Good news for those of us on Macs.

An updated version of Skype 2.7 for Mac has been released and can be downloaded now.

Ryan, the Skype Mac maven, explains that the new version is smarter because "Skype can now 'talk' to your internet connection in order to get the best connection, and thus give you the best Skype experience."

He notes that with the new version "supports 'Authenticated Proxies' - so if Safari works for you, so should Skype." Ryan says that's great for college students who have to enter a username and password to use the Internet on their Macs.