Month: July 2006

It’s Official, AIM is DEAD

Users of the new Google Talk client for Windows Now have the new and following features:File Transfer With this top requested new feature, you can send unlimited files and folders to your friends through Google Talk.

Well, not really. However, with the pending launch of a new version of Google Talk, it will be soon. Users of the new Google Talk client for Windows Now have the new and following features:

File Transfer With this top requested new feature, you can send unlimited files and folders to your friends through Google Talk. There is no restriction on the file type or size and the peer-to-peer transfer is fast and reliable. Learn more
A small percentage of users (such as those behind restrictive proxies) will not experience the highest level of file transfer speed possible.

Voice mail If a friend isn’t around to answer your call, now you can leave a voice mail. You can even leave voice mail messages for your friends who don’t use Google Talk–they’ll receive an email with the message attached as an audio file. Learn more

Music Status Listening to music while on Google Talk? Now you can let your friends see what you’re listening to by selecting “Show current music track” in your status menu. Your status message will change when your song does! Learn more

For those of you who don’t use Google Talk, I highly recommend it. While similar in functionality to all the other IM clients, Google Talk has some key features that make it stand out as the leader:

  1. Direct Gmal Integration – you can use Google Talk right from the Gmail website. Check it out!
  2. Chat Auto Archiving – because of the direct integration with Gmail, Google Talk can automatically save your chat histories in Gmal for you under the heading Chats. What makes this cool is that it doesn’t matter what computer/device you are accessing Google Talk from, it will get everything. For example, I connect to Google Talk from my desktop at work, home as well as from my Blackberry. The chats are archived from all the devices
  3. No Ads! – That’s right, when you are using the Google Talk client on Windows, there are no Ads anywhere. Yay Google!
  4. Voice Chat – Similar to Skype, Google Talk features an excellent VoIP solution (SIP) for great voice calls.
  5. Easy To Use – With just the options you need, Google Talk is great for nearly all users

So yeah, DOWNLOAD THE NEW GOOGLE TALK!

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1000 great thinkers meet once a year to share ideas – TED

Once a year, 1,000 great thinkers are invited to the exclusive TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference to share their belief that ideas are everything.read more | digg story

Once a year, 1,000 great thinkers are invited to the exclusive TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference to share their belief that ideas are everything.

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TED Videos

Every year, the Technology Entertainment Design (TED) conference happens in California. Some pretty amazing things happen there and for the first time ever, videos are being posted. These videos are very good and very interesting. EnjoyTED Videos

Every year, the Technology Entertainment Design (TED) conference happens in California. Some pretty amazing things happen there and for the first time ever, videos are being posted. These videos are very good and very interesting. And while I know they are sponsored by BMW, I suggest watching all of them. Enjoy

TED Videos

Apple Is Awesome

When I purchased my Intel iMac in February, I also purchased iWork ’06 with it. Half expecting them to say “Sorry, you need to purchase another copy,” I gave my rep my web order number and after a few minutes on hold was pleasantly surprised.

When I purchased my Intel iMac in February, I also purchased iWork ’06 with it. Problem is, now I need to restore my system using the restore media and I don’t want to loose my licensed copy of the software. I emailed the support team before the holiday in an attempt to find a resolution to my rather quickery problem. They wrote me back yesterday and suggested I call the Apple Care support line. Well, that’s exactly what I did today. Half expecting them to say “Sorry, you need to purchase another copy,” I gave my rep my web order number and after a few minutes on hold was pleasantly surprised. Rather than attempt to find the serial number they told me they were going to just re-order the software for me, at not additional charge, with standard overnight 🙂 All I have to say is, Apple, you ROCK!