08-26-2005, 03:00 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,228
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Google Talk On Your Pocket PC
As most of you know by now, Google has released a new IM client called Google Talk. Officially, it only works on Windows. Unofficially, it works on many different platforms. imov Universal Mobile Manager for the Pocket PC, for example, can be configured to work with Google Talk.
1) Open imov Messenger.
2) On the Login screen, enter 'talk.google.com' as in the 'Servername:' field. Enter your full Gmail email address in the 'Username:' field (including '@gmail.com').
3) Click the 'Setup' button and on the next dialog box click the 'Advanced...' button.
4) Check the 'Encrypt sessions' checkbox and click OK to dismiss the Advanced Setup dialog box. Click OK again to dismiss the Setup dialog box.
5) Click the 'Connect' button on the Login Screen to connect to the Google server.
Arne Hess also has some interesting thoughts on Google Talk in the enterprise. Apparently, the Windows client is so easy to install and works over non-standard IM ports, anyone can install it, without admin privileges, and plug right into the proxy server.
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08-26-2005, 03:10 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 307
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i think aim still has the world on lockdown. man if only all my friends had this, then i could be talking to them on my ppc!
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08-26-2005, 03:26 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 106
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Is there any chance of google releasing their own ppc program for it?
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08-26-2005, 03:32 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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Originally Posted by jhennig
Is there any chance of google releasing their own ppc program for it?
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I doubt it. Gmail support for the Pocket PC took so long that it's clear that their committment to the Pocket PC platform is anything but stellar. Even then, it's not "true" Gmail support for the Pocket PC - it's more like Gmail support for non-supported browsers. So to think Google would start working on a Pocket PC client for Google Talk, is in my opinion, wishful thinking.
You'd be better off using the aforementioned suggestion, or setting it up through a mobile Jabber client using the "talk.google.com" server and port 5222.
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08-26-2005, 03:52 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 106
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bummer, although i'm not suprised. As you stated, it seems pretty clear that they aren't interested in ppcs.
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08-26-2005, 05:18 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,041
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Well I use Agile Messenger on my iPaq 5550 and I can get onto AIM, MSN and Yahoo! without a problem. Bummer I can't get onto Google's service.
I was very excited when I heard about this announcement. Man, Google is just on a rampage! I wonder what they are going to come out with next.
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08-26-2005, 11:34 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 17
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Jabber rules. I work in a european telecom, developing our own jabber client (mostly to mantain localized content) and we were over the moon when google talk came out, for various reasons, one of which is the current lack of Jabber mobile clients.
You see, google probably won't develop their own ppc/mobile client... but it's *google* so you can bet that lots of people are right now thinking "Boy, a jabber client for mobile clients might just take off, let's do owr own ...".
As for Agile Messenger, they dropped jabber . Bet they're feeling stupid now...
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08-26-2005, 01:57 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 106
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I hear next google is working on creating free google cars which you will be emailed through your gmail account. You will need to upload your location to them through google earth and talk to a rep via google talk... don't forget to use google search to find the appropriate car for you. 
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08-26-2005, 03:41 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,725
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Originally Posted by jhennig
don't forget to use google search to find the appropriate car for you. |
I think Froogle would be used, actually. 
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08-26-2005, 05:41 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,389
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I would be very interested in getting google talk's voip working from my pocket pc. The only way i can do that now is with portrait. I am assuming imov doesn't support voice.
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