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Skype 1.3 Beta for Linux

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Daniel Andrlik
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Daniel Andrlik lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia. By day he manages product teams. The rest of the time he is a podcast host and producer, writer of speculative fiction, a rabid reader, and a programmer.

Skype has released a new version for Linux with ALSA support built-in, which allows it to run even with other sound applications. Hurray!

Get it here!

However, it is important to note that the original HOWTO I wrote on recording Skype conversations won’t work with the new version. So I’ve added a set of updated instructions that you can find in the original post here. Those should get you up and recording again. :D

Happy Skype-ing!

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