[DISCUSSION] Skype

Discussion in 'Application Software' started by Paiva, Feb 4, 2012.

  1. netant

    netant MDL Junior Member

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    #61 netant, Jul 27, 2018
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  2. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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  3. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Why would the OP not be allowed to post the message that skype now forces the users to use the new version?
     
  4. LatinMcG

    LatinMcG Bios Borker

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    estonian trolls will be trolls..
    i had a customer that was wondering why it looked so different and i was like ohh i can switch it.. then realize it cant in version 8..
     
  5. Enthousiast

    Enthousiast MDL Tester

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    Yesterday i had to help an 80+ year old neighbor to get her up and running after the upgrade and all is ok now :)
     
  6. Nimbus2000

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    Microsoft is once again ruining a great product after acquiring the company that developed it. I had a paid Skype account until the M$ takeover and I received notification they were dropping support for a key API that I needed. The message stated they were focusing on the mobile market as an excuse. I wonder how many people will leave this time?
     
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  8. netant

    netant MDL Junior Member

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    Indeed.

    next in line is LinkedIn, i see more ads than actual posts (in mobile app version, i have a adblocker for it in desktop so not much bothered). raised many tickets with support team and at last discontinued premium version .
    once LinkedIn converted to be Facebook for Business, GitHub will be called in the slaughterhouse.

    future looks scary :(
     
  9. Michaela Joy

    Michaela Joy MDL Crazy Lady

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    They didn't 'ruin' it as much as weaponize it to be used in the "War on Terror". :rolleyes:

    I'm one of them. Once I saw the email, I proceeded to uninstall Skype. :kick:

    I use qtox to chat. Works fine. Fairly secure.
     
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  10. netant

    netant MDL Junior Member

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    wow, my thread is merged into a 1yr old thread, which was still ok,
    But again merged with a 2012 (6yrs old) thread which was altogether was on different direction ensuring this doesn't get much attention of user.
    (normally other tech forum lock 2yr+ old thread to keep themselves fresh)

    I'm sorry that i have posted it here, next time i shall think diplomatically & not technical.

    well played admins. you won!
    now just ban me from this forum as well.
     
  11. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

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    Yesterday, sniff sniff, yes, yesterday I said goodbye for ever. Bye bye.
    I really HATE new v8.
     
  12. ThomasMann

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    Thanks, this looks like something I have been looking for for years....

    Anything a newbie to this should know?
     
  13. Michaela Joy

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  14. shhnedo

    shhnedo MDL Expert

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    I just extracted the nsis installer to a folder and started the qtox.exe. It works, I created a test profile(no email required). It even has an option in the advanced menu to make the program portable by saving the settings in the current working dir.
    It appears you're also able to delete your profile.

    @Michaela Joy Nice fine. :D
     
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  15. Mr.X

    Mr.X MDL Guru

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    Right, it runs from a folder kinda like a standalone portable app but it still writes some files to %AppData%\Roaming\Tox\
    Mr.X.db
    Mr.X.ini
    Mr.X.lock
    Mr.X.tox
    qtox.ini
    qtox.log

    I want this app to run as full portable ...

    I wonder why the devs didn't make a full portable version. It's the trend to use such tiny programs as portable since many years.
     
  16. shhnedo

    shhnedo MDL Expert

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    Good point. Well, at least it's an alternative.
     
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