: Estonian and Greek EULA missing from installer
bugfix: API: Accepting or declining Shared Group via API leaves invitation form open
bugfix: Portugal Portuguese, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian languages were missing from installer
bugfix: Estonian, Netherlands, Greek, Portuguese Portugal EULA were missing in installer
bugfix: remove SkypeOut warning for free PSTN calls
bugfix: calling users when you ae in offline mode now disabled
bugfix: when pressing Add Contact - \'Add\' form is pre-filled with the user name in focus
bugfix: was not possible tp enter @ sign via Alt-Gr in to Payments in Client field
bugfix: Skype crashed on incoming PSTN call when number was not shown
bugfix: gray text in address bar changes when tab is changed from contacts tab to history tab
bugfix: icon on call tab looked bad on Windows 98 and Millennium Edition
bugfix: icons on File Transfer window looked bad on Windows 98 and Millennium Edition
bugfix: \"Delete This Entry\" was missing trash bin graphics
bugfix: unknown numbers missed \"Delete This Entry\" context item
bugfix: cost and balance in JPY shown wrong in SMS windows
bugfix: log area popup menu is back in SMS windows
bugfix: \'remove from this group\' option should be grayed out
bugfix: \"this person has left the group\" appeared on top of numbers
bugfix: there was no confirmation dialog when renaming a Shared Group
bugfix: Call Tab closed when calling a not existing Skype name
About:
Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It’s free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. Now it also supports video conferencing over the net.
Skype is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. The Skype Group is headquartered in Luxembourg with offices also in London and Tallinn. The system has a reputation for working across different types of network connections (including firewalls and NAT) because voice packets are routed by the combined users of the free desktop software application. Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free. Skype also has paid services allowing users to call traditional telephone numbers (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages.
Skype Features:
SkypeOut allows Skype users to call traditional telephone numbers
SkypeIn (beta) allows Skype users to receive calls on their computers dialed by regular phone subscribers
Skype Voicemail allows callers to leave voice-mail messages for Skype users who are indisposed
Skype supports group text chat with an interface similar to IRC with 150 People
Skype Me has opened up a wellspring of people who want to communicate with people from other countries
