readwriteweb.com — Skype, the popular VOIP client formerly owned by eBay, just released a new beta version of its Windows client. The new version finally brings screen sharing to the Windows client, something which already became available in the last beta version of the Mac client in January. Skype now also allows users to import their contacts from Gmail
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Closed AccountMay 28, 2009
Anyone find this ironic it shares the front page with the recent cracked.com article on inventions that were meant to change the world?
ghatidMay 28, 2009
They always had this on as an add-on.
loneraverMay 29, 2009
I'm pretty sure they have had it for years.
dijitaljbJun 4, 2009
GoToMyPC is a remote desktop application. As rnawky says it isn't trying to solve the same problem. Citrix's GoToMeeting and Cisco's Webex are both screen sharing/teleconferencing solutions that offer the ability to add a share their screen with people who have the Java runtime installed, but don't require the viewers to have GoToMeeting or Webex installed.This Skype upgrade is solving a different problem - how to show your Skype contacts something on your screen. I wouldn't make my clients sign up to Skype for a teleconference. That would just be silly and impractical. However for showing my colleagues what I mean it's perfect because I'm already using Skype with them.We trialled this Skype 4.1 beta and it simply using the video calling feature and pipes your desktop through it. It's pretty responsive and the quality is good, but perhaps not as good as a hosted solution such as Webex or GoToMeeting.Skype is a perfect tool for the job, since I can be signed in on multiple machines at the same time and they share chat history with each other (including my PC, laptop and Blackberry (using iSkoot))
daveisferaJun 10, 2009
@Delita but you have to pay for the premium ooVoo service to do multi-person video conferencing.
Maria12350Apr 22, 2011
Well, RHUB ( http://www.rhubcom.com ) is also a pretty good tool for screen sharing as well as application sharing purposes.