Post Titled: SKYPE DOWN!
Post Subtitled: Why don't you just smash all my fingers with a heavy rubber mallet?

Skype, a major tool I use for work and to communicate with friends & family, has been on the blink for the past week- I though "Gremlins???" - perhaps? alas, no it is offical:

HERE (Englisch) und HERE (Deutsch)

Verdict as to why- currently up-in-the-air.
Skype's "Heartbeat Blog"