Filed under: Software, Video, Bugs/Recalls
Skype w/video leaked, will destroy your Mac
According to a Skype developer, an old and unstable version of Skype for Mac has been leaked onto file sharing networks across the globe. If you spot this file, do not download it! "It is an internal unstable development version, and thus it is extremely buggy" and "it will destroy your contacts and other data". We wouldn't want that now would we?Since the Windows version of Skype gained video conferencing support in March, many Mac user have felt left behind and stuck with the non-video capable version of Skype. Fortunately, this warning also comes with some good news; Skype version 2.0 for the Mac is nearly ready for primetime. The screenshot of a video capable of Skype on the left of this post is the tantalizing proof.
So, try and resist the temptation to go searching for a pre-release version that could potentially destroy your Mac, and wait a little longer for the official version. Remember what happened the last time someone bit the Apple?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tucker said 1:12PM on 6-29-2006
Hmm, last time I heard about a release like this it was from David Chartier!
I kid, I kid! ;)
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philip said 1:22PM on 6-29-2006
Glad you guys posted something. I downloaded it this morning and planned on installing later this evening. Thanks for the heads up!
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Graxa said 1:41PM on 6-29-2006
I's working all fine for me.
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Brendan said 1:43PM on 6-29-2006
I have lost my SkypeOut contacts. Before I downloaded it, I put my old version of Skype in my documents folder, so this type of thing would not happen. I then founf out how buggy, and trashed. Then I opened my Old version to find my SkypeOut contacts gone!
Can someone help me, trace the contacts, so I can turn the world the right side up. Cheers in advance!
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Drew said 1:54PM on 6-29-2006
Who is that girl???
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Mark said 2:10PM on 6-29-2006
If you want to try it out... just make a backup of your ~/Library/Application Support/Skype/ folder and your ~/Library/Preferences/com.skype.skype.plist file
Try it out and if it doesn't work, trash that directory and the plist file and restore the backups. Simple enough.
I'm actually using it right now on 10.3.9 and i haven't seen any major problems so far. i don't know what everyone is complaining about (but then again, i'm kindof behund the times without Tiger... stupid work laptop!).
just remember: if you're going to use beta software... BACK UP YOUR PREFERENCES!!!
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MacWebHosting said 2:25PM on 6-29-2006
@ #4
... err... that would be my wife... Erika!!
Ok, ok, my wife is from Singapore, but if I was allowed two...... ;)
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RaVeNouS said 2:27PM on 6-29-2006
"Who is that girl???"
Don't tell me you think she is cute? : /
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josue salazar said 6:07PM on 6-29-2006
I installed it and it works just fine, no problems whatsoever, here's a picture of how exactly it looks on file transfers, text chat, and video conferencing.
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josue salazar said 6:08PM on 6-29-2006
Hmm, this is url to the screenshot (on flickr):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/josue/177931407/
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Don Wilson said 7:31PM on 6-29-2006
Can I have a video "conference" with her? :D
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hauk said 7:35PM on 6-29-2006
Anyone have the skype id to that girl?
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Joshua Bryant said 10:28PM on 6-29-2006
If you are really worried about it destroying your data, why not just run it from a disk image?
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Simon said 11:51PM on 6-29-2006
Apparently my left is different to your left :)
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OWRC said 3:59AM on 6-30-2006
The world will end if you install this software..woooAAAooooAooHhhahahhahahah.
Yeah right, they are just pissed that it leaked early. Do a backup, install it and see how it runs just fine.
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Keith said 5:21AM on 6-30-2006
If you want to try the unstable version of Skype, do it at your own risk.
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Boris Nefedov said 6:34AM on 6-30-2006
Hi, where I can get this Beta version?
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Dan said 7:40AM on 6-30-2006
...or you could just use Sightspeed instead for Mac to PC videoconferencing.
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Steve Bocaranda said 12:31PM on 7-01-2006
I got my skype in my G5 quad and I don't have any problem
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icruise said 11:35PM on 7-01-2006
Duplicating the old application or running it from a disk image will do no good, because it will access your preferences in your user folder regardless. Either backup your prefs there or don't use it at all.
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