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Skype - 0.12.0.8

p2p client for conference calls, telephony: call regular phones

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All Time: (3.4)
Version 0.12.0.8: (5.0)
Selected Version: 0.12.0.8
Release Date: 2004-12-08
License: Beta
Downloads (version 0.12.0.8): 5,667
Downloads (all versions): 582,986

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Product Description:

Skype is the next phenomenon from the people who brought you KaZaA. Just like KaZaA, Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users – not to share files this time, but to talk and chat with your friends. The technology is extremely advanced – but super simple to use... You’ll be making free phone calls to your friends in no time!

What's new in this version:

  • feature: Audio preferences: set sound devices for input and output
  • feature: Skype will automatically set your online status to "Away" and "Not Available" after your Mac has been idle for specified number of minutes
  • feature: rendezvous browser for finding local skypers
  • feature: Skype Help command of Help menu now shows help page in WWW browser (earlier it just issued an alert)
  • change: opening context menu in contact list or call list also selects the item (on which the command-click was performed) in the list
  • change: misc error numbers shown in drawer
  • change: several items added to main menu, also validation of main menu items has been improved
  • change: remove contact or delete calls by pressing backspace
  • bugfix: it's possible to hang up a call by clicking the hang up button in IM window toolbar, even when the call with this user is not selected in drawer
  • bugfix: extended the phone number field in drawer
  • bugfix: double-clicking on column headers in the call list will not initiate a call anymore
  • bugfix: total online user count is updated more frequently and the format follows user defaults
  • bugfix: while renaming a contact, pressing "Return" commits new nickname (displayname)
  • bugfix: authorization did not work when remote user sent auth requests from different machines
  • bugfix: when adding a new contact from the call list, the send authorization dialog will be opened as well
  • bugfix: Forgot Password link in login dialog is now functional
  • bugfix: incoming auth request now will authorize again if the remote user seemed already authorized
  • bugfix: outgoing file transfers sometimes had garbage displayed in window
  • bugfix: File transfer showed 982hours remaining when the actual estimated end time was not known. Now it does not show anything.
  • bugfix: Skype will not forget your saved username and password when you get "Server Connect Failed" error at login
  • bugfix: if you submit a regular phone number into the address field, Skype will attempt to call, even when you have set "Send IM on double-click" in the preferences
  • bugfix: phone number of a SkypeOut contact shown properly in the contact view in the drawer and in the remote profile panel
  • bugfix: fixed a bug, where Skype came up all white and one could not answer calls when switching from another application
  • bugfix: when adding a SkypeOut contact from call list, then a dialog is shown, where one can specify a nickname for that contact
  • bugfix: SkypeOut upsell message shown on My Skype tab, if current user has no SkypeOut privileges
  • bugfix: active call will not lose focus in the drawer, when current user changes his/her online status
  • bugfix: call buttons will not get disabled, when switching to Dial tab
  • bugfix: focus will not jump to contact list or call list after hanging up a call which was initated from the address line
  • bugfix: inconsistency in showing info about SkypeOut calls
  • bugfix: ctrl-click or right-click did not select row in Search table
  • bugfix: improved iSight compatibility
  • bugfix: SkypeOut contacts sorted by displayname, not by phone number
  • bugfix: sometimes incoming auth request message was not visible

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

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Version 0.12.0.8:
Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (5.0) Support: (4.0)
Ease of Use: (4.3) Quality / Stability: (4.3) Price: (5.0)
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Skype Reviewversion 2.7.0.330 still the best for me - Version: 2.8.0.722, 9/21/2009 02:07PM PST

(2 of 3 users found this comment useful)

fabiopanico
I've tried the new version 2.8.0.722, but my experience wasn't too good.

The new interface is more like the windows version, crunched with things. Some people like it, I rather the clean style (like in Mac-Gnome).

But what made me return to the previous version I had installed was the quality. Sound and video were quite terrible. I tried deleting preferences and fix permissions but it didn't do any good.

For me (Macbook pro1,1, OS 10.5.8 at test-time and 10.6.1 now) Skype version 2.7.0.330 is the one that works the best so far.
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Skype Reviewversion 2.7.0.330 still the best for me - Version: 2.8.0.722, 9/21/2009 02:07PM PST

(1 of 2 users found this comment useful)

fabiopanico
I've tried the new version 2.8.0.722, but my experience wasn't too good.

The new interface is more like the windows version, crunched with things. Some people like it, I rather the clean style (like in Mac-Gnome).

But what made me return to the previous version I had installed was the quality. Sound and video were quite terrible. I tried deleting preferences and fix permissions but it didn't do any good.

For me (Macbook pro1,1, OS 10.5.8 at test-time and 10.6.1 now) Skype version 2.7.0.330 is the one that works the best so far.
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Skype ReviewWorks fine here - Version: 2.8.0.722, 9/18/2009 03:01AM PST

(2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

kent1
Installed perfectly and works perfectly Just had to reset some of the preferences to my settings. No idea why the previous users have so much trouble Agreed, maybe you need a Directory repair and Cache cleaner iMac 2009 24" 2.66 Snow Leopard 10.6.1
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