| Have you have ever tried to write a SMS / Text | | | | The Skype software can be downloaded for free |
| message on the tiny keys of cell phone and cursed | | | | from and requires no special set-up. I do recommend |
| your clumsy fingers after the 10th mis-spelling? You | | | | that you register your cell/mobile phone number with |
| will be relieved to learn that you can use a laptop or | | | | Skype, so that the text messages you send look like |
| PC to compose and send SMS / Text messages | | | | they came from your phone and your recipients can |
| using the comfort of your keyboard! | | | | 'reply' to them. |
| This is particularly handy for those professionals who | | | | The costs are substantially cheaper than sending |
| regularly use Texts and SMSs for business. Using the | | | | from your cell /mobile phone. Skype also has the |
| nifty 'Skype' software, users can send SMSs and | | | | added advantage of logging each message including a |
| Texts that look like the real thing as if sent from | | | | delivery confirmation. |
| their cell/mobile phones. | | | | Skype also allows you to make free voice and video |
| Simply pick the recipient's phone number from | | | | calls to other Skype users and $0.02 per minute calls |
| Skype's phone book and type in your message on | | | | to any phone world-wide. It also allows you to send |
| your computer keyboard. You can also 'cut and | | | | IM messages (similar to ICQ, Yahooo Messenger, |
| paste' your text. as well as send the SMS to multiple | | | | etc.) as well as electronic files such as photos and |
| recipients at once. | | | | documents. |
| For your recipients your texts will look the same is | | | | Overall a very handy piece of software! |
| those from your cell/mobile phone. | | | | |