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A real-life story from one of Skypers about the effects of Skype video. > Heh, my brother's kid is 1.9 old or such and she's quite a brat when trying to put her to bed. Million reasons to get out,… Read more

Ok so [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXH7hBbDI0&eurl=) is not exactly "fresh", but I just found out about it via [Andrew](http://beyondthebleedingedge.blogspot.com/2007/02/skype-luke-johnson-he-is-waiting-for.html). This Luke Johnson guy is putting his mobile number on the internet and now wants everyone to call him. This was posted last September,… Read more

Over the past few days, we have [seen](http://it.slashdot.org/it/07/02/07/0146245.shtml) [a](http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/84973) [story](http://www.pagetable.com/?p=27) [circulating](http://forums.tomcoyote.org/index.php?showtopic=74921) about how Skype is reading BIOS data of your computer and what this might possibly mean. [Here's an update](http://blogs.skype.com/sites/security/2007/02/skype_extras_plugin_manager.html) from our Chief Security Officer Kurt Sauer on this…. Read more

If you happen to live in one of the European countries served by the [Skype Accessories Shop](http://www.skype.com/go/shop.accessories) and have been hesitant about buying from them for some reason, there's now news for you — they take PayPal. So you can… Read more

VoIPnews.com has published this handy guide called Hacking Skype: 25 Tips to Improve Your Skype Experience. These days, people freak out when they hear the "hacking" word. It is sometimes associated with criminals and breaking into stuff and stealing and… Read more

Skype Rescues Missing Cell Phones: Technology Evangelist. Interesting use of Skype as a "backup" dialing system to locate your misplaced cell. > Skype to the rescue: I simply clicked "Call Ordinary Phones" dialed my cell phone's number, then listened intently… Read more

This just in from the "weird" department. According to Amazon.com, 94% of people who view the [Netgear Dual Mode Cordless Phone](http://www.amazon.com/Netgear-Dual-Cordless-Phone-Skype/dp/B000M51AYS) on their site do indeed buy it. But the remaining 6% all go and buy ["Waterpik NEW Professional Ultra… Read more

We've heard a lot of skepticism about Skype being suitable for use in a business setting. There are some things you couldn't do with Skype before, but Skype 3.0 for Windows is a great step forward towards gaining more traction… Read more

Check out how Loïc Le Meur, one of France's and really Europe's best known bloggers and head of [Six Apart Europe](http://www.sixapart.com/about/offices#eu), [interviews Niklas in Davos](http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2007/01/davos07_niklas_.html). They talk about the Davos event, the Second Life phenomenon (Niklas: "I'm even having trouble… Read more

On January 29, we saw over nine million people online in Skype for the first time ever. As you may have noticed, this blog is undergoing a bit of a Mac takeover, so this is what the onliners figure looks… Read more