March Meeting 2005

• connecting two computers together using a double-ended firewire cable.
• problems printing out photos from iPhoto4, getting a narrow image of each photo.
• some websites to visit: http://www.blackmarket.co.nz (NE wine) www.kiwiblogg.co.nz (about blogging) .
• iPod - Sheryl described accessories available for iPods.

Barry introduced this software which enables computers to be used to hold phone conversations. Panther is needed on Macs. Computers at both ends need to be online for conversations to take place. The Skype website ( http://www.skype.com/products ) describes the application:

Hello. We're Skype and we've got something we would like to share with you.

What we've got is a simple bit of software we want to give you. It'll let you make free calls to your friends all over the world. And we don't want any money for it. It's free.

You could think of us as the big, free Internet telephony company. We prefer to think of ourselves as a big group hug, even a present. Yes... that's it... we're a present... but without the ribbon.

Skype in a nutshell.

Our software's quick and easy to get started with. Download, register, install, plug in your headset, speakers or USB phone and start calling your friends. The calls have excellent sound quality and are highly secure with end-to-end encryption. You don't even need to configure your firewall or router or any other networking gear. It just, you knowÉ works.

Bridging the gap.

And it doesn't just work on Windows, like some other software you may know. Skype is also for Mac OS X, Linux and PDAs using Pocket PC, with a native look and feel for each platform. Talking, sending instant messages or even file transfers work between different platforms like a charm.