With your annual Microsoft 365 Personal/Family subscription, you get a fantastic perk: an hour of free Skype calls each month to many overseas destinations, and yes, that sometimes includes mobile phones! 📞🌍 Skype isn’t just for computer-to-computer calls, it can also make free or cheap calls to regular landline or mobile phone
Here’s a fun web site that will play office background noises to your home office or online meeting. https://imisstheoffice.eu/ is part game, part ambient noises. Hard to believe there’d be a time when you’d miss the ambience and noises of the office? Click on items to see what happens, some
Skype is getting a surprise makeover with improved group calling views, display customization, two camera support and even translation on calls to regular phone lines. Microsoft calls these changes, we’re not kidding, ‘buttery smooth’. The announcement is a surprise because all the indications have been that Skype is on its
Some lighting, positioning and other tips for looking your best and more professional during an online call or meeting. Where to put the camera The camera should be about the same level at the top of your head then tilted down a little to your eyes. In other words, have
Microsoft has rushed out a new Skype feature that lets you setup an online meeting or group call with a single shareable link. Of course there a good things about this option and some very bad things. As usual, the setup is more complicated than Microsoft makes out. This new
Some GoPro, camcorder, digital camera or DSLR cameras can be used as a webcam connected to your computer, with a little trickery and the right cables. Many camcorders and digital cameras have a video/audio output option. Look on the camera for a small HDMI socket or other output option. Those
For a different perspective on calling apps, we were delighted to receive this long and detailed message from Michael Joyce who has both the technical experience but regular use of calling apps like WhatsApp, Skype and Viber. Michael is just one reader who has a better experience with WhatsApp than
If someone asks you to Viber with them, here’s how to get ready for Viber and some settings you might like to change from defaults. Viber is a messaging, voice/video calling service similar to WhatsApp and Signal. Screen sharing and file transfers are also possible. Source: Viber We’ve seen Viber
Skype subtitles are great if you’d prefer a text record of your call or you’re hard of hearing and like a text extra. As a bonus, the same subtitles service will translate when talking to someone who speaks another language. Try Skype’s Live subtitles option. It will convert the spoken
Instead of people looking at your face during a Skype call, they can see a computer screen instead. That includes a Word document, worksheet or PowerPoint presentation. Start a call as usual, either an audio or video call. In the call window, look for the menu ‘three dots’ button. It’s
Skype can be integrated into collaborating on Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents. It’s not officially part of Microsoft Office collaboration but is easily done. It lets you work on a document while talking to other collaborators at the same time. Like this … This works with any modern version of
Already we’ve seen signs of stress on Internet access, cloud and streaming services. Do you have alternatives ready to use? Two popular collaboration services, Slack and Microsoft Teams have already suffered slow downs or outages. Part of our Remote Life and Work coverage. Tips and help from experts in working
We can say plenty about Skype, but it’s setup and testing is easier than most. Here’s how to get ready for Skype calling on Windows, Mac and others. While Skype’s text messaging service is awful (clumsy and insecure with Microsoft reading every message!), it’s video and voice calling are good.
When the speakers or headphones don’t work on a Windows computer don’t make a noise, fixing the problem can be frustrating. Here’s our no nonsense guide to the problem and finding a fix. The problem with Windows audio Windows audio support is a mess. Anyone who has tried to get
Microsoft has released a browser based version of Skype. It’s great news but maybe not for the reasons Redmond expects. Skype on the Web is an alternative to the bloated and annoying Skype for Windows or Mac. What is Skype for Web? It’s Skype with most of its standard features
