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Sandeep G ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Sexton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2011 8:34 PM Subject: [AI] skype with orca, the easy way > Hi everyone. > I wrote this for the participants here at IISE where we are sharing > computers so this is to use skype and pidgin on a portable drive, but > you could use it from any folder. > In fact, this would be an easy way to save and load different skype > names or pidgin settings, just extract the files and rename the askype > folder like, personal skype, extract the zip again and rename askype > folder to business skype and then follow the instructions below > Warning! If you have pidgin settings already, running this will delete > them, if you want to save your settings and use this, first copy the > .purple folder from your home folder to the askype folder > Setting up and using skype with pidgin and orca > I have attached a zip file which is to be extracted to a USB drive. > Download the file > extract to your portable media > find the askype directory > run askype.sh > It will ask for your skype name then press enter > It will ask for your password then press enter > If all goes well, You will hear the skype startup sound > Run pidgin from the applications, internet menu > Press the add account button > tab to the account type box and press space > select skype from the list and press space > tab to skype name and type your skype name > press the add button > you should have a list of your contacts > now run the close and save skype.sh file to save the pidgin settings to > your portable drive > > Anytime you want to use skype after the setup do this: > run askype.sh > wait for the skype sound > run pidgin > when you are finished with the computer, run close and save > The close and save file removes all your personal information from the > computer so feel free to setup other pidgin accounts for msn, facebook, > etc > > How it works. > First, stops pidgin and skype if they are running > then deletes any pidgin and skype settings from the home directory > then copies your pidgin settings from the askype folder > then asks you for your username and password for skype > then copies basic skype settings to your home directory > finally, logs you into skype > Feel free to make improvements. > I would be interested to know if this works for you and is useful > David > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
