I know when I got Skype I went in to the preferences and can't remember where but unchecked the box for Face book. Then my Skype was normal starting in the contact list. I did this so long ago.
Kawal. On 1 May 2012, at 04:47 PM, Missy Hoppe <mitmee....@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow! I wonder what those of us who can't get it to start up in the contacts > list are doing wrong? Is yours connected to > facebook? This is getting curiouser and curiouser. I'm still irritated by the > idea that this is supposedly a premium feature, > when it should just be a given option if desired. Not sure I'm articulating > that right, but how can having the program start > somewhere that's actually be considered a premium? That should count as > basic functionality, and for those who are able to > get it started in the contacts list, I'd love to know what they're doing > differently, so I can try to fix mine. > Missy > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 11:39 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? > > Hmm! > > I know I have the latest version of Skype, and mine always starts in the > contact list. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Oyen" <eric.o...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 5:30 AM > Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? > > > I don't honestly see the point of paying for a feature that was free in > previous versions. video conferencing I can understand, but this? I DON'T > THINK SO! It seems to me that Microsoft is trying to soak us for more money, > especially considering that their flagship product (windows 7) had such a > poor showing over the last 4 years (millions of corporate machines still > running XP). > > -eric > > On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > >> This was a change made in Skype 5.X. It's possible that your friend is >> running an earlier version of Skype, e.g. V2.X. Please Skype.com for >> pricing details. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 30, 2012, at 6:11 PM, "Missy Hoppe" <mitmee....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> That doesn't sound at all right or fair. How much is this skype premium. >>> If it's cheap, and there isn't a monthly fee, I >>> might consider it, but it never used to be that way, and if that's the >>> case, how is it possible that at least 1 person I've >>> talked to who is also using the free version is able to start in contacts >>> like it used to do? I'm not trying to complain or >>> be difficult; am just genuinely puzzled by this. >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao >>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 6:08 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > 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. 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