tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75233076420792678012024-02-20T12:53:44.975-08:00Skype Speed dialTool to create speed dial numbers in Skype V4.0danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969918030352450352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523307642079267801.post-53777317764394490102009-05-01T08:21:00.000-07:002009-05-05T03:07:39.646-07:00Skype Speed dial<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRdiae555LDnY55ul2KnJb2F6Qtk3kIu9J4t0-ypX_hE3dD_mId8JQeSiD7Hb584LEbk0EHlrTmbeM4wDNByMcNibWpgLJTBA7jSmc3cZewxcPIGW7cCTlZpTHt5uHNOP8_3OyO7v5Vg/s1600-h/SkypeSpeeddial.gif"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">The problem</span></span></div><div><br /></div>I recently upgraded skype from V3.8 to V4.0 just to find out there is no speed dial. This is really annoying because I have a Yealink B2K USB to PSTN box so I can use my regular phone for Skype calls. And this little box heavily relies on speed dial to make outgoing calls. For example if I want to phone the office I pick up the phone and dial **1# and away we go. <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div>So where is the speed dial? Well, it is actually there but you can't see it - much like the emperor's clothes. So functionally it works, but there is no way to see or adjust the speed dial numbers.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">The solution</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I wrote a little application that uses the Skype API that allows you to extract and modify the Skype speed dial numbers. At least this can be used until Skype puts a speed dial interface back in V4! It will certainly not win any awards but it gets the job done.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">How to use it</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Download the file SkypeSpeeddial.zip and extract SkypeSpeeddial.exe to your desktop. When you run it for the first time it will show a message saying 'Please authorize SkypeSpeeddial.exe in the Skype interface"</div><div><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330881172886400914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 95px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlhCnFuUWKtp6kXbDTjR8_ifXMnGg8LXvSmf2WgkvU9p0MnlNPi7NzMRTOEjXglFtL6n-zIzXSCLJ_YwfWdbmeBx9GiVi4D1fPdRfXZFsDtKfqu9EMW_UzPavrLAWF2pt_1VEQh8EdFU/s320/SkypeAllow.gif" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>To authorize SkypeSpeeddial simply open Skype v4 and click on 'Allow access'</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330881870661813202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 63px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbgIFLwmsKFwgPzUkOzYXIclqRuw5_0pYhOJGNR21SvwuMn8CPO4ssic8WD86o_YGxZNzBtKzDV3T80rfzPm9-Vxq0FqTvV7d6UkH408RvBL8E1Ceq7YV1wsdRv3_v0tUWMGud9fokoU/s400/SkypeAllow2.gif" border="0" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now you will see all your Skype contacts with the speeddial for each. To modify, simply enter the correct information and close the application.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330883592804720674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRdiae555LDnY55ul2KnJb2F6Qtk3kIu9J4t0-ypX_hE3dD_mId8JQeSiD7Hb584LEbk0EHlrTmbeM4wDNByMcNibWpgLJTBA7jSmc3cZewxcPIGW7cCTlZpTHt5uHNOP8_3OyO7v5Vg/s320/SkypeSpeeddial.gif" border="0" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Where can I get it?</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>You can <a href="http://ops.attix5.com/downloads/danie/SkypeSpeeddial.zip">download it here</a>. It is a 250kB zipfile containg a single executable.</div><div><br /></div><div></div>danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969918030352450352noreply@blogger.com25