BobtheCkroach
09-23-2005, 03:58 AM
Anyone else heard of this? It's still in Beta, and I'm not sure how long it's been out, but from what I've checked out, it seems nice. It's your standard IM product, but it's pretty stripped down - no stupid pop-ups on log in, etc. Honestly, the thing seems to be pretty light, overall. I've been dying for the day that an IM that I like would come along and I can ditch AIM forever, and perhaps if GoogleTalk can get a nice start going, I can finally do just that.
Additionally, there's a Audio Chat feature. Both AIM and MSN offer this, but I can never get either to work, as they require router HW that I dont' have (UPnP I believe) but this works fine.
They're claiming it'll stay cost-free, ad-free, and offer more features in the final release.
Also, if you're a gmail user, this will automatically import your contact list and list them as buddies, etc.
Again, I'm impressed, so far, despite a lack of users at this point.
you can get it at www.google.com/talk
Shout out your SN if you get it, i'll give you a holler! (bobtheckroach@gmail.com)
Additionally, there's a Audio Chat feature. Both AIM and MSN offer this, but I can never get either to work, as they require router HW that I dont' have (UPnP I believe) but this works fine.
They're claiming it'll stay cost-free, ad-free, and offer more features in the final release.
Also, if you're a gmail user, this will automatically import your contact list and list them as buddies, etc.
Again, I'm impressed, so far, despite a lack of users at this point.
you can get it at www.google.com/talk
Shout out your SN if you get it, i'll give you a holler! (bobtheckroach@gmail.com)