The Skype Button
(This post was inspired by my fiance, who will become my wife on the 10th of September !)
Skype is an instant messenger service that we use extensively at work. Its free, it allows you to make good quality calls between users and you can even call landline/cell phone numbers (for a fee).
In this age, where the world is flatter than ever, and people seem to be zipping around the globe, communication is made difficult by the differences in time zones - This despite the variety of modes of telecommunication - cell phones, landlines, email and internet messenger.
Take the case of a concerned wife whose husband is abroad on a sales visit. She has to go through all sorts of complicated calculations to look through his itinerary to see when she can call him, and what number to call him at. Would it not be simple if she had a dashboard somewhere in the home, connected to the internet, which would show her his skype status - Online, busy, offline etc ... And maybe this could show her his location too, based on the IP he is logged in from.
And the best piece would possibly be if this board was connected to a speaker phone, and she could just press a button to call him through Skype !
In my case, I would need the exact opposite, where I could use Skype as my dashboard, to track down my wife based on the location of her cell phone, so I dont disturb her Lakme pampering sessions :-)
Skype is an instant messenger service that we use extensively at work. Its free, it allows you to make good quality calls between users and you can even call landline/cell phone numbers (for a fee).
In this age, where the world is flatter than ever, and people seem to be zipping around the globe, communication is made difficult by the differences in time zones - This despite the variety of modes of telecommunication - cell phones, landlines, email and internet messenger.
Take the case of a concerned wife whose husband is abroad on a sales visit. She has to go through all sorts of complicated calculations to look through his itinerary to see when she can call him, and what number to call him at. Would it not be simple if she had a dashboard somewhere in the home, connected to the internet, which would show her his skype status - Online, busy, offline etc ... And maybe this could show her his location too, based on the IP he is logged in from.
And the best piece would possibly be if this board was connected to a speaker phone, and she could just press a button to call him through Skype !
In my case, I would need the exact opposite, where I could use Skype as my dashboard, to track down my wife based on the location of her cell phone, so I dont disturb her Lakme pampering sessions :-)
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or look at the latest offering by netgear -
http://tools.netgear.com/skype/
Thts gr8! Happy married life :)
U must b busy! Keep us updated :) Tata!
Rather than tracking down the location, i would prefer voice mail.(Communication at ease)Just incase i bunk office to watch my fav game, i sudn't get caught by my boss :))
:o)
Cheers!
Karuna.