March 18, 2011

Skype – First Big Meeting

As a sort of kick-off to using Skype we scheduled a meeting for everyone at the main office to meet in the conference room and...
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March 9, 2011

Skype – Problems and Difficulties

While many positive outcomes have resulted from our usage of Skype, it is only fair to disclose some of the difficulties we have had with...
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March 4, 2011

Setting Up for Skype – Making Adjustments for Meetings

Once we got everything running we ended up making several adjustments to our set-up to make the most out of the conference room. When we...
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March 3, 2011

Setting Up for Skype – HDTV in our Conference Room

One of the major benefits of using Skype as a free service (versus Google’s video chat) was the group calling function. This was especially important...
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March 2, 2011

Setting Up for Skype – Webcams and Headsets

After some initial tinkering around with Skype we decided to take the leap and equip every employee’s desktop with an HD webcam. The Webcam We...
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February 23, 2011

Using Skype to Conduct Interviews

As part of our Skype initiative we are trying to increase usage beyond that between co-workers, and use Skype to connect with contractors, business partners...
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February 14, 2011

Skype – Helping to Build Our Amazing Organization

In mid-October Mastery Technologies implemented a company-wide usage of Skype to change internal communications. Every desktop became equipped with a webcam, and our conference room...
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