It's possible to get iChat (and presumably Adium) to communicate with Google Talk, since they all speak Jabber.
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Tom Scola - Feb 22, 2006 10:30:47 am PST #7185 of 10003
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Jessica - Feb 22, 2006 10:32:08 am PST #7186 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's possible to get iChat (and presumably Adium) to communicate with Google Talk, since they all speak Jabber.
iChat only works with Google Talk in Tiger.
Sean K - Feb 22, 2006 10:32:17 am PST #7187 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Oh, I suppose I should mention the other reason I was trying to use MSN Messenger was to speak to a friend who is only on Messenger.
Can iChat talk to people on Messenger?
Jessica - Feb 22, 2006 10:37:41 am PST #7188 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think so, no. Is this the page that's giving you the frelled up bin file?
dcp - Feb 22, 2006 10:37:43 am PST #7189 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Google Talk is the stealthiest, since it opens right in Gmail
I think you meant Google Chat, which works between browsers signed on to Gmail.
Google Talk is a separate application. I never could get it to work with my old systems.
Jessica - Feb 22, 2006 10:44:12 am PST #7190 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think you meant Google Chat, which works between browsers signed on to Gmail.
It was still calling itself Google Talk when it first popped up as a new feature, but that may be because my office computer is in the UK. (At work, I have "Google Mail," and not "Gmail" because there was a licensing snafu with the name a couple months back.)
[eta: Yeah, on the front page, the logo is still saying "Google Mail + Talk"]
Sean K - Feb 22, 2006 10:45:23 am PST #7191 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Is this the page that's giving you the frelled up bin file?
No, the frelled up bin file was the file downloaded directly by the Messenger client, but this page makes me even more crazy, because the version I downloaded myself is 3.5.1, and that page you linked says I only need a new version of Messenger if I'm running 3.5.0 or older, yet still, when I tried to run the 3.5.1 version, it still said I needed a newer version, or else I could go stuff myself.
dcp - Feb 22, 2006 10:57:28 am PST #7192 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Went back and re-read the notice that was posted [link] and [link]
Looks like you only need the separate application if you want the VOIP features.
Gris - Feb 22, 2006 11:02:50 am PST #7193 of 10003
Hey. New board.
Sean, Adium is my favorite program. Ever. For anything. It is, in my opinion, the PERFECT instant messaging client.
Talks to AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk, Jabber, and a bunch of things that I don't even know what they are. And is very, very pretty.
Sean K - Feb 22, 2006 11:10:14 am PST #7194 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Thanks, Gris. I may try Adium, but it will have to wait for a time when my bosses aren't wandering through at random intervals.