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
PC running Windows 2000, XP or Vista. (Windows 2000 users require DirectX 9.0 for video calls).
Internet connection – broadband is best (GPRS is not supported for voice calls).
Speakers and microphone – built-in or separate.
For voice and video calls we recommend a computer with at least a 1GHz processor, 256 MB RAM and of course a webcam.
For High Quality Video calls you will need a high quality video webcam and software, a dual-core processor computer and a fast broadband connection (384 kbps).
Following issues were fixed in Skype version 4.1.0.166
Instant Messaging
Text moved on screen when something was added to conversation while user was scrolling it.
Users were unable to copy and paste text from instant messaging (IM) text field into another application
Audio / Video
Some webcams were not detected by Skype
Video froze with some webcams
A long delay occurred when a user opted to start video during a call
Skype occasionally froze when selecting video options.
Accessibility
Skype crashed when focusing, with alt+tab, communicator message in compact view
Some controls were inaccessible via keyboard navigation
Miscellaneous
An incorrect informative message appeared when selecting the option “Make a test call” from the Welcome Screen
An incorrect informative message was displayed when creating a Skype account starting with a numeric symbol
Users were not able to enter a password which contained the same characters used in their Skype name
The Link “Learn more about SMS” was pointing to an incorrect help page.
Users were advised incorrectly of the Password length.
Skype froze when selecting the option Ctrl+Alt+Delete followed by Task Manager.
When editing a phone number on an existing landline or mobile contact, the entry was deleted and replaced with the new number
Skype crashed on startup on CPU's which did not support SSE technology
Authorization Requests
URL Links are no longer clickable within authorization requests
Toolbars
The Firefox Add-On would slow down page rendering even when highlighting was switched off
The games Mafia Wars http://www.myspace.com/zyngamafiawars was not available when Skype plug-in was installed
Account Names which contained two characters or less were not recognised.
Localization
All localization files associated with the abovementioned fixes have been updated
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
