Java Answering Machine for Skype (PC)

I recently developed a answering machine for Skype on PC. It can be downloaded in the download page of the FLE website. The addon will be activated if the incoming call is not picked up after a preset time interval. It plays a greeting message to the caller and then record the message. You will not hear anything while the message is recording. The message can be played later.

The application is developed in Java. Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) is required to since audio stream API for Skype is not provided. A trial version of VAC is included in the download package. However, you'll hear the watermarked voice.

Change Page Size in Latex

Goal: The output of the latex on my machine is alway A4, I want to change it to USletter format. There must be more than one way to do this. But I only find one. The solution was found here.

1. install the vmargin package.
2. In pdftex.cfg ($TEXBASE/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg) remove or modify the lines:

page_width 210truemm
page_height 297truemm

So that they correspond to your desired default pagesize. An example entry for letter sized paper would read:

page_width 8.5truein
page_height 11.0truein

3. Additionally in the Vmargin style file ($TEXBASE/texmf/tex/latex/misc/Vmargin.sty) at or around line 225 you should change the following default settings so that they reflect the correct default paper size and margins:

\setpapersize{A4}
\setmarginsrb{35mm}{20mm}{25mm}{15mm}{12pt}{11mm}{0pt}{11mm}

Change it to :

\setpapersize{USletter}
\setmarginsrb{1in}{1in}{1in}{1in}{0pt}{0mm}{0pt}{0mm}

Will set up the default page layout to be the standard USLetter (8.5x11.0in) with 1 inch margins and no headers or footers.

It should be noted that for some reason calls to \setpapersize{} that are made within the document seem to be ignored by pdflatex. Even so, it is advised that you include a proper \setpagesize{} and \setmarginsrb{} call so that pagesize can be controlled when building documents with the standard latex package.