What a crazy week in the give a thing and take a thing world
Oyé, oyé ! Developers and partner community ! In the world of "Sharing is good”, the Skype Developer Program is glad to announce this week : * Great technical release before release (2.6 Beta DevNotes) !!! * Improvement by sharing… Read more
Reaching for gold
I haven’t updated the blog for a while. Autumn started here a bit ahead of time. I was helping our new developer to feel at home. And Skype development is going so fast now I don’t know where to start…. Read more
Icons and Strings
A few days ago, Peter Kalmström wrote about more than 2600 Skype UI strings having been made available to the developers in 27 languages. Today, we have also published over 100 Skype icons in 5 sizes. All these components are… Read more
Automating Skype SMS
Just got a question from Alok in India. He wanted to build a system for sending sms messages confirming parcels sent to his customers. Thought this would be something quite useful for others also. There are several ways of doing… Read more
Paul Amery on board !
Guys, We're delighted to introduce our new manager and your advocate, Paul Amery : I'm Paul Amery, the new Developer Program (SDP) director at Skype. I'm delighted that on my first blog for Skype I can announce the beta… Read more
Author: Don Kennedy
Author: Don Kennedy Currently I am a Moderator in the Skype forums, a Beta tester for Skype, a member of the Skype Developer Advisory Council and also a software developer for Skype applications. My goals are to share the knowledge… Read more
Localization – use 2600 of our phrases!
As you probably know Skype is translated to no less than 27 languages! Since we are such a global company it is important for us that as many people as possible can use Skype in their own language. If you… Read more
LinuxPlanet: Skype is "Calling Home For Peanuts"
[LinuxPlanet reviewed Skype](http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6302/1/) and found it works just fine and costs "peanuts". > I simply loaded Skype on my Linux notebook, bought some minutes on the Skype Web site, and started talking. Mac and Windows users will also find versions… Read more
Making skype links work
So here’s a short description of how to make skype: links in your browser work. Applies to Mozilla (Firefox) and Konqueror. Assumes you have skype-action-handler installed in /usr/local/bin – adjust path as appropriate…. Read more
Open Beta update – 1.3.0.37
Yesterday we’ve released a small update to the open beta of 1.3. The most important features include: * web presence privacy option – now you can make your web buttons work! * minimum window size change – now you can… Read more
