Who is leaving Skype running on their computer all the time for business?

Simon · 2011-05-21, 08:50 AM

I keep Adium running most days with a couple of ICQ and a couple of AIM accounts online. One of the ICQ accounts gets spam every day, almost always an underage girl with lots of characters that show as ASCII code in the profile and a location in Russia. Deny and block.

I have Skype but I don't keep it open. Actually the only times I've loaded it were for a few calls to MML for the radio show plus a few calls with a friend traveling in Japan. I don't have a headset for Skype so I just pair the little Bluetooth earpiece from my cell phone with my computer on the rare occasions when I use Skype.

I'd keep it open and use it more if there was a need for it, but almost everyone I chat with online uses ICQ.

Nymph · 2011-05-21, 01:59 PM

I much prefer Skype over ICQ. I don't leave it on all day any more, mainly in the mornings.

View Poll Results: For biz Skype, ICQ or something else?
I leave ICQ open all the time	8	25.00%
I leave Skype open all the time	5	15.63%
I leave both ICQ and Skype open all the time	13	40.63%
I use another chat service. Post what you use.	4	12.50%
I don't use a chat service	2	6.25%
Voters: 32. You may not vote on this poll

2011-05-21, 08:50 AM	#1
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	I keep Adium running most days with a couple of ICQ and a couple of AIM accounts online. One of the ICQ accounts gets spam every day, almost always an underage girl with lots of characters that show as ASCII code in the profile and a location in Russia. Deny and block. I have Skype but I don't keep it open. Actually the only times I've loaded it were for a few calls to MML for the radio show plus a few calls with a friend traveling in Japan. I don't have a headset for Skype so I just pair the little Bluetooth earpiece from my cell phone with my computer on the rare occasions when I use Skype. I'd keep it open and use it more if there was a need for it, but almost everyone I chat with online uses ICQ. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2011-05-21, 01:59 PM	#2
Nymph Get me! Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lower Alabama-The Redneck Riviera Posts: 677	I much prefer Skype over ICQ. I don't leave it on all day any more, mainly in the mornings.