Everyone Skype!
All of us have cell phones. All of us pay for those cell phone minutes. All of us have broadband internet connections. All of use us instant messaging programs. But haven’t you ever gotten frustrated chatting online. It is so slow, typing and waiting for responses. Plus it is so easy to misunderstand moods and sarcasm.
The solution is Skype. Skype offers free global telephony, to make unlimited, superior quality voice calls with peer-to-peer software. I know many of us tried phone calls over our computer in the past, with varying degrees of success and reliability. But Skype is the one that got it right.
Ron and I have been using it to talk about work when we are at our computers. We have utilized the chat and file send feature when discussing projects. It really helps with productivity. We even hope to get some of our clients on Skype and utilize the conference call functionality.
The calls are crisp and clear, with no counting cellphone ‘bars’. Best of all, it is free no matter what time of day. Skype is cross platform compatible and all you need is speakers and a microphone or a headset. For a small fee you can even call regular phone numbers including overseas. My request to anyone reading this is download Skype and give it a try. Look me up and give me a shout!
Update: Skype video is on the way.