Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

Skype to Change Prices for Outgoing Calls in North America

I have written a number of times about Skype, a service that provides low-cost or zero-cost telephone calls by using your computer in place of a telephone. You can read my earlier articles at http://tinyurl.com/ye9max. Many newsletter r...

A Dedicated Phone for Skype

The following article has nothing to do with genealogy. However, it is an interest of mine: I love to save money. I thought I would publish this in case you feel the same. The days of paying extravagant fees just to stay in touch with...

Use Skype Without a Computer

NOTE: This article has nothing to do with genealogy, other than perhaps providing a cheap method for you to call your distant relatives. However, I have written before about Skype and thought I would offer one more article describing its...

Skype for iPhone and iPod Touch

NOTE: This article has nothing to do with genealogy, other than perhaps providing a cheap method for you to call your distant relatives. However, I have written before about Skype and thought I would offer one more article describing ...

Skype WiFi is now Available at 1 Million Hotspots Worldwide

I have written several times about Skype and also about wi-fi networks for travelers. Now the two are available together. The old Skype Access application has been re-written and updated, and the name has also been changed. Now known as...

(+) Better (?) Skype Alternatives

The following is a Plus Edition article written by and copyright by Dick Eastman. Skype is an extremely popular method of making almost free voice calls to telephones and free calls to Skype-equipped computers all around the world. The...

Skype Video Chat for the iPod Touch and iPhone

I have written numerous times (at http://goo.gl/QQs5S) about Skype, a great method of making both voice and 2-way video calls across the Internet, using either your computer or external hardware. I have also written (at http://goo.gl/y0...

Microsoft Announces Skype & 3rd party VoIP Integration for Windows Phone 8

Microsoft has announced the expansion of voice over Internet protocol telephony (VoIP) for Windows Phone 8, enabling the integration of Skype into the phone's operating system in addition to any other 3rd party VoIP applications. NOTE #...

Microsoft is Buying Skype for $8.5 Billion

I have written about Skype a number of times. (See the past articles at http://goo.gl/olckz.)Skype is one of the most useful programs I have; I use it several times a week to call telephones all over the U.S., Canada, and occasionally to...

FBI Wants to Read Facebook, Gmail, Skype Messages, and More

This article has nothing to do with genealogy. However, I do believe every American should read this, or similar, articles. I admit to being a bit of a privacy nut, but this proposal really bothers me. What do you think?The Federal Bure...