Pamela

A couple of days ago I used Logmein to have a look at my computer at home from work.

It's useful for a lot of reasons. One of them is it allows me to find out how to do things using my own English language versions of the Microsoft products they use at work.

Anyway, my home desktop showed that I had a voicemail on Skype waiting for me.

I would have to wait until I got home, though, to find out what it was.

Drat.

When I did get home, past 6pm UK time, I found it was from the agent trying to recruit me for a role in Vienna. He'd left a simple message, no details, but wanted me to call him back. He also mentioned that he had tried to call me on my German mobile but hadn't been able to get through. Not sure why.

Double drat with a side helping of bugger.

Right then. So, there and then I installed Pamela, an add-on package for Skype. And really I only needed one feature it had - the automatic forwarding of Skype voicemail to your email address.

After quite a bit of pfaffing around I got it to work (Mr Dafty Trousers here had allowed Skype's own voicemailbox to answer before Pamela, so there was no way Pamela could intercept the call. I think they could have been a bit clearer about this).

So, if anyone phones me on one of my Skype numbers, and I use the German one on my c.v., I will get an email if they leave a voice mail. And yes, the email carries the message as an attachment.

The next day I phoned the agent who had called.

He told me that the client felt that I lacked the particular industry experience they were seeking.

Oh bloody well.