So by now, you've all heard about Google Talk -- Google's entry into instant messaging.

I have it. I've actually stopped using Skype and switched to Google Talk-- there was only one person on Skype that I actually talked to anyway, and I needed to free up some hard drive space (can't believe I've filled 40GB. When I bought the computer, I said we'd NEVER need a bigger drive than that).

I haven't actually talked to anyone on it yet. But I like the software. You can customize the status messages so they say more than just "Off Line" or "Busy." Mine say "Sleeping," "Podcasting," and things like that. The actual instant messaging is easy to use -- I spent a little while talking to Bill Wallo. I'm ready to get rid of MSN Messenger (if my sister would accept my invitation!).

I'll still have a VOIP program, but I'll be using Gizmo Project, pending a test later today. It offers me the one feature that Skype doesn't have, but that I need -- the ability to painlessly and seamlessly record phone conversations. I can do it with Skype, but I have to have separate software to do it -- and the free version of that software doesn't support MP3 encoding (of course, I could just pay the $15 it costs to get the pro version. Have I mentioned how cheap I am?).

Posted by: Warren Kelly at 01:25 PM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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1 At Jeremy's (American Warmonger) suggestion, I signed up for Google Talk as well. Of course, I had to sign up for a gmail addy to go with it. I had successfully resisted up until now. I'm addicted to IM programs, though. I use Trillian so I can be signed in to AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN Messenger and Google Talk all at once now.

Posted by: songstress7 at August 27, 2005 06:50 PM (ie93s)

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