tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101527862023-03-17T11:40:45.176-03:00News and snippets about VoIP (internet telephones) and in particular how it applies to BermudaRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270846554422615259noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1152898257792609312006-07-14T14:27:00.000-03:002006-07-14T16:01:47.613-03:00

The latest issue of Computing Which? magazine pits six free VoIP services against each other for ease of use, effectiveness and range of features. Skype took pole position for its “fuss-free approach, easy set-up and exceptional voice clarity”, in second place was Yahoo! Messenger. Poor old Google Talk was deemed “less helpful”.“Using your PC as a phone can be so cheap, often even free, that

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1147804576316140202006-05-16T15:27:00.000-03:002006-05-16T16:04:24.956-03:00

Yesterday, Skype announced that if you’re in the US or Canada, you can use SkypeOut to call any landline or mobile number in both the USA and Canada for free.If you’re in the US or Canada and calling any other country, OR if you’re in any other country and calling landline or mobile numbers in the US or Canada, the standard SkypeOut rates apply.Of course, Skype-to-Skype calls continue to be

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270846554422615259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1147803982527623312006-05-16T15:22:00.000-03:002006-05-16T15:26:23.746-03:00

This was from the Skype Developer Zone blog last week. It could be very helpful for small companies that do not have an army of people waiting to answer the phone. Call me if you need any more information about how to do this.There’s an easy way to set up a helpdesk, weather forecast service, horoscopes-on-demand or similar service using nothing but Skype (and a few smart people to answer the

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1146679328023378032006-05-03T14:56:00.000-03:002006-05-03T15:02:08.036-03:00

Skype have released their latest beta version today. You can download it hereIt has a few extra bells and whistles; you can read all about them on Skype's pageRemember that this is a beta version and may have a few problems so should only be downloaded if you know what you are doing!

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1146146546929113222006-04-27T10:55:00.000-03:002006-04-27T11:02:26.946-03:00

It seems as if I only record new record numbers for Skype whenever I post to BuzzBlog.At about 10.30 am today (Bermuda time), Skype passed the 100,000,000 mark for registered user names. Of course, this does not mean that there are that many users as many people have registered multiple names or are no longer using the service.However, it is a pretty big number.We now have a list on our website

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1143558088787551492006-03-28T10:52:00.000-04:002006-03-28T11:01:28.810-04:00

It is only 2 months since Skype passed the 5 million users online mark. Yesterday they passed 6 million.This morning, the number of users online looked like thisThe number of downloads is at 277,506,545. Of course, many of these are multiple downloads and people upgrading to the latest version of Skype.Do you have the latest version? For Windows it is 2.0.0.97 released in mid March.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1142973786635069082006-03-21T16:34:00.000-04:002006-03-28T12:35:59.806-04:00

There is a great story here about using your Skype connection and a video camera as a dog watching device for when you are away from home.A video web cam is focused on the dog's bed so that you can call into it (the camera not the dog) using Skype 2.0It uses a regular webcam (Logitech QuickCam) which is plugged it into a spare laptop (you can use any computer that is always online). Download

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1138116434860231342006-01-24T11:21:00.000-04:002006-01-24T11:27:14.873-04:00

As a follow up to my story yesterday about Skype having over 5 million users online at the same time, there is a post on Share Skype which shows how many people 5 million are.5 million people are:more than 3 times the number of people in Estoniaabout 13 times the people living in Tallinn where we are building Skypeabout a third of greater London areaa quarter of New York metropolitan area1/260th

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1138039494065130962006-01-23T13:09:00.000-04:002006-01-23T14:04:54.100-04:00

I would like to thank Jan in Malaysia for introducing me to the SKMap from Japan. You can send your longitude/latitude position and an icon will appear on the world map showing your current online status. The map is from Google Earth.Bermudabuzz was the seventh site to appear on the map and only the second in the Americas! It needs a few more visitors to help to populate the Skype world. You can

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1138035932661860082006-01-23T13:01:00.000-04:002006-01-23T13:05:32.683-04:00

I can't believe that it is over 3 months since I last posted on the BuzzBlog. Lots of things have happened but nothing to be recounted here.Skype has just reached over 5 million simultaneous users. Here is a look at the number at 1.00pm Bermuda time today.There is also a new version of Skype which was released last week, version 2.0.0.73.It is a bigger file than earlier versions but has more

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270846554422615259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1129647425779242752005-10-18T11:52:00.000-03:002006-01-18T15:11:52.236-04:00

"A Trojan passing itself off as the Skype voice-over-Internet (VoIP) client is making the rounds, security firm MessageLabs warned Monday. The IRCbot variant is spammed via e-mail, with the attached file payload disguised as the newest release of Skype, version 1.4, said MessageLabs. Skype Technologies released the 1.4 client at the end of September." For the full story go to Information Week

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270846554422615259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1127410684886236922005-09-22T14:05:00.000-03:002005-09-22T14:38:04.893-03:00

Having played around with the Google Earth programme since I first mentioned it in an earlier blog, I have now integrated it into my contact page. If you have GoogleEarth installed on your computer, you can get a fly through to the location of my office. This only shows one frame from the full experience!There is another example on the Southdown Farm website.You must have GoogleEarth running when

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1127408686306925332005-09-22T14:02:00.000-03:002005-09-22T14:04:46.313-03:00

We all know that when you take a vacation there is alway more work to do before and afterwards than you would have done in the period of the vacation.It also seems that whenever I take a vacation (which is rarely) something happens of great interest in my business.It has happened again with the purchase of Skype by eBay.It is now too late to comment on this, although the rumour was circulating

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1125429198339363442005-08-30T16:10:00.000-03:002005-08-30T16:29:27.983-03:00

...well almost free.After the fire at Belco, we were all asked to conserve electricity as much as possible.Perhaps we should follow the example of this 16 year old from Somerset (England not Bermuda) and be a friend to the environment and to Belco. He is saving money on recharging his cell phone batteries.Full story and picture.The basic ingredients of this alternative power source seems to be

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1124903883230149222005-08-24T14:09:00.000-03:002005-08-24T14:18:03.236-03:00

As I mentioned yesterday, Google have launched their new GoogleTalk product today. I have not yet had a chance to try it out but there is a good review of it at Skype Journal.You have to have a Gmail account to sign up.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1124824053645348472005-08-23T16:04:00.000-03:002005-08-23T16:24:39.343-03:00

Times Online in the UK has said today that Google is set to introduce an instant voice and text messaging system this week, according to reports. The venture would mark the first time the internet search and advertising giant has moved into communications. The Los Angeles Times said the new service would be called Google Talk and could be launched as soon as tomorrow. Google Talk would allow

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270846554422615259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1124373013751420642005-08-18T10:41:00.000-03:002005-08-18T10:50:13.756-03:00

Skype announced yesterday that they have now passed the 150 million downloads mark and the 50 million registered users mark.However, it would appear that the number of users online at any time is still hovering around the 3 million mark.Perhaps when the summer holidays are over, the number will increase dramatically.Have you got your Skype handset yet for when the kids are back in school or

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1124205827671748392005-08-16T12:17:00.000-03:002005-08-16T12:23:47.676-03:00

A couple of acronyms for the heading for this post.KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid. This was advice that Vodafone followed when they found that a lot of people over 35 did not use cell phones because they have too many bells and whistles. So they developed the Vodafone Simply and that is exactly what it is. There is an interesting article by Wall Street Journal writer, David Pringle, which explains

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1122402336232611732005-07-26T15:17:00.000-03:002005-07-26T15:25:38.966-03:00

There has always been a problem calling toll free numbers in the US (and other places) from Bermuda. No more.Skype have just (an hour ago) made a change to SkypeOut that allows you to call toll-free numbers in several countries free of charge, even if you don’t have SkypeOut and don’t ever plan to buy it. (If you DO have SkypeOut, those calls are priced at zero price.) Note that this is currently

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1122392037412067122005-07-26T12:31:00.000-03:002005-07-26T12:43:42.483-03:00

In the latest edition of Bermudian Business, Chris Gibbons is good enough to mention our Buzz.bm website and in the article he also mentions the story that we picked up about using Skype at 36,000 ft.You can now hear a recording (SkypeCast) of Joi Ito talking to Jeremy Wagstaff from Lufthansa Flight 711 from Tokyo to Frankfurt. This will give you a good idea of the quality of a Skype call.

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15270846554422615259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1121975634497493512005-07-21T16:34:00.000-03:002005-07-21T16:53:54.503-03:00

This has nothing to do with Skype or VoIP but is very cool.Google has just introduced Google Earth in beta and you can fly around the world from one great tourist site to another. But the best thing is that you can put in your own choice of locations and fly from one to another. Bermuda is not listed as one of the world's great tourism locations, but I am sure Dr Brown could have it added for a

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1121711299338095912005-07-18T15:13:00.000-03:002005-07-18T15:35:26.243-03:00

For those of you who read the great blog from Phil called A Limey in Bermuda, you will know that he has an interesting piece at the bottom of his sidebar with a listing of some upcoming events in Bermuda. We have now added the same to this blog. It is powered by a site called Upcoming.com and the updated feed is supplied by BigBold.com.If you want to add any events to the site, you can do so here.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1121711823585455732005-07-18T09:30:00.000-03:002005-07-18T15:37:03.586-03:00

Now that the worst of "The Blackout" is hopefully over, we can get back to a near normal existence. But thanks of course must go to all the members of the Bermuda Fire Service for their valiant work and to the Belco workers who have helped us to get our power back in a balanced way. To those members of our community who seem to think that reductions in their power usage do not apply to them,

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1121263526660900632005-07-13T11:00:00.000-03:002005-07-13T11:05:26.660-03:00

A lot of Skype news today! Version 1.3.0.57 of Skype has been released. Contains a few minor changes.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10152786.post-1121263194645090302005-07-13T10:57:00.000-03:002005-07-13T10:59:54.646-03:00

Skype Zones BETA is a little piece of software powered by Boingo that gives you access to Skype through thousands of Skype-friendly hot spots, while you’re on the move. So now when you’re at your favourite café or waiting quietly at the airport, you don’t have to count the tick-tock of your watch, instead you can just talk to your friends on Skype.Right now, the service is being tested, so you

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