Skype finally released version 2.8 of its VoIP client for Mac OS X. Besides many bugfixes and the now enabled public WiFi access, we are excited about the screen sharing feature. Having our offices in Stuttgart and Berlin, we are forced to use tools that support collaborative work from any location.

The new Skype version for Mac – the Windows version was already capable of doing so – let’s you share your whole screen or a selected window with the person you’re talking to. Now it’s even easier to go over presentations, concepts, mind maps and other documents together while having a conference call via Skype.

You can download Skype 2.8 for Mac here.

If you think about it, it’s not really a surprise that Google announced the development of an own operating system. This move was already discussed as a consistent further development. In their blog post Sundar Pichai (VP Product Management) and Linus Upson (Engineering Director) call the project “a natural extension of Google Chrome.” [Read more →]