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| ====== Skype ====== | ====== Skype ====== | ||
| - | ==== What's that? ==== | + | ===== What's that? ===== |
| Skype (http://www.skype.com) is a software that lets you make phone calls through Internet with your SISSA linux workstation. It is gaining more and more popularity due to its good voice quality and the fact it is available for many platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS). It allows you, once you have bought some credit, to call landline phones all over the world at a very cheap rate. | Skype (http://www.skype.com) is a software that lets you make phone calls through Internet with your SISSA linux workstation. It is gaining more and more popularity due to its good voice quality and the fact it is available for many platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS). It allows you, once you have bought some credit, to call landline phones all over the world at a very cheap rate. | ||
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| - | ==== OK, nice, how can I use it? ==== | + | ===== How can I use it? ===== |
| - | On Linux SISSA workstations you can find it installed, in the menu **Applications** --> **Internet**. \\ | + | On Linux SISSA workstations you can find it installed. \\ |
| To use it you need to have an account on skype, that you can open for free, and obviously to know the skype contacts/username of your correspondents. Let's see a step by step procedure. | To use it you need to have an account on skype, that you can open for free, and obviously to know the skype contacts/username of your correspondents. Let's see a step by step procedure. | ||
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| - | ==== g) Test sound devices ==== | + | ===== g) Test sound devices ===== |
| Now a new skype window will appear. Click on the** green phone icon** to have a test call.\\ | Now a new skype window will appear. Click on the** green phone icon** to have a test call.\\ | ||
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| {{:services:skype:sk9-10.jpg|Test a skype call...}} | {{:services:skype:sk9-10.jpg|Test a skype call...}} | ||
| - | === Troubleshooting === | + | ==== Troubleshooting ==== |
| If the test fails, or worse if you are unable to perform it, here it is a quick checklist: | If the test fails, or worse if you are unable to perform it, here it is a quick checklist: | ||
| * **1)** check the microphone and headphones connection. Usually the microphone jack is pink and the headphone jack is green or they have some meaningful symbols printed on. They must match the connectors on your pc. | * **1)** check the microphone and headphones connection. Usually the microphone jack is pink and the headphone jack is green or they have some meaningful symbols printed on. They must match the connectors on your pc. | ||
| * **2)** check the mixer volume settings: to hear something the master and PCM volumes must be unmuted and to a reasonable volume, to be able to record you need to check the microphone isn't muted, and sometimes the volume of a " capture " channel must be raised. | * **2)** check the mixer volume settings: to hear something the master and PCM volumes must be unmuted and to a reasonable volume, to be able to record you need to check the microphone isn't muted, and sometimes the volume of a " capture " channel must be raised. | ||
| - | * **3)** a problem may occur if two programs try to access the sound hardware simultaneously. Please stop any software which play sounds and close any web page that uses the Flash plugin.] | + | * **3)** a problem may occur if two programs try to access the sound hardware simultaneously. Please stop any software which play sounds and close any web page that uses the Flash plugin. |
| **Please note**: **<color Maroon >some webcam models are not supported by the actual version of SISSA linux workstation.</color>** | **Please note**: **<color Maroon >some webcam models are not supported by the actual version of SISSA linux workstation.</color>** | ||
| - | ==== Add a new contact ==== | + | ===== Add a new contact ===== |
| a) To add a new contact, in the main skype window, select the **green icon** at the bottom of the window.\\ | a) To add a new contact, in the main skype window, select the **green icon** at the bottom of the window.\\ | ||
| {{:services:skype:sk18.jpg|Select the add contact icon...}} | {{:services:skype:sk18.jpg|Select the add contact icon...}} | ||
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| - | ==== Call a skype contact ==== | + | ===== Call a skype contact ===== |
| a) In the main skype window, select a contact/username, then click on the **green phone icon** | a) In the main skype window, select a contact/username, then click on the **green phone icon** | ||
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| - | c) In the //Call with ...// window: the message **1)** " **Call Duration:...** " will inform you when | + | c) In the //Call with ...// window: \\ |
| - | your call is active. \\ | + | the message **1)** " **Call Duration:...** " will inform you when your call is active. \\ |
| To hang up the call, **2)** click on the **red phone icon**.\\ | To hang up the call, **2)** click on the **red phone icon**.\\ | ||
| {{:services:skype:sk17.jpg|To quit your call, you can click on the red phone icon too.}} | {{:services:skype:sk17.jpg|To quit your call, you can click on the red phone icon too.}} | ||
| - | ==== Close skype program & info ==== | + | ===== Close skype program & info ===== |
| To close skype program:\\ | To close skype program:\\ | ||
| in the main skype window, in the bottom: | in the main skype window, in the bottom: | ||
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| - | ==== I want skype on my laptop ==== | + | ===== I want skype on my laptop ===== |
| You can install by yourself skype on your laptop. Simply go to http://www.skype.com/download/ and choose the right version for your operating system. | You can install by yourself skype on your laptop. Simply go to http://www.skype.com/download/ and choose the right version for your operating system. | ||
| - | + | For video calling you need a webcam on your laptop. | |
| - | The Windows version and the MacOs version have usually more features than the Linux version, such as video calling. To do this you need to have a webcam on your laptop. | + | |
| One thing must be kept in mind. Skype uses a peer to peer protocol, that means that sometimes you can find yourself acting as a server for other people on the internet. So it is critical to keep the software up to date, particularly for the windows version of the software. | One thing must be kept in mind. Skype uses a peer to peer protocol, that means that sometimes you can find yourself acting as a server for other people on the internet. So it is critical to keep the software up to date, particularly for the windows version of the software. | ||