Why would anyone pass up the opportunity to talk to the man who has Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, Clockwise, A Fish Called Wanda, Will & Grace, two Bond flicks and countless other classics on his resume? Lifehacker chats to John Cleese about why 95% of the world’s airlines are rubbish (and the three he will use), what technology he favours, tactics for picking up women, Australia’s worst cities and when beer is the wrong choice.
We’ve discussed a few ways to record Skype calls in the past, but they tend to be pretty hit-or-miss. As long as the audio is the only part you’re worried about, CallNote can record your calls and then save the audio file to your Evernote account immediately as soon as it’s finished recording.
Skype for Mac received a helpful update today, adding proper fullscreen mode in OS X Lion and the ability to update itself — which has been a very long-absent feature.
If you’re away from family, being able to video call using Skype or other free services is a great way to stay in touch. But can you teach them to use it if they’ve barely touched a computer before and shirk at the thought of a no-features mobile?
Closer integration of Skype with Microsoft products was always one of the expected consequences after Microsoft purchased Skype. That’s slowly coming to fruition, with a beta for Windows Phone 7 devices now available.
The newest version of Skype for Windows lets you initiate IMs and video chat sessions with Facebook users, even if they aren’t running Skype. It also includes group screen sharing, a push to talk feature and HD video for certain webcams.
The newest Skype beta for Mac OS X isn’t an enormous update, but it does change the (previously very cluttered) call UI into something a bit more usable.
Android: Want to send photos, videos or files from your Android device over either Wi-Fi or 3G? Skype’s latest Android app update can help you accomplish that.
The release of Skype 5.4 Beta for Mac and Skype 5.7 for Windows adds the ability to initiate video chat with your Facebook friends.
Android users with front-facing cameras looking to make video calls from their phones have a lot of great options, but we found that Skype is the most mature and feature-rich video chat application for the job.
