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Skype on AppleTV

Thats right, I just installed and can use Skype on my AppleTV. I've not tested voice (audio) as yet, but it's installed and I can text chat to my mates. It was damn easy. First, I followed the "firefox" install from awkwardtv.org Then applied the same concept/steps to the Skype.app! I grabbed Skype_2.6.0.151.dmg which i had on my fileserver, mounted it on my macbook pro, then copied the contents to the AppleTV: scp Skype.app frontrow@appletv.local:/Users/frontrow (enter) open Skype.app (enter) hey presto, it beachballs for a sec, opens, and asks for licence agreement then login credentials! TRY IT !

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sorry for strange pics. my ATV is on a widescreen CRT so there's some flicker captured