I want to use Skype to record interviews. In twenty years I may have half of Lydon's skill. We can always do analog recording, but the client (or programmer's interface) should allow all parties to save the conversation to disk. MP3, cvp.

I should be able to initiate or stop this at any time before or during the call.

Either party should be able to block recording. The Veto button.

Indicate the call is being recorded by at least one party.

Permit routing of the audio stream to a third-party recording service.

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I call Mary by looking up her profile on the network. When Mary's Skype rings, she sees who's calling. I want anonymity or pseudonymity. I need the freedom associated with calling from a pay phone or blocking caller ID.

A privacy proxy will hide my profile (until I'm ready to reveal it) and hide my IP address.

building on the Skype moment: Start a call : Calling .

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Skype knows when I'm available to take calls. Let me share that.

Expose user status to other programs.

• Ehanced blogrolls, showing not only who's posted lately, but who's online.
• Newsreaders that show author status next to the posts I'm reading.
• An near-realtime status icon on my blog, so you know if I'm available.
• Integration with IM clients, so we can see if buddies are skypeready.

Skyperolls should be sharable. I'd want to be able to merge skyperolls.

Make available Skyperoll Me links: click to add a person to one of your skyperolls.

As long as we're talking about sound, I want scheduled text-to-speech conversion of pre-selected RSS feeds. Speak them into an MP3 file. Automatically download them to an iPod for offline listening at the gym or during a commute. Feeds become folders, posts become files, to help with navigation.

While you're doing it, check the RSS feeds for audio enclosures. Download those too.

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