[NTLUG:Discuss] Terry wants to talk to you using Google Talk

[Chris Albertson]

Yup. It's just another IM. I really don't use it that much. It doesn't 
really offer that much beyond the major IM players. So, it's just a 
novelty. The web-based interface with gmail is nice though. Add in the 
ability to search your email and IM message history from the gmail 
interface and you're starting to have something here.

I don't mean to hijack this but... Can someone recommend an open source 
"google desktop" product that runs cross-platform? I remember hearing 
the mono folks talking about something, but I can't remember the name. I 
am one of the 10 people in the world that actually uses google desktop 
and I really like how it performs. The big brother potential does bother 
me a bit though.

Thanks

Chris



Chris Cox wrote:
> Chris Albertson wrote:
>   
>> * Not a Windows user? No problem. You can also connect to the Google
>> Talk service from any platform using third-party clients
>> (http://www.google.com/talk/otherclients.html).
>>
>>
>> Also, they recently built google talk into gmail.
>>     
>
> I suppose I'm a bit curious.  What does Google talk buy you?
>
> Is it more than Just Another IM???
>
> I'm not saying I like AIM, MSN, Yahoo... it's just that it
> seems we don't necesarily need another one... or is there
> a good reason to use it??
>
> I hear that google is trying to bring more of their Windows-only
> or Windows/Mac-only stuff to Linux now.
>
>
> I'm curious,
> Chris
>
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