Start by heading over to the Skype website and click the ‘Sign in’ link at the top of the page and then click the ‘Microsoft account’ link in the ‘Sign in’ section. If you’re using another browser such as Opera or Safari, you’re going to have to stick with the main Skype app. The new feature is made available through the use of a plugin, and this is available for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome. If you’re an user, you can chat, and even conduct audio and video calls using the Skype for preview. Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype should have made it clear that there were going to be developments on the horizon.
Either way, you’re installing software… so it’s really up to you whether you want to do this or that.
If you find that you ‘have’ to use it because it is the only way some of your contacts will communicate, you’ll be pleased that it’s no longer necessary to have a messaging client installed – it can all be done from within a browser… with a plugin installed.Įditor’s Note: I’m not really sure that there’s much of a difference between using Skype on the desktop and via a plugin in the browser. Skype is one of those services that’s loved and hated in equal measure.