i believe it is well worth the time envested in the 4 beta is you know what you are doing to get it to work i have had no problems what so ever with the beta 4 releases and kind of find it funny that some of the minnor bugs people menchen are not that bad or i havent ran accross them as of yet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jared Rimer" <[email protected]> To: "a list for discussing skype and its use with screen accesssoftware." <skypeenglish at emissives.com> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:49 AM Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 4.0 Beta 2 for Windows
> I've heard nothing but bad things about the skype 4 from this list. But > keep the news coming, I'd like to see if eventually we'll be able to > upgrade and use it like we do with 3.8. > Jared Rimer > The Jared Rimer Network, where everything is in one place. > http://www.jaredrimer.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jim grimsby Jr." <jimgrims at pacbell.net> > To: "'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access > software.'" <skypeenglish at emissives.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:26 AM > Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 4.0 Beta 2 for Windows > > >> Yep it sucked before and it sucks now. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com >> [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of Alex Stone >> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 8:43 AM >> To: 'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen accesssoftware.' >> Subject: Re: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 4.0 Beta 2 for Windows >> >> I installed it earlier on today, and as far as I can tell they don't seem >> to >> have fixed anything that needed fixing. >> Cheers >> Alex >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com >> [mailto:skypeenglish-bounces at emissives.com] On Behalf Of jim grimsby Jr. >> Sent: 01 October 2008 15:38 >> To: 'a list for discussing skype and its use with screen access >> software.' >> Subject: [Skypeenglish] FW: Skype 4.0 Beta 2 for Windows >> >> Coincidently a gentleman asked about the newest version of Skype this >> morning, and how close it was to release. So here is the latest news from >> the Skype blog on the subject. >> >> I have provided a direct link below for everybody's convenience. >> >> I do hope this helps and that the information is useful. >> >> http://www.skype.com/go/getskype-beta >> >> >> >> Feed: Skype Blogs >> Posted on: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 1:37 AM >> Author: Mike Bartlett >> Subject: Skype 4.0 Beta 2 for Windows >> >> >> >> >> In June we announced the first beta of Skype 4.0, a radical departure >> from >> any other version we've made before. Since then we've spent a lot of time >> reading and analysing your feedback and we've made a number of changes. >> >> This video is recorded in HD - we recommend viewing it full screen (for >> those of you reading this in an RSS reader, you can watch >> <http://www.dailymotion.com/SkypeConversations/video/x6vqad_skype-40-beta-2- >> for-windows_tech> the briefing video here - you can also grab >> <http://www.dailymotion.com/SkypeConversations/video/x6vqad_skype-40-beta-2- >> for-windows_tech> the embed code if you want to use this video in your >> own >> blog) >> >> First, I'd like to talk a little bit about the feedback itself. We had >> over >> 350,000 people trying out Beta 1. We had around 15,000 people giving us >> their comments through the Give feedback button directly in Skype; around >> 40,000 through surveys (both online and email) and about 700 comments on >> various blog posts. >> >> Different types of users gave us very different feedback. For example, in >> the Skype forums, where some of our most experienced users hang out, we >> heard a lot more negativity, in particular around screen size. However, >> in >> our surveys we saw quite the opposite. When we collated all of the >> feedback >> together, we found that just over 70% of people who tried Beta 1 prefer >> using it to older versions of Skype. >> >> We're confident that this is quite reflective of the entire Skype user >> base. >> But 70% is not a number we're happy with because we know that many of you >> out there would prefer a more familiar experience, and in particular an >> experience that allows you to work more easily whilst Skype is running in >> the background. >> >> So, today, I'm very happy to announce Beta 2 >> <http://www.skype.com/go/download-beta> . It includes a number of >> changes, >> and most noticeably we've brought back contact groups - although we've >> renamed it contact categories to avoid confusion with group >> conversations. >> We've also done a lot of work on resizing and introduced a view which >> behaves very much like older versions: compact view. There are also major >> changes to alerts and notifications - it's one of my favourite aspects of >> Beta 2. You'll be glad to see numerous other changes and bugfixes have >> been >> introduced as well. >> >> Take a quick look at the video below to give you a little preview of what >> you're about to download, then go and give it a test drive yourself. >> >> Download Beta 2 <http://www.skype.com/go/download-beta> >> >> Again, we'd really like to hear your feedback on Beta 2, so don't >> hesitate >> to let us know what you like, and what you don't: >> >> Give <http://ecustomeropinions.com/popup/survey.php?sid=662462508> >> feedback >> on Beta 2 >> >> We'll launch a third Beta towards the end of the year to address your >> comments on this version and also add a few other features - History >> being >> the most notable. >> >> Thank you again for your feedback and your patience in waiting for this >> new >> version - I hope you enjoy using it. >> >> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShareSkypeEn/~4/408041541> >> >> >> View >> <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ShareSkypeEn/~3/408041541/skype_4_beta_2_for >> _windows.html> article... >> >> Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the >> latest version of skype go to >> http://www.dlee.org/skype >> To access tutorials and other goodies go to >> http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> Skypeenglish at emissives.com >> http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >> >> >> Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the >> latest version of skype go to >> http://www.dlee.org/skype >> To access tutorials and other goodies go to >> http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> Skypeenglish at emissives.com >> http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >> >> >> Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the >> latest version of skype go to >> http://www.dlee.org/skype >> To access tutorials and other goodies go to >> http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html >> thanks and have a wonderful day. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skypeenglish mailing list >> Skypeenglish at emissives.com >> http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 3486 (20081001) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > > Thanks for posting to the skype english list. To access scripts for the > latest version of skype go to > http://www.dlee.org/skype > To access tutorials and other goodies go to > http://www.marrie.org/skype/skype.html > thanks and have a wonderful day. > > > _______________________________________________ > Skypeenglish mailing list > Skypeenglish at emissives.com > http://emissives.com/mailman/listinfo/skypeenglish_emissives.com > >
