Since I have multiple groups of users and multiple computers, I have decided to have multiple Skype accounts.
I have always been found under vBFloris and limited this to colleagues and perhaps a few vBulletin customers and some close friends. But over the last six months this list has grown to a staggering 200. Including blocked accounts and users who have blocked me perhaps. Every once in a while I delete people from the list. But I also add more and more people.
What I have come up with is simple not installing the same Skype version and account on all my systems, but rather get a completely new Skype account for each system. I can always switch on any system between any account. Skype’s been made flexible enough to permit this without causing problems.
Over time I will slowly add certain people on all three accounts, or decide to limit them to one or the other. And hopefully over time I will have a personal Skype like FlorisMac on the iMac while keeping vBFloris on the Mac Pro. I have one private Skype account on the Powerbook for just a tiny handful of people.
My plan is to dive into my brain and figure out who I should have on my accounts, who I should kick off and who to give the private account to. And hopefully over time I have a tiny group of say 25 to 50 people that I want to regularly chat with and just drop all my accounts except one.
That I have to make up my mind is clear. Nothing more irritating for my friends to poke me on one account and getting ignored, because I am under another account on another system. So I will put some thought into that too. Maybe just tell that person I will only Skype with them from FlorisMac or vBFloris.
Anyway, I will do my best to organize my VOIP chats soon.
I have to agree with you. I also have a private Skype account to limit the unnecessary traffic of people on this account. I prefer to use this account to make calls to few of my close friends. I am really satisfied with the service as the monthly fee is really nominal and its totally free for computer to computer conversation.
Good strategy to keep track of individuals whom you want to keep in touch with and whom you aren’t interested in talking to. I do the same thing with my email accounts. I have one for friends and family, one for my online business and another that I use when I know I’ll get spam but I still want to sign up for some kind of freebie.
How’s the project going? I actually don’t have a single Skype account. I considered it once, but never followed through. I’m on an older computer right now and might reconsider once I get a new one.