Phones

Skype sound quality is really great.

On the tech front, my friend Eric, who’s currently doing anti-corruption work in Kosovo, introduced me to a nifty new (to me) internet phone and chat program: Skype. It was developed by the same folks who did Kazaa, and like Kazaa it uses distributed computing and networking. You can talk back and forth over the computer for free, and there’s also the option to call landlines at some ridiculously cheap cost. I’ve talked back and forth with Eric serveral times, and the sound quality is spot-on, which is mighty impressive considering the sketchy net/bandwidth situation in Kosovo.

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