Gmail Chat - New Google Service Merges Gmail With IM

Gmail Chat - new Google service merges Gmail with IM Posted by Richard MacManus @ 8:35 pm The NY Times is reporting that Google will announce a new service this Tuesday called Gmail Chat, which will join its instant-messaging service with Gmail. They state: "The new program, called Gmail Chat, will let Gmail users exchange text messages with others without having to log onto a separate chat program, making instant messaging simpler and more integrated with the e-mail program. From anywhere in Gmail, the user can see who is available to chat. The program will also allow users to store instant-message conversations." It will be interoperable with some smaller IM services, like Jabber and EarthLink, but none of the larger ones like AOL, Yahoo or MSN. Google's vice president for product management, Salar Kamangar, is quoted by the Times as saying Gmail Chat will be available Tuesday to "an unspecified number of Gmail users, and to all users of the system by the end of February." "Gmail Chat builds on the company's earlier instant-messaging technology, called GoogleTalk, which it announced in August. That program, which will still be available, allows GoogleTalk users to converse with others in remote locations, in addition to sending text messages." This is big news and really ups the ante in the email-IM-communications battle that Google is having with Yahoo, AOL, MSN and eBay/Skype.

Registry Settings

Here you will edit Google Talks registry settings to your liking. 1. Goto Start -> Run or Windows Logo + R (on Keyboard)2. Enter “regedit” and press run3. A windows will appear with your regstry.4. Goto Edit -> Find or Ctrl + F5. Find “Google Talk”- The first result should be:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Talk6. Before editing any keys right click the Google Talk folderin the treeview and select export. type a filename and saveit in a memorable place! This is for Backup Purposes7. Always stay on by Pt®[Download: .Reg , .Zip] pre-built regfile or make your own: - Open notepad and add the following text:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareGoogleGoogle TalkOptions] "show_pin"=dword:00000001- Save it as showpin.reg- Now double-click the reg file and install it.To Remove the show_pin reg key follow step 1 to 5, then open the options folder, right click the show_pin registry entry, and click delete. andTo reset all your registry preferences use the /factoryreset parameter(see above Parameters section for how to use params) by memodude8. Now if you know what your doing you can also edit some other keys/options to your liking. If you make a mistake and need to start over double click you backup export that you made earlier and install.

Tunes To Your Friends

Find out how to broadcast music to your friends!(Tweak from: http://www.twittv.com/googletalk.html)Note: this will change depending on user Sound hardware and software. It might not work for everyone.As for me this does not work cause I have a bad/cheap sound card. 1. Unplug any and all mics.2. Open up your Volume Control in your tray or from: Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Device Volume GroupBox -> Advanced3. Open Volume Control’s Properties: Options -> Properties4. From there select the Recording button and check the“wave out mix” or “stereo mix” or whatever you have besides microphone. Select ok and now you have the Recording Control.5. Check “Select” on the wave out mix or stereo mix options then open up gt and make a call to a friend to test whether it works. If sucessful your friend should hear whatever music you are playing through your computer.You may have to play around with it for you to get it to work on your computer. This just lists the basics to get it to work.6. Like I said earlier it will not work for everyone.(Above Tweak from: http://www.twittv.com/googletalk.html)

Button Codes

Find out how to broadcast music to your friends!(Tweak from: http://www.twittv.com/googletalk.html)Note: this will change depending on user Sound hardware and software. It might not work for everyone.As for me this does not work cause I have a bad/cheap sound card. 1. Unplug any and all mics.2. Open up your Volume Control in your tray or from: Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices -> Sounds and Audio Devices -> Device Volume GroupBox -> Advanced3. Open Volume Control’s Properties: Options -> Properties4. From there select the Recording button and check the“wave out mix” or “stereo mix” or whatever you have besides microphone. Select ok and now you have the Recording Control.5. Check “Select” on the wave out mix or stereo mix options then open up gt and make a call to a friend to test whether it works. If sucessful your friend should hear whatever music you are playing through your computer.You may have to play around with it for you to get it to work on your computer. This just lists the basics to get it to work.6. Like I said earlier it will not work for everyone.(Above Tweak from: http://www.twittv.com/googletalk.html)

Google Talk To Interoperate With AIM

As one element of the finalized deal between Google and AOL. the Google talk (gtalk) instant messaging solution will become interoperable with AIM: from AOL and Google Formalize Partnership to Include Shared Selling of Ads - New York Times by Saul Hansell Notably, AOL will allow users of Google's new Google Talk instant messaging system to chat with users of AOL's messaging network, the largest in the country. Until now, AOL has resisted linking its system with those run by its major rivals - including Yahoo and Microsoft, which recently agreed to link their own. It does connect to Apple Computer's message system and several services aimed at corporate users. There will be a somewhat complex procedure to link the two systems, however. Google Talk users will need to add an AOL screen name to communicate with other AOL users. Bah, that's not complicated. That's what we do already with iChat. This will open the door to all sorts of interesting cross-pollination, like the IM presence of the senders of Gmail. Sure, Google could have tried innovating these sorts of things with Gtalk, prior to the integration, but the user base is infinitesimal. All of a sudden, logging into Gtalk or other services in Google -- for email, search history, or any thing else -- could lead to all sorts of presence information about the millions of AIM users out there

Google Gtalk - Inviting Your Friends

Gtalk is so simple to work with and enjoyable. Remember you will need a Gmail (email) account

Pc to Pc Phone Calls

Google looking at letting users communicate

Google looking at letting users communicate with different users like MSM Messenger and YAHOO and are also planning surporting SIP in the near future. Techtree.com India > Reviews > Software > Internet > Google Talk 1.0 Beta Preview

THE WAIT IS OVER FOR ENYONE,

The wait is over for anyone who's still looking for Gmailinvites just send a text message and again its nice and simple sadly for some this is only in the US for now. www.google.com/accounts/SmsMailSignup1

Google Talk Tips

Google Talk Tips If you would like to moveyour Google Talk box justput your cursor on theGoogle talk logo on the topleft of your talk box on thegray border hold down leftclick and drag anywhere youlike. Handy if your readingsomething else but you wantto keep GT it in slight view onyour browser. Most smileys are recognized by Google Talk and will show up in blue. :-O :-x :-P :-D ;-) :-( :-) B-) :'( : :O :x :P :D :) :( :) And these Shortcuts will help:F9: Open Gmail to send an email to your friend F11: Start a call with your friend F12: Stop the current callALT + ESC: Minimize the current window ESC: Close the current window SHIFT + TAB: Same as TAB but in reverse order TAB: Switch between multiple chat windows CTRL + I: Same as TABCTRL + SHIFT + L: Switch between points, numbers, letters, capital letters, roman numbers and capital roman numbers CTRL + Mousewheel up/down: Change the font size in a conversation window. CTRL + E: Center text CTRL + R: Right justify text CTRL + L or CTRL+J: Left justify text CTRL + 1 (keypad): Change lineheight (single) CTRL + 2 (keypad): Change lineheight (1,5) CTRL + 5 (keypad): Change lineheight (double) Conversation WindowDrag a conversation window on top of another and they will dock together Conference CallsWhat you need to do to have conference calls: Open up a copy of Google Talk on all computers with which you wish to conference. After one copy is opened make a new shortcut for Google Talk but at the end of it add /nomutex. If you installed it to the default folder then your shortcut should read "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /nomutex. Open 2 instances of the software on every user's computer. After this start a chain: User 1 should connect on one instance to user 2. User 2 will connect on his second instance to user 3. User 3 will connect using his second instance back to user 1. With this chain everyone is connected to everyone. You can add a website in your away message, it will be clickable in conversation windows. ContactsYou don't need to say Yes or No when someone wants to add you as a friend; you can simply ignore it, the request will go away. (On the other hand, someone with whom you chat often will automatically turn to be your friend, unless you disable this). Secret Parameters/nomutex: allows you to open more than one instance of Google Talk/autostart: when Google Talk is run with this parameter, it will check the registry settings to see if it needs to be started or not. If the "Start automatically with Windows" option is unchecked, it won't start. /forcestart: same as /autostart, but forces it to start no matter what option was set. /register: registers Google Talk in the registry, includig the Gmail Compose method.\r\n/checkupdate: check for newer versions \r\n/plaintextauth: uses plain authentication mechanism instead then Google \'s GAIA mechanism. Used for testing the plain method on Google \'s servers. \r\n/nogaiaauth: disables GAIA authentication method. The same as above. \r\n/factoryreset: set settings back to default. \r\n/create_sesion \r\n/s upgrade: used when upgrading Google Talk \r\nOthers\r\nGoogle Talk can dock into the Google Desktop Sidebar. /checkupdate: check for newer versions /plaintextauth: uses plain authentication mechanism instead then Google's GAIA mechanism. Used for testing the plain method on Google's servers. /nogaiaauth: disables GAIA authentication method. The same as above. /factoryreset: set settings back to default. /s upgrade: used when upgrading Google Talk OthersGoogle Talk can dock into the Google Desktop Sidebar. Doubleclick on the titlebar in the Google Talk main window and it docks as a panel into the GDS and slides out when you click the top of

Google Search blog: Google Talk's First "Hack"

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TALK FOR FREE WITH GTALK

Google Talk is a free and easy way to make voice calls and send instant messages. This down loadable Windows application makes real-time communications possible. Once you've installed Google Talk on your computer, sign in with your Gmail user name and password. Your Gmail contacts will automatically be included in your Google Talk Friends list, so you can call and chat with your mates once they install Google Talk, too. All you need to make calls with Google Talk is a Gmail address, an internet connection, a microphone, and a speakerwhich is cheap. That's it! Your mates can be any where in the world, and you can talk for as long as you want. All calls are free, and the voice quality is excellent (for optimal voice quality, I recommend a headset). Google Talk also does everything the Gmail Notifier used to do, and can show notifications for new messages in your Gmail account, as well as for incoming calls or chats. The windows application uses software that uses Jabber for chatting