Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

...and wait....and wait.

Finally a Google Talk for Linux that has not only text messaging but voice chat as well. Thank you James for the quick post about which IM client to use. Thank you to the team who built the IM for making our life on Linux just a tad bit more enjoyable.

SkypeOut Caller ID

Today I'm logging into my skype account and happen to scan the home page and what do I see?


So I quickly scan my calendar and no, it isn't April 1st and I don't see a full eclipse outside so something must be going on. I click the View Settings link and .... wait for it ....

The heavens open and Josh Silverman personally touched my account and I could hear the angels singing, just like the shepherds in the field described in Luke Chapter 2. Skype, at long last, has found it fit to bestow upon me, a lowly Skype user, outbound caller identification. I take a moment to gain my composure as a tear falls on my keyboard and I thank the Lord for bringing conviction to the Skype staff to bring caller id to the U.S.