So, I went ahead and setup Skype Prime as a tool to check out. Of course, being this is so early in the Beta stage, things are still in flux.

One of the things they have are custom buttons. Here is mine for Flight Instruction.

However, I really don't like that graphic, so, decided I'd try to do my own. The trickiest part was and is the graphics. Here are a couple I am looking at using.

Then there was the trick of making the call as to what to do when I was offline. And Google Calender comes to the rescue. This is especially cool, as I can set it up to share open times, without divulging details of scheduled activities.

And finally, I had to delve into php a little bit. I'm just starting to learn it, so its a bit iffy for now, but it does seem to work.

Here is my code

<?php

   $numstr = file_get_contents('http://mystatus.skype.com/mnphysicist.num');

   SWITCH($numstr) {
     
       case 2:
         /* Hey, I am online, let people call me via skype prime Beta, I can get rich :)   */
         echo "<a href='http://www.skype.com/go/joinskypeprime?call&skypename=mnphysicist'> <img src='http://www.kb0pax.com/imghost/cfi_online.jpg' border='0' alt='CFI online'> </a>" ;
       break;
              
       default:
       /* I'm not available, so folks can go to my google calender and make an appointment */
         echo "<a href='http://www.google.com/calendar/render?cid=mnphysicist%40gmail.com' target='_blank'> <img src=http://www.kb0pax.com/imghost/cfi_offline.jpg border='0' alt='schedule a time with a CFI'> </a>" ;
       break; 	
    }
   
?>