In the e-collaboration group, I have asked for skype tips. We have gathered 10 great tips for the use of skype in a development setting. Ofcourse some tips can be applied by any skype user but some are particular innovation for people working with irratic internet connections, like the option to dial in people into skype conferences using skypeout.

You can find all 10 tips plus a story of skype use in Ghana here:
http://icollaborate.blogspot.com/2007/04/10-skype-tips-for-advanced.html

Do you have ideas for people you'd like to interview over the phone for your nonprofit podcast or blog, but don't know the best way to record it?  The past few interviews I've done for the NetSquared Podcast and blog have been done over the phone with Skype.  It took me a while to find recording software I liked for Skype, so I thought I'd share my findings.  I have a Mac, so I use Ecamm's Call Recorder for Skype.  It is only $15 and has worked really well for me so far.  My only complaint is that it records my questions and the interviewee's answers as one track.  Ideally our voices would be on two separate tracks.