Skype Voicemail. Is Anybody There?
Either I’m even less popular than I thought, or I don’t seem to be getting my Skype voicemail. I know it’s beta, but what do you do when people say they’ve left a message and there’s no record of it?
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Giving Your Email Address Out By Phone
I don’t like working in the office. I’m there now, trying to do a column, and all I get is lots of people yelling on the phone, in their cubicles, in my cubicle. I can’t believe that once I used to write stories in an open-plan newsroom. I suppose it’s a skill worth working on, … Read more
Why Can’t Brits Dial The Right Number?
Exactly a month after my first one, I just got another SkypeIn miscall to my UK number. The guy was very apologetic, but what is it with us Brits that we can’t dial the right number? It also made me realise there’s no way to mute the call or divert it to voicemail on Skype. … Read more
Great Tool For Recording Skype Conversations
A few months back I posted something on recording Skype conversations: Here is the solution to the problem, in case you’re still looking. It’s HotRecorder and it’s excellent. It not only does a great job of that, but Premium users ($15) get a free tool to convert recordings in .ELP files to .wav or .ogg. The free … Read more
The Etiquette Of Gmail Invitations
What’s the etiquette of handing out invitations to Gmail, Google’s (so far) free e-mail service? Do you hand them out willy-nilly, unafraid of offending someone’s coolness by suggesting they’re not hip enough to already have one, or have been offered one, themselves? Do you tentatively send them an e-mail first, checking whether they’re already hooked … Read more