Have you ever wanted to show a list of the entire download history of a Mac? Maybe you know you downloaded a file but you can’t quite pinpoint where you got it from and the “Get Info” trick didn’t work. Or maybe you are trying to track down a file that has been placed on a system that led to problems. Skype helps users stay in touch with family and friends by providing free video messaging at little to no cost. Users can make high-quality audio and video calls to people anywhere in the world. Instant messaging and call-forwarding are also available, for times when users are not immediately available to chat.
Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It's free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. Now it also supports video conferencing over the net.
Skype is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. The Skype Group is headquartered in Luxembourg with offices also in London and Tallinn. The system has a reputation for working across different types of network connections (including firewalls and NAT) because voice packets are routed by the combined users of the free desktop software application. Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free. Skype also has paid services allowing users to call traditional telephone numbers (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages.
Skype Features:
- SkypeOut allows Skype users to call traditional telephone numbers
- SkypeIn (beta) allows Skype users to receive calls on their computers dialed by regular phone subscribers
- Skype Voicemail allows callers to leave voice-mail messages for Skype users who are indisposed
- Skype supports group text chat with an interface similar to IRC with 150 People
- Skype Me has opened up a wellspring of people who want to communicate with people from other countries
- Skype 2.0 (and above) supports video conferencing
- Skype is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (2.6.0.151), 10.5 (2.8), 10.5.8. Pleas contact us if any of these information needs to be updated.
Updates : Skype for Mac Updates
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When you installed Skype to your Mac computer, you had to sign in to your account before you could begin using the machine. By default, the account you use for the first sign-in becomes the computer's default Skype account. You do still have the ability, however, to sign in with a different account. To run two different Skype accounts from the same Mac computer, you need to sign out of the default account and change a sign-in setting.
Step 1
Click the 'File' menu in the Skype program window and then click 'Sign Out.' The main Skype window will close and you will be taken to the Skype splash screen.
Step 2
Type the account name for your other Skype account in the 'Skype Name' field. If you created the Skype account through a Microsoft or Facebook account, click the appropriate button on the right side to change the sign-in mode.
Step 3
Type your Skype password in the 'Password' field and clear the 'Sign Me in when Skype Starts' check box. Clearing this option allows you the opportunity to decide which account to sign in to every time you open Skype.
Click the 'Sign In' button to sign in to your second Skype account. The main Skype window will appear momentarily.
Tips
- Repeat the process every time you want to use a different Skype account.
- For additional information about Skype for Mac, visit the Getting Started with Skype Web page (link in Resources).
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