Make Your Cell Phone a Skype Phone 

Using Skype Diverter

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You need a Skype RJ11-to-USB Phone Diverter to achieve this. Let me introduce the two major functions of the Skype Diverter first.

1. Forward Skype Calls to a Landline (Cell Phone) Number:
It can automatically pick up incoming Skype calls and forward the calls to a pre-set landland or cell phone number. Therefore, you don't need to worry about missing any important Skype calls.

2. Forward PSTN calls to Skype:
While you are not around your computer, you can call your regular landline which is connected to the diverter. The diverter will pick up the incoming landline call and ask you to enter the password. After verifing yourself, you can make the cheap Skype international call through the diverter.

Combining these two powerful functions, you can convert your cell phone to a Skype phone, and use it to make Skype calls while you are not around your computer.

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Skype Your Whole House - Part I 

Using DUALphone

"Skype Your Whole House" is also published in our website.

Solution 1: Use Skype Expandable Cordless DUALphone Phone System

This solution for installing Skype service in your entire home utilizes the latest Skype technologies in phone systems - the DualPhone expandable phone system.

In order to have your home entirely Skype ready, you need to attach a regular phone line from your telephone jack into your DualPhone base set and then a USB connection from your base set to your computer.

Once you have the DualPhone base set connected to the computer USB port and the regular telephone jack, you would need to place the DualPhone handset extension sets wherever you like within your home. It is that easy! Now you are ready to process Skype calls all over your house!

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Skype Your Whole House - Part II  

Using Skype Phone Adapter and Cordless Phone System

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Solution 2: Using Skype Phone Adapter and Non-Skype Cordless Phone System

This solution for installing Skype service in your entire home is using a non-Skype based expandable telephone system with the Skype phone adapter.

The Skype voice call requests are sent from the computer to the Skype Phone Adapter through a USB connection. Then the Phone Adapter transfers the call over a regular phone line to your base telephone unit which is connected to your regular telephone jack. Then, you would need to place the extensions sets wherever you like within your home. That is it, you are now able to process Skype calls all over your house!

Check out AmperorDirect Skype Phone Adapter category page.

Skype Security / Observation WebCam  

Using Skype

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If you have a webcam, and the computers at "Home" and "Away" locations have broadband access, you can set up a Skype security (or observation) application easily.

1. Install Skype: Install Skype 2.5 or later version on the Home and Away computers. (Get the latest Skype at http://www.skype.com)

2. Enable Skype Video: On the Home computer, go to Skype > Tools > Options > Video (BETA), enable Skype Video.

3. Enable Skype Video auto-run: On the Home computer, go to Skype > Tools > Options > Video (BETA), turn on When I'm calling, and activate the "start my video automatically" function.

4. Enable Skype to auto-pickup Incoming Calls: On the Home computer, go to Skype > Tools > Options > Advanced > Call, and activate the "Automatically answer incoming calls" function.

5. Setup Privacy: On the Home computer, go to Skype > Tools > Options > Privacy, and limit the people who can call in.

Now, you can call the Home computer from Away location through Skype. The Skype program in the Home computer will pick up the call automatically, to start the video session. Just remeber that the Home computer needs to remain on, while you are not at home. And, the webcam needs to be pointed to the location that you want to monitor.

Need a WebCam? Check out AmperorDirect WebCam category page.

Skype on a Stick 

mp3 player, USB drive...

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Follow the following steps and Skype would run from your USB drive.

1. Only Skype version 1.4 or later supports a removable configuration. Download the latest version if required. (Get the latest Skype at http://www.skype.com)

2. Create a folder \Skype on your USB drive. Secure the folder if you worry about people peeking into your data if you lose your USB drive. Read the USB drive owner's manual for more details.

3. Copy skype.exe into \Skype on the USB drive. You can find the program in "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone".

4. Create a batch file runSkype.bat in \skype folder containing the following command:

start skype.exe /removable /datapath:"\Skype"

You are start Skype by executing the batch file - runSkype.bat.

If you want to use the existing profile on your current computer:

1. Copy all files and folders in "c:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Skype" to \Skype on the USB drive

2. Copy the following folders to \Skype on the USB drive:
a. "My Documents\My Skype Content"
b. "My Documents\My Skype Pictures"
c. "My Documents\My Skype Received Files"

That is it. You are ready to go.

Taking Skype Calls on a USB Phone - While Listening to Music on PC 

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What's that? You want to play music on your loud-and-clear speakers while conducting Skype calls on your USB phone? Or you want to play regular PC sounds on the PC speaker while only having Skype conversations over the USB phone? No problem. Just follow the steps below.

Step 1. Set the Windows' default sound playback device as the default sound card.

Start / Control_Panel / Sounds, Speech, and Audio Device / Sounds and Audio devices / Audio Tab / Sound playback / "Your PC default Sound device"

Step 2. Set the Skype sound device as the USB phone.

Open Skype / Tools / Options / Sound Devices / Audio In (Audio Out) / Generic USB Audio Device

Check out AmperorDirect USB Phone category page.

How to Log-in Multiple Users in SKYPE on a WIN XP Machine 

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You have a Skype account on your computer, but so does your wife / husband, and so does your kids? None of you want to miss your important Skype calls from your friends. There is no need to fight over who should / shouldn't be logged-in on your only computer at home. So here is the way around the brewing storm:

Build up a new user account in Windows XP:

1. Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Create a new account (Under Pick a task.)
2. Key-in your new account name in the "type a name for the new account:" box -> Next
3. Click Computer Administrator -> Create Account

Give the account you just created a password:

1. Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Left-click on the new account you just created.
2. Left-click on Create a password -> Enter the password two times and enter the password hint -> Create Password

Run the second Skype program using the new account you just set up:

1. Right-click on the Skype Icon on your desktop while holding down the shift key -> Left-click on Run as
2. Click The following user -> Choose User name and enter password / OK

Click on the New Users - Create a Skype Account tab if you need to register a new user in Skype, and follow the instructions on screen.

Click on the Existing Users - Log in to Skype tab if you already have a second account, and follow the instructions on screen.

A Story of "No Face"  

How to personalize your Skype

You can create your own avatar at here

Hello, my name is "No Face". You might think I look familiar because I have a lot of brothers and sisters who look just like me all over the world. I love to do chat, make new friends, and share my experiences over Skype. However, only those who know me well can tell me from my siblings and will pick up my call. For others, they cannot see my inner beauty through my dark face and just won't bother to answer!

I was always upset about this until one day I saw AmperorDirect's Skype knowledge base. It showed me how to put color on my face and make me look less like my siblings. It was simple and easy, and all I had to do was follow the following steps:

* Open the Skype program
* Click on Tools, and then Options
* Click on Edit my Skype profile
* Change my face by clicking on the Change button

I can also change my personal contact information such as my real name, telephone number, birthday, address, post a short "About Me" to let people know who I am before they pick up my call, etc.

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