Daily Archives: September 8, 2012


Important tip for Skype using travelers

A highly savvy Mac/computer consultant recently reported that her Skype account was suspended when Skype determined that it was probably hacked. Someone had gained access and was making calls to Asia. The great news: 1) Skype monitors and was suspicious, suspending the account 2) her damages, her financial loss, was limited to $11 3) via chat with Skype customer service she was able to get it back up and running. Why her Skype loss was limited to $11. Thanks for that minimum loss go to Allison Sheridan, the fantastic woman of Nosillacast podcast — and I now share that thanks here and I have a feeling many of you will join me in thanking Allison. A while back Allison’s Skype account hacked and she lost a few hundred dollars! Unfortunately, Allison had a DEFAULT SETTING ON — having Skype automatically reload her account via her payment method when the balance […]