Skype 2.6 is out in beta but I am not overly impressed with the "new" features. Have a look at the Blog from Skype they cover the main new features of which they are few. Nothing that is new or ground-breaking in my opinion. Accept the ability to have clickable links in the mood messages. [...]

You know I never used to worry too much about using the keyboard for commands in different programs. But with the increasing time that I spend with these applications I find myself using them more and more. There is no doubt that using the keyboard for commands is much, much quicker than using the mouse. [...]