Posted on 11/30/2005 8:34:49 PM PST by HAL9000
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Skype Technologies, the Luxemburg company famous for its free Internet telephone calls, today launches an update that brings us closer to an elusive technological dream — the videophone.The new Skype 2.0 software provides the ability to see as well as hear computer-to-computer callers — provided both parties have webcams.
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With the Skype 2.0 update, the picture is far clearer, larger and more stable. So much so, this may be the long-awaited application that brings video telephony to the masses, especially now that webcams can be bought for as little as $30.
It doesn't hurt that the software is free, like the computer-to-computer calls that allowed Skype to build up a subscriber base of more than 60 million. (The company makes money by selling other services, including prepaid plans for computer-to-traditional telephone calls at low rates.)
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The Baby Panda Cam is still offline with some type of malfunction!
Any idea how Skype stacks up against Yahoo Messenger?
I sometimes use YM to videoconference with family over a broadband connection (on both ends), but the frame rate is pretty low.
A word of caution. Skype is one avenue for someone to gain access to your system. If you are on a large network I would call Skype a big security no-no.
The audio quality is pretty good, and it's widely used worldwide.
My sister-in-law received an obscene Skype call last week from some French dude.
I'm not aware of any major security problems with Skype. The audio signal has strong encryption, so it's highly resistant to interception.
Microsoft Windows is a thousand times more dangerous than Skype.
Got a link?
I guess that would be a sign that it's gone mainstream :)
Seriously, hope she wasn't too upset by that, though.
But of course.
I thought it's vulnerability was widely known.
It has been banned at my place of business for network security reasons.
The vulnerability affects versions 1.0.*.94 through 1.0.*.98.
Solution:
Update to version 1.0.0.100.
Uh, Skype is currently on 1.4.x. That vulnerability was fixed many months ago.
That risk was so low, it was hardly worth knowing about.
It has been banned at my place of business for network security reasons.
We ban Microsoft Windows for network security reasons - but use Skype on Macs to chat with Windows users.
SKYPE is good and, so far, safe. I use it almost everyday.
Hee hee...good point. =;^)
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