Garage & Updates

Entries for the developer of the month contest for December were a bit thin on the ground. December is a bad month for competitions as people are thinking about what presents to buy and what parties to attend. But we… Read more

Just in case you haven’t spotted it yet, Skype 2.0 has now gone gold, you can download the final release version from here. Triona has been working hard on getting the API documentation ready for you guys to help you… Read more

It’s hard to believe that this time yesterday I was sitting on the beach with a beer in my hand. This morning was a shock to the system getting up early, braving the cold and walking to the train station…. Read more

The document contains the following information: Overview of the Skype API Using the Skype API on Windows Using the Skype API on Linux Using the Skype API on Mac Skype protocol Skype reference Terminology Commands Objects Object properties General parameters… Read more

This week I have been lazing around and reading a few books as well as going to the movies. I saw King Kong, Harry Potter, and Narnia in the last few days, all of which were pretty good. On… Read more

Developer Notes for 2.0 Skype release are now available. The Skype API for Windows 2.0 introduces the following features: Make video calls Group contacts New buttons and screen appearance Tools to personalise Skype Change avatars Mood messages and timezone This… Read more

Well today I start my holiday, almost 3 weeks in sunny Brazil drinking exotic cocktails from coconuts while shoals of fish, hopefully not piranha nibble my toes in the warm Brazilian water. I am sure I will submit the odd… Read more

A little while back when I was working on samples for the API documentation, I wanted to provide a snippet of code for every Skype API message. The problem was how to abstract it so it was easy to read… Read more

You will have noticed that the beta of Skype 2.0 was given a face lift with shiny new icons. No doubt you will want to use these icons in your own Skype enabled application to provide your users with a… Read more

Ap2Ap About a month and a half ago, Kevin Delaney from KhaosLabs (the guys behind ActiveS ) gave me a fantastic Ap2Ap sample called TicTacToe that you can play across Skype…. Read more