So, are there any major problems with skype on the mac? I've thought about downloading it, but it works so well on my iPod, and I had so many frustrations with it on Windows, that I hesitate to waste the time. Is it inaccessible, or just harder than it should be, or do only some features not work?
On 4/30/12, Kevin Chao <kevincha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I raised this issue wiht Skype beta team a while ago and I was toldwas that > this is by design. If you wish to not have Skype not start at Home, rather > your contacts, it's required to purchase Skype Premium. > > FYI: eBay (not Google owned Skype before) and now Microsoft has it > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 30, 2012, at 5:16 PM, "Missy Hoppe" <mitmee....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi there! Thank you so much for starting this topic thread. Hopefully, >> this is the appropriate place to bring up my number 1 >> complaint with skype on the mac. >> When I first got my mac and installed Skype; I believe this was version >> 5.1 or so, the program always started in the contacts >> list. Ever sinve 5.3 or so, when I run the program, it starts me on >> something that Voiceover tells me is called Skype Home. >> It basicly looks like a facebook clone. Granted, it's not prohibatively >> difficult to navigate to a table, interract and find >> my contacts list and stop interracting, but I personally feel that this is >> something I shouldn't have to do, and it's just >> aggravating enough that I avoid using skype as often as possible, and only >> run it periodically to check for updates in hopes >> that this issue will some day be fixed. I've checked preferences time and >> again, and there simply isn't a way to configure >> how the program starts. >> To make this even more frustrating, when I ask people about id, they claim >> that they don't have this problem. I'd be more >> than happy to disconnect skype from facebook if it would fix the problem, >> but would rather not if I don't have to. I don't >> really understand the point of the favorites thing either, and miss the >> simplicity of the first mac version of skype I ever >> used. Sorry for the aimless rambling, but I hope it makes sense to >> someone. >> Missy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu >> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 5:07 PM >> To: macvisionaries >> Subject: Skype on the Mac made accessible? >> >> This message is for Kevin Chow if he is working with Skype on the Mac with >> Skype Team. >> >> Hi Kevin. >> >> I have been using Skype on the Mac for a long time and when Google had the >> program, it worked beautifully with the Mac. >> However since Microsoft have bought it, it has not been very good on the >> Mac. >> >> The dial pad is inaccessible. Is there any way of getting Skype for Mac >> fixed? >> >> If there are other issues, feel free any one to say if Kevin is going to >> get this sorted. >> >> Kawal. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
