<a href="http://heartbeat.skype.com/2011/05/an_update_on_todays_downtime.html" rel="nofollow">http://heartbeat.skype.com/2011/05/an_update_on_todays_downt...</a><p>stopped me getting errors connecting, but it would be unusual if all my contacts are really offline<p><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/skype" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/#!/skype</a>
now acknoledges an issue
<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Skype/status/78054500161695745" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/#!/Skype/status/78054500161695745</a>
"A small number of you may have problems signing in to Skype. We’re investigating the cause, and hope to have more details to share soon."