Use Skype to call a Hong Kong five-star luxury hotel
When [five-star hotels trust you enough to use your software for talking to people](http://www.langhamhotels.com/langhamplace/hongkong/), you must have done SOMETHING right? See their Skype profile. x says: we are REALLY getting somewhere now…… x says: check this out x says: http://www.langhamhotels.com/langhamplace/hongkong/… Read more
Skype and Dualphone on a NYC truck
Spotted by [mattrichardson](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattrichardson/59846127/). "Real-life" Skype spotting is always cool — give me more of these and I'll post them here > I saw this truck going across 23rd Street in Manhattan this evening. I am always so surprised to run… Read more
Ms Selecta – Caffeine Manager
Straight from my inbox this morning. From: Tallinn office manager To: all Skype staff Subject: new hire in Tallinn office I hereby have the honors to introduce the newest hire to Skype Tallinn office. As of today, you can meet… Read more
Skype Nanny needed?
[Russell Shaw](http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/?p=728) links to [Network World's Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick](http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2005/1031convergence1.html?fsrc=rss-convergence) and asks, > what about a Skype Nanny to monitor your Skype service, watch out for security alerts, perform tweaks, download and install patches, updates, cool third-party apps? Some… Read more
Building a Skype VB App
Yesterday I converted the C# Skype project from Skype Night to VB so you VB guys don't feel left out. Currently its available in WMV format only but I am still planning on making these available in QuickTime format…. Read more
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
New video in the LearningZone
Last week I caught up with Skype’s very own Inspector Gadget “James Peck”. At Skype James is the man when it comes to getting your hands on the latest toys and gadgets, each morning there is a huge crowd of… Read more
Responding to security vulnerabilities
Yesterday, Skype reacted to reports of security vulnerabilities in its product by releasing software updates and widely circulating information about how to resolve the problem. Skype users may download the upgrade free of charge from Skype's website, [http://www.skype.com](http://www.skype.com)…. Read more
