In using my laptop one of the things I need to be able to do is use the built in camera to video conference over Skype. This is a requirement for me because I need to be able to attend meetings when I am out of the office. I searched around on the web to find a way to get the camera to work. A found a good forum post and my camera was up and running in no time.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=225621

However, after I got the camera working I quickly found out that the Linux version of Skype only currently supports voice and not video. Which is a huge drawback for me because Skype video works very well on both Windows and OSX and I already have an established network of friends, clients and employers established using Skype. I have been looking for other clients that support video and the Skype protocol, but so far I have had little luck. Furthermore, there is little word on when the Linux Skype client will support video.