It’s been a busy couple of days trying to get ready for the Emerging Technologies Conference next week. As there is no direct flight from the UK to San Diego the best I could find was a 17 hour trip though Washington. That’s going to hurt.

I am actually in San Jose not Palo Alto for the second week but I am going to be there for the shortest amount of time possible so I can get back home. If you IM’ed or emailed me I am still sorting out my agenda and will get back to you soon.

Developer Beta Program

I am putting in place a beta API program which will give you access to the latest builds of Skype for testing your application and so your application can take advantage of new Skype features when new clients versions are released.

I expect this to be pretty popular so to ensure that I don’t spend 100% of my time doing the admin for this I have had to put a few rules in place.

The Developer Beta Program will only be open to active Skype developers. To be classed as an active developer you will need to have at least 1 application hosted in the extras gallery.

You will also need to sign and return an NDA form..

There may or may not be other requirements that need to be met as I still have few things to do before the program goes live but if you are interested in taking part then send an email to DevBetaProgram@skype net with a link to your application in the extras gallery and I will send you the details when I finalize them.