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Origin of the name/word "Skype"

I often get asked "where did the Skype name come from?" A creative version was offered by one of our [forum readers](http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?t=33743): > it's a Chuvash word … meaning "The whole world can talk for free" The truth is a… Read more

mcePhone Video Interview

If you have a Media Center PC then you will no doubt have installed the mcePhone plug-in from Christoph Buenger. If not, mcePhone for Skype turns your Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 into a full communication machine allowing you… Read more

James the Gadget Inspector

Lester just posted a [video](http://www.skypelearningzone.co.uk/video/skypeenabledhardwaremr.wmv) with Skype's Gadget Inspector James Peck in the [Skype Learning Zone](http://blogs.skype.com/directory/learning_zone_%28video%29/), which I thought is educational not only for developers, but for a wider audience as well. In this video you see and hear an… Read more

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