I'm with the people who get the home screen! And I cannot see how to make it contacts only either! I do have it tied to facebook! Colin
On 1 May 2012, at 16:51, Jenny Keller wrote: > I can't get it to start in the contact list either, but there are a lot of > things that my mac does that don't make sense. > > Jenny > On May 1, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Missy Hoppe 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. > 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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