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Needing no actual application introduction here lemme share some thoughts from the jump to Skype 5.0 non beta from the previous beta build.

I actually made the jump into Skype 5 Beta a few months back and have slowly appreciated the new bolder unified look. Undoubtedly the initial Beta look was a screen hog and had too much space wasted in terms of visual design. This was even more painful in the chat screen window where it was just glaringly white all over the place. That was finally remedied by a few intrepid programers who figured out how to install custom themes for the chat window screen, called “styles”. Since then I haven taken a liking toward a chat style called “Simple”, I’d share the link where I got it but I can’t remember. Nevertheless I was happy to see that after upgrading Skype, my chat style still stayed the same, that and there were drastic improvements to all that extra space the whole Mac community was clamoring about on beta. Over all the unified interface may take some time to adapt to but presents a better user experience in the long run, that’s from personal experience.

Too bad they had removed the groups video calling on the free version (it was free for a short while when Skype was on Beta). However until Google Voice releases an official desktop application (I assume they have something in the works) Skype will be the king of voip communications.

Note: This list is by no stretch of the imagination supposed to be perceived as a comprehensive review. It is meant to introduce you to some nifty apps that I feel would make working on your computers a better place. Included in this write ups are insights on how I regularly use the apps and how they have helped me work better and more efficiently.