Comments on: Mail + Talk http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/ Musings on design, web standards and free software from a Sri Lankan geek Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:44:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: drac http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-323 drac Tue, 14 Feb 2006 08:53:45 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-323 Reader ? <a href="http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=18219&hl=en" rel="nofollow">Gmail Webclips</a> ? There you go. The only thing that worries me (if I bother thinking about it) is that all thought controlling corporate entities are now going to think hard about blocking GMail.. if IM is outright banned or limited to an approved service (for example, Yahoo Messenger only), this is a great excuse for the corporate MIS to add gmail.com to their block list. No Gmail, no GTalk. Reader ? Gmail Webclips ? There you go.

The only thing that worries me (if I bother thinking about it) is that all thought controlling corporate entities are now going to think hard about blocking GMail.. if IM is outright banned or limited to an approved service (for example, Yahoo Messenger only), this is a great excuse for the corporate MIS to add gmail.com to their block list.

No Gmail, no GTalk.

]]> By: Mahangu http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-325 Mahangu Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:43:38 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-325 Drac, The problem with web clips is that ads also get slotted in, something which I don't really like. :) I hadn't thought about the corporate angle - yes, blocking by MIS could be a big possibility. Drac,
The problem with web clips is that ads also get slotted in, something which I don’t really like. :) I hadn’t thought about the corporate angle - yes, blocking by MIS could be a big possibility.

]]> By: prose http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-332 prose Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:22:20 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-332 Yes, GAIM is a bloody PITA. Having each individual IM client hanging around on your system tray is no walk in the park either. You're so right about suddenly seeing people online who would have been too lazy to install GTalk before. Now if only the kind people at Google would see fit to bestow this wonderful chat feature unto my Gmail account. It seems everyone but me has it already, damn you all. Reader was like a gift from above. If they could integrate it, as well as have a default feed for your Gmail inbox, life would be bloody wonderful. If we keep really quiet about GTalk in Gmail, maybe the corporates will not notice. Spread the word. Hush. Yes, GAIM is a bloody PITA. Having each individual IM client hanging around on your system tray is no walk in the park either.

You’re so right about suddenly seeing people online who would have been too lazy to install GTalk before. Now if only the kind people at Google would see fit to bestow this wonderful chat feature unto my Gmail account. It seems everyone but me has it already, damn you all.

Reader was like a gift from above. If they could integrate it, as well as have a default feed for your Gmail inbox, life would be bloody wonderful.

If we keep really quiet about GTalk in Gmail, maybe the corporates will not notice. Spread the word. Hush.

]]> By: serena http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-419 serena Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:44:25 +0000 http://nidahas.com/2006/02/14/mail-talk/#comment-419 I don't like GAIM, too clunky. I prefer Trillian, slimmer, slicker and better features. And I am able to morph all the clients into one, just like GAIM. GTalk seems cool so far, but I agree with above users, let's hope it does not get blocked. I don’t like GAIM, too clunky. I prefer Trillian, slimmer, slicker and better features. And I am able to morph all the clients into one, just like GAIM.

GTalk seems cool so far, but I agree with above users, let’s hope it does not get blocked.

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