Skype has been very busy lately.  It recently programmed the software so it may be used in iPhones.  Now, a new version has been released, although still at the beta level, that allows you to share your screen.  Specifically, you may share your whole screen or part of it to your Skype contacts.  All you have to do is initiate a phone call with your contact and then authorize your screen to be shared.

The downfall with the screen sharing is that you cannot share your screen by an instant message.  Also, you cannot collaborate by sharing with more than one contact.  The good part about this is that this sharing is pretty much allowing someone who is tech savvy to come onto your screen to provide tech support for viruses, spyware, or other computer issues.  So, you can turn this sharing aspect of Skype into a remote tech support function which would be a free way to have someone help you out with tech problems.

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