Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Time to Put my Clothes on And Use Skype

One of the great things about working from home is the ability to slob-out and wear pajamas or sweats. Lately I've really been tempted to get those Pajama Jeans so I won't have to chose between them. I've recently installed Skype, so that's going to change. Although Skype has been around for years, I've put off adding it. When a client from New Zealand practically begged me to get on board, I decided it was time. The phone bill from here to New Zealand had to be getting as large as the distance between us.
Image representing Skype as depicted in CrunchBaseImage via CrunchBaseI'm not really a Instant Message type of person. I had so many accounts that I finally got Adium so that I could see them all in one place, but even with that I rarely even start the app. When I have Instant Messaging on, and my status is viewable, I feel as though I'm bombarded by spam messages--most from people I don't know. Having it on makes me feel as though I am on call 24/7.
Skype isn't really about instant messaging, although that's one of their features. I guess I should explain, for those who aren't familiar with Skype, that its software that allows you to make calls for free. Not just that, but video calls, instant messaging, voice messaging, phone calls, etc. Installing it is easy, just download the software, Mac or PC, and create an account.

Time to Put my Clothes on And Use Skype

One of the great things about working from home is the ability to slob-out and wear pajamas or sweats. Lately I've really been tempted to get those Pajama Jeans so I won't have to chose between them. I've recently installed Skype, so that's going to change. Although Skype has been around for years, I've put off adding it. When a client from New Zealand practically begged me to get on board, I decided it was time. The phone bill from here to New Zealand had to be getting as large as the distance between us.
Image representing Skype as depicted in CrunchBaseImage via CrunchBaseI'm not really a Instant Message type of person. I had so many accounts that I finally got Adium so that I could see them all in one place, but even with that I rarely even start the app. When I have Instant Messaging on, and my status is viewable, I feel as though I'm bombarded by spam messages--most from people I don't know. Having it on makes me feel as though I am on call 24/7.
Skype isn't really about instant messaging, although that's one of their features. I guess I should explain, for those who aren't familiar with Skype, that its software that allows you to make calls for free. Not just that, but video calls, instant messaging, voice messaging, phone calls, etc. Installing it is easy, just download the software, Mac or PC, and create an account.