I’m having problems logging in to my Skype today. I’ve spoken with my pals who live overseas and they are having the same difficulties. Some people say it’s the end of p2p. Anyway, it’s a pain in the neck when you depend on these services so much. I’m kind of gadgets/widgets person, I feel really bad when I go out and forget my mobile phone at home, it’s like forgetting my shoes.

From Skype website:

“Hello everyone,

Apologies for the delay, but we can now update you on the Skype sign-on issue. As we continue to work hard at resolving the problem, we wanted to dispel some of the concerns that you may have. The Skype system has not crashed or been victim of a cyber attack. We love our customers too much to let that happen. This problem occurred because of a deficiency in an algorithm within Skype networking software. This controls the interaction between the user’s own Skype client and the rest of the Skype network.

Rest assured that everyone at Skype is working around the clock — from Tallinn to Luxembourg to San Jose — to resume normal service as quickly as possible.

UPDATED 16 August, 2007 22:00 GMT”

My update: Finally my Skype seems to be alive again!