Sure it can be. I'm using it now.
On Oct 31, 2007, at 11:25 AM, David wrote:
tim, you need to setup your googletalk account with a user name
which is not your gmail address.
On Oct 30, 2007, at 8:44 PM, Tim Grady wrote:
Why are you trying to set up the googletalk software? I'll say it
again. Go to Ichat preferences and create a Jabber account using
your gmail address and password to sign in. You also need to use
the server talk.google.com
On Oct 30, 2007, at 3:07 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote:
OK, got it setup but I don't have any buddies. Now how do I get
the Google Talks software to enable audio/video and what do I do
with it once I get it? Does it download and export to I Chat?
On Oct 30, 2007, at 2:35 PM, Tim Grady wrote:
Jabber is just a protocol that is a standard accross platforms.
Ichat supports the protocol, but it also supports AIM, so you
only have to use 1 chat client for Jabber and AIM. If you
already have a gmail account, then you can already Jabber by
loging into Jabber using your gmail address and password and the
google talk server. Just create a Jabber account in Ichat. If
you already have an AIM account, go into the Ichat preferences
and create an AIM account using your screen name and password.
If you don't have an existing AIM account then it is easy enough
to create one, but like you say, you would need help to get
around that picture thing.
On Oct 30, 2007, at 2:07 PM, VaShaun Jones wrote:
I don't know what Jabber is or how to use it and AIM has that
security feature where you have to type what you see. I never
used I Chat, before I just need to play around with it. Is
Jabber in I Chat and do I need to download Google Talks?
On Oct 30, 2007, at 1:47 PM, Tim Grady wrote:
Why don't you just create an AIM account and sign into that
using Ichat? Sign into your Jabber account using your gmail
address and password in Ichat. Ichat can be a Jabber client.
The thing you won't be able to do if you do things this way is
have an audio or video chat with your jabber contacts because
your aren't using the googletalk software. If you are talking
to an AIM contact, however, you can have a vedio conversation.
At least I can on my Imac.
On Oct 30, 2007, at 11:51 AM, VaShaun Jones wrote:
Thanks, then in that case what is Jabber and how can I get it?
Does it have the picture verification when sighning up?
On Oct 30, 2007, at 11:48 AM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
You both need to be on the same messaging service, i.e. AIM
or GoogleTalk. IChat serves as just the conduet.
On 30 Oct 2007, at 08:34, VaShaun Jones wrote:
With using I Chat do I need to use the same chat provider as
the person I want to chat with? For example if one person is
using AIM and I use GMail can we still talk because we both
are on I Chat or do I have to use AIM with him?
