Every time I reinstall Skype on Linux I lose sound for some reason. I can hear the other side, but they can’t hear me. I fiddle with the volume settings, and after a while it starts working. This time, I paid attention and made note of how I got it working. This post is as [...]
Tag Archives: Skype
Magic pidgins
Pidgin is my instant messaging client of choice. It means my MSN, Gtalk, Yahoo, ICQ and other contacts are all in one place. Today I have taken that to the next level with three new plugins.
Skype Pidgin Plugin
I need to have skype installed and running, but now I can send / receive messages from within [...]
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Ubuntu is go
I have installed Ubuntu. It all seems to be running quite smoothly. VMWare is working, which is nice. I had some initial sound issues with Skype but it looks like it was a volume issue, sorted now. Waiting for Zend studio to download, hopefully that will be an easy install.
Overall, the process was rather painless. [...]
Skype Wins Again
Unfortunately I can’t find a suitable alternative to Skype. I use Skype for PC to PC calls, some PC to Phone calls and I have a UK phone number which rings on Skype. I can’t find a suitable, open alternative anywhere.
I considered OpenWengo, but it doesn’t work very well on Linux (neither does Skype) and [...]
Skype is Down
Since yesterday morning, Skype appears to be down. It’s not completely dead, but I can’t log on, and I can’t add any new contacts. Oh, and I can’t make any calls!
Time to look into the open protocols for Voice over IP and free myself from the closed, proprietary protocols of Skype.
Edit: You can see the [...]
Fedora 7 and Skype 1.4
I upgraded my laptop to Fedora 7 yesterday. As usual, upgrading my OS involves a bunch of new programs, copying some data, restoring my settings, etc, etc. This has been the easiest update yet though, I’m getting the hang of it. Fedora release a new version every 6 months, so I get regular practice!
The most [...]
