Expecting Skype To Be Perfect On Windows Phone? Think Again...
Owned by Microsoft since 2011, Skype would seem to be a perfect app for Windows Phone 8. But does it deliver free Skype to Skype video calls, instant messaging and voice calls as effortlessly as it should?
10 Tips To Help You Look Good During Your Next Video Conference
Here are 10 tips on how to impress your fellow attendees or interviewer and enhance the overall video conferencing experience.
Don't Forget You Can Make & Receive FaceTime Calls on Your Mac
Apple's FaceTime is seen in many of its commercials, but some Mac users may not realize that the application is also available for use on their desktop computer.
How To Win A Job Interview Via Skype
For some reason, many tech users tend to separate "reality" from what's on their computer screen. We're bolder people online, hiding behind text conversations, artsy profile pictures, and creative (and also sometimes off-color) user names. While Skype interviews do not necessarily provide anything for the user to hide behind seeing that everything is practically face-to-face, it's important to establish that everything you are doing is real.
9 Ways To Send Video Messages
Voicemails, emails, and texts are out when you can't talk to someone right away and need to leave a message. Welcome to the future, guys. We have video messages now. (Okay, maybe emails and texts have their place, but voicemails don't. Voicemails suck. Don't use voicemails.) Today, I'm going to tell you just how exactly you can create video messages without much effort on your part.
Online Meeting Guide: Software And Strategy
Modern videoconferencing services are easy to use, and available to nearly anyone with a computer or smartphone. The ability to connect and meet with people online means we're no longer limited by geographical location.
Are Chat Rooms Dead? 3 Web Apps for Chat Room Renaissance
If you’re still interested in the wonderful world of chat rooms (or perhaps you just have a hankering to return to the days of IRC), then you might like these web apps that bring chat back to your desktop. These apps are targeted primarily at those of you who set up websites, but they may be interesting to those of you who don’t, as well.
Create a Stylish Personal Profile Page For Videoconferencing With Meetings.io
I'm a fan of the online video conferencing feature Google Hangouts, not only for social gathering, but for nearly hassle-free online meetings. However, in my research for other similar services, I stumbled upon a perhaps even better, more elegant service found in Meetings.io. Meetings.io allows you to meet face-to-face with anyone from around the world within your web browser.
3 Fun Tools to Get More Out of Your Webcam
To be honest, I never understood the big fuss over webcams and video chatting. Sure, it’s nice to chat face to face every once in a while, especially when you haven’t seen your significant other or family members for long periods of time, but other than that, I've always thought webcams weren't a justified purchase. Until I learned you can use webcams for more than just chatting.
My Skype Got Hacked: Here's What Happened & How I Fixed It
It’s so embarrassing. Here I am, a contributor at MakeUseOf with a background in data security, and I’m about to tell you how my Skype account got hacked. Not years ago before I became aware of the various threats and the signs that an intrusion had occurred, but recently. Just last Christmas. The worst thing about this is that I’d noticed that there was something not quite right about the way the account was behaving.
Skype For Mac: Video Call All Your Friends, Apple-Style [Mac]
There are already a few articles on MakeUseOf about the features available for Mac's Skype such as its group video client, experience-enhancing tips, and even some shortcuts that you may not know about. However, we've never really talked about the app itself. Overall, Skype for Mac is an app that performs in a solid manner, and I have a feeling that I will end up using it time and time again.
Skype - The Best Tool For International Video Conferences & Cheap Phone Calls
On the surface, Skype looks like an application for text, audio, and video chats, a great way to stay in touch with a friends. Only that it's more than that. Skype is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) messaging service that offers a range of advanced features.
3 Skype Security Issues and Threats You Should Know About
The world’s favourite voice over IP, text, voice and video chat system, Skype is one of those rare things, an app that has found a place in the hearts and minds of computer and smartphone users regardless of what operating system and manufacturer they have allegiance to. Of course, as any scam-aware users (and indeed, scammers) know, where there is widespread use of a piece of software, there is an opportunity to rip someone off, usually with malware.
How To Video Chat Between An Android Phone And A PC
Chatting with mobile phones is nothing new. Folks have been using instant messaging on their mobile phones almost as long as there have been mobile phones. When it comes to video chatting, you're looking at a whole different set of choices. I've run through about 5 different apps that promise to deliver video chatting well, but narrowed it down to two that actually do.
How to Use an Android Device as a PC Webcam
If you need to make a few Skype calls or want to start a Hangout on Google Plus, but don't have the necessary equipment at hand, don't run off to the hardware store just yet! If you have an Android smartphone with camera, you can simply use your phone instead. Given, the framerate will not be on par with a decent store-bought webcam, but it's more than good enough for a sporadic video chat.
3 Tips To Make Skype More Enjoyable [Mac]
Skype, in terms of software design, continues to baffle me. It's beautifully designed, and most of the time it's also charmingly easy to use, but once in a blue moon you discover these little quirks that rain on your Skype parade. It may be how the application masterfully ignores basic interface guidelines. Here are some three very basic tips to make your Skype experience on Mac OS X a more enjoyable one.
Add A Customizable Webcam Widget To Your Desktop With The Simple & Lightweight CamDesk [Windows & Linux]
With CamDesk, you get a constant feed from any of your webcams in a customizable window, and can keep track of what’s going on no matter what you're doing. It can be used for anything from spying on your cats and keeping an eye on your door, to getting a constant feed of yourself while video chatting or recording a video.
How To Use Google Hangouts On Your Android
Google+ Hangouts is Google's answer to chat rooms. You can hang out with up to 12 people using video, audio, and text chat, as well as several optional apps. Hangout is available on your Android via the Google+ app, it just takes a little digging to find it. This article shows you how to create and join a Hangout on your Android.
Tips On Planning & Holding Effective Meetings With Google Hangouts
With today's Internet technology, holding online meetings can be both efficient and cost-effective especially if you pre-plan them and make use of time-saving tools. For the last couple of months I've participated in online meetings using Google Hangouts. Though it has limitations, the voice and video platform is fairly easy to use, and it includes extra features useful for holding meetings.
The Top 5 Best Third-Party Apps To Customize Your Skype App
Skype is a great way to communicate with friends, family and colleagues across the Internet using its text, voice and webcam chat features. But it can all get a little bit dull, using it in the same way, day after day. But Skype is thankfully equipped with all of the necessary hooks for third party apps to customize and improve the experience.