Chris I tried it out last night using instructions that I can't find now but this looks like the same setup:
http://drawne.com/blog/tutorials/gtalk-on-custom-domain-pidgin/ On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Chris Franzen < chrisfran...@nokomis.k12.il.us> wrote: > Whats your setup on Pidgin to get it to work with GA4E? No reason to bang > my head trying to figure it out. > Thanks, > Chris Franzen > Technology Coordinator > Nokomis School District > 511 Oberle St. > Nokomis, IL 62075 > > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Mike Oliveri > <mike.oliv...@student.rb60.com> wrote: >> >> I've switched to using the GA4E servers for our chat server because we've >> decided it's more convenient to have the anytime/anywhere access than it is >> features like screen sharing (which we could have done through iChat >> server). >> We have found the iChat client can't exchange video with someone through >> the web-based Google Talk chat interface. If someone wants to do a video >> chat, they either both need to be on their Gmail website (with the vidchat >> software installed) or they both need to be on a third-party client. >> Mike >> >> On Aug 12, 2010, at 10:22 AM, Michael Bendorf wrote: >> >> hmmm, I have just been using the chat built into the web inbox... >> I got us off of openfire/spark in favor of the web chat. >> >> --Michael T. Bendorf-- >> Technology Administrator >> A-C Central C.U.S.D. #262 >> 217.476.3312 ext. 2019 >> Cellular: 217.306.6824 >> >> "I'm trying to teach myself to ask the same questions that you do during >> your lectures so that I do not need you any more." >> >> A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for >> others. >> >> "The computer revolution hasn't started yet. Don't be misled by the >> enormous flow of money into bad defacto standards for unsophisticated buyers >> using poor adaptations of incomplete ideas." >> >> - Alan Kay >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Chris Franzen >> <chrisfran...@nokomis.k12.il.us> wrote: >>> >>> hmm, havent tried using pidgin 4 our GA4E, but I'll give this new version >>> a try and then maybe I can dump the old wildfire server. >>> >>> Chris Franzen >>> Technology Coordinator >>> Nokomis School District >>> 511 Oberle St. >>> Nokomis, IL 62075 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Mike Oliveri >>> <mike.oliv...@student.rb60.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Seconded for Pidgin. Working well here. >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> On Aug 11, 2010, at 7:54 PM, Ben Story wrote: >>>> >>>> > Http://www.pidgin.im >>>> > >>>> > Ben Story, CCSP, CCDA >>>> > Sent from my iPhone >>>> > >>>> > On Aug 11, 2010, at 19:47, K Lesko <kle...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> Does anyone have a suggestion for a lightweight Chat App for GA4E ? >>>> >> I haven't tried GoogleTalk yet. We have some old 1ghz/256mb (Win2k and XP) >>>> >> machines that I need to use for the teachers. I see that Google desktop is >>>> >> basically a stripped down version of Chromium, but it seems that it might be >>>> >> a little resource intensive on older machines. >>>> >> >>>> >> Any suggestions? >>>> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>> > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>>> >>>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >>> >>> >>> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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