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Master of Finance - Schulich School of Business - York University

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30-MINUTE GUIDE TO ACADEMIC COMPUTING 2011<br />

10.2 SKYPE<br />

Skype (recently acquired by Micros<strong>of</strong>t) is free web conferencing tool that is good alternative for Lotus Sametime to have a<br />

quick online meeting.<br />

Skype is available for download from www.skype.com. You can call other computers using Skype (free) or even regular<br />

phones (requires paid subscription). Skype works very well for quick audio conference sessions (up to 15 participants) using<br />

the built-in microphones in the laptops. The s<strong>of</strong>tware (as shown in the picture on the right) looks like other popular instant<br />

messenger programs, and it can handle text, audio and video chat sessions.<br />

To use Skype:<br />

1. Go to Skype web site and download the s<strong>of</strong>tware.<br />

2. Install Skype and create an account.<br />

3. Add your classmates as contacts using their Skype usernames.<br />

Now you are ready to have an audio conference with your contacts.<br />

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