Skype introduces Outlook toolbar

I just got through installing the Skype toolbar for Microsoft Outlook, and I’m impressed. (That’s not saying much; I’m impressed by pretty much everything Skype does.) The toolbar, among other things, associates an active email message with your Skype contacts so you can dial directly from Outlook. You can also initiative SkypeOut calls to any contact phone number within Outlook. The web page for this beta application lists a number of other features I haven’t yet tried, but so far, I’m thrilled. I can Skype a contact instantly after getting an email from him without having to switch apps. Very nice.

1. It is indeed a brilliant development. Now skype on my mobile phone integrated into the PDA software and we’re home and dry.

   Posted by Jonathan Marks  on  07/06  at  10:07 AM