Ecamm Call Recorder does not show up in Skype 8.60 

By David Roessli

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2020-05-21 update : Call Recorder v3.0.8 fixes this issue.
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This morning I noticed that Ecamm Call Recorder stopped working with Skype 8.60.

There is no way to stop Skype from auto updating now, so even if you load a previous version of Skype, it will auto update to v8.60 on next launch.

Ecamm suggests to run Skype v8.59 from its DMG image as a temporary solution, to prevent it from auto-updating as the DMG image is read-only.

I restored v8.59 from a Time Machine backup and wrote a simple Automator script to replace the current version in the Application folder on demand (or on startup if you use it every day).

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Recent Logs — or the next 10 entries

Well, they might not be all that recent. You'll find the older entries in the archives.

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Recent Links — Pinboard

I've been using Pinboard (and del.icio.us before that) on and off to save my links ever since 2005. Here are the latest links I saved. You'll find all the others on Pinboard.

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Cambodia — via Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand

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So, we are off to South East Asia again. This might be the last time (or not) Emma comes with us. Mathias is off to Myanmar solo, and to Indonesia with Célia this Summer, so we decided to explore Cambodia, eventhough it’s the wet season.