Skype is alive and well

If you have not checked out the latest Skype updates there are 2 big news worthy items. Number one is that the latest Windows beta of Skype allows you to redirect incoming calls to 1 or more phone numbers when your Skype account is offline. No more fancy Skype phones!

Number 2 is that Ebay has apparently agreed to buy Skype for $2.6 billion dollars! Reported here and here Wow, I did not realize how powerful ebay had become.