Sometimes web-based services and sites get sold for eye-catching amounts of money. But Microsoft's proposal to buy Skype for $8.5 billion - yes, that's a "b" - caught even the most jaded techies ...

Making a Skype video call is not only free but also remarkably easy. If you’ve got an Internet connection and a Webcam, nothing stands in your way. But be warned: this means the age of video calling ...

Time was, your local library was simply a place to browse for your favorite mystery writer or to ask the reference librarian to help you with the card catalog. Not anymore. These days, the Tigard ...

My gut reaction is that Microsoft's $8.5 billion purchase of Skype is a good thing for higher ed, and probably a smart move on Microsoft's part. I'm betting that you are critical of this acquisition, ...