With Skype extras, you can add functionality to your bare bone installation. It is recommended to upgrade to Skype 3.0 or later version for Windows to use many of these functionalities.
Home surveillance:
Sign in to your Skype account from your home computer. Set the Skype client to auto accept all incoming calls and launch the web cam functionality. Now from any remote internet enabled location, dial in to your Skype account! You have live video feed of your home. Since you wouldn’t want any random person also to view your feed, switch off directory listing of your home surveilance Skype account.
Shared the whitboard:
While Skype lets you chat, talk and see the other person, after installing the “WhiteBoardMeeting” Skype extra, you can collaborate in a much more enhanced manner. This is a fully functional whiteboard where you can insert text and images and share with multiple people at the same time. You can even have multiple whiteboards. Get it at http://www.whiteboardmeeting.com/. In case you’re interested in a very simple whiteboard, try USeeToo at http://useetoo.com/blog
Record audio:
You would’ve wished to record your communications. Be it that sweet laugh of your little niece abroad or recording the call as proof, whatever be your reason PrettyMay is the answer for all call recording solutions. This is available in three different versions including a free version (allowing a maximum duration of 15 minute per call), it offers a gamut of features including answering machine, voicemail notification (including notifications by email if you wish), on the fly MP3/WMA encoding, exporting of voice messages, recording voice memos and so on. Get it at http://www.prettymay.net/index.htm.
Remote trouble-shooting:
With Mikogo you can easily transmit your desktop to the person you are communicating with. Not only can this be used for troubleshooting or remote support, but also for various product demonstration and presentations. You can share your screen with a maximum of ten people at the same time. Get it at https://extras.skype.com/1672.
Share your music:
You share information about the current track you’re playing using players such as iTunes, WinAmp and Windows Media Player with your contact list. Get WinAmp Mood at https://extras.skype.com/1892/view. Windows Media Player Info at https://extras.skpye.com/2040/view, and iTunes Info at https://extras.skype.com/2041/view.
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