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Run Skype from Your Thumb Drive [Skype]
lifehacker.com - 1/21/2009
Run Skype from Your Thumb Drive [Skype]
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Popular VoIP application Skype provides a cheap way to stay in contact with your friends and family, but it's not portable, so you can't carry it with you. Not unless you know how, that is. Weblog...
business.timesonline.co.uk - 1/26/2009
Speculation grows over eBay plan to sell Skype internet telephone division
— business.timesonline.co.uk — Speculation is mounting that eBay, the internet auction website, is preparing to sell Skype, its internet telephone... company. Industry insiders believe that eBay signalled its intent last week after John Donahue, its chief executive, described Skype ... (more) Speculation grows over eBay plan to sell Skype internet ...

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gigaom.com - 1/28/2009
Should eBay Spin Off Skype? The Debate Continues [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — Should eBay spin off Skype? While it’s a bad time for eBay to try and spin off... it or anything else as the company tries to refocus itself and save its core franchise of online auctions, the answer to that question is yes. Armed with comments ... (more) Should eBay Spin Off Skype? The Debate Continues [GigaOM]

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How To Make Skype Work On A Portable USB Stick
makeuseof.com - 1/21/2009
How To Make Skype Work On A Portable USB Stick
— makeuseof.com — As yet, Skype doesn’t offer an official portable USB version of their software (with the exception of... the U3 smart drive version ) which frustrates a lot of people (including myself). This has led people to make an unofficial hack of a portable ... (more) How To Make Skype Work On A Portable USB Stick

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The UberReview:  Creating a Portable Version of Skype

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Creating a Portable Version of Skype
The UberReview — Here is a neat trick that unfortunately looks to be Windows only. Skype can be made to run on a non-U3 thumb drive and it can be accomplished by mere mortals without any special skills. All you need to do is copy the right files from your PC into the right directories on your thumb drive and then modify the skype.bat file in notepad. Really, it is as simple as that. Head over to MakeUseOf.com for full instructions on what to do. [MakeUseOf via Life Hacker] Related posts XP Ninja: How to Turn Your XP Machine Into an ...

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