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Summary
Summary
Nationwide and around the world, instant messaging use is growing, with more than 7 billion instant messages being sent every day worldwide, according to IDC. comScore Media Metrix reports that there are 250 million people across the globe--and nearly 80 million Americans--who regularly use instant messaging as a quick and convenient communications tool.
Google Talking takes communication to the next level, combining the awesome power of Text and Voice! This book teaches readers how to blow the lid off of Instant Messaging and Phone calls over the Internet.
This book will cover the program "Google Talk" in its entirety. From detailed information about each of its features, to a deep-down analysis of how it works. Also, we will cover real techniques from the computer programmers and hackers to bend and tweak the program to do exciting and unexpected things.
Author Notes
Johnny Long is a Christian by grace, a professional hacker by trade, a pirate by blood, a ninja in training, a security researcher and author. He can be found lurking at his website (http://johnny.ihackstuff.com). He is the founder of Hackers For Charity(http://ihackcharities.org), an organization that provides hackers with job experience while leveraging their skills for charities that need those skills.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | p. 1 |
How Did We Get Here? | p. 2 |
The Rise of Google | p. 3 |
The Instant Messaging World | p. 4 |
America Online Instant Messenger | p. 5 |
ICQ | p. 6 |
Microsoft Windows Live Messenger | p. 8 |
Yahoo! Messenger | p. 9 |
p. 10 | |
What's Wrong With This Picture? | p. 11 |
Introducing Google Talk | p. 11 |
Google Talking Without a Client | p. 12 |
Google Talking On the Go | p. 14 |
Solutions Fast Track | p. 15 |
Frequently Asked Questions | p. 17 |
Chapter 2 Installation | p. 19 |
Introduction | p. 20 |
Minimum System Requirements | p. 20 |
Connection Speed-Broadband vs. Dial-Up | p. 20 |
Upload and Download Speeds | p. 21 |
Testing Your Bandwidth Speeds | p. 22 |
Microphone and Speakers | p. 22 |
Headsets | p. 22 |
Microphone and Headphones | p. 23 |
Bluetooth Headsets | p. 23 |
USB Phones | p. 24 |
Personal Computer (PC) Requirements | p. 25 |
Installing Google Talk on Windows | p. 26 |
Troubleshooting Windows Audio Recording | p. 27 |
Installing the Application | p. 31 |
Solutions for Fast Track | p. 37 |
Frequently Asked Questions | p. 38 |
Chapter 3 Google Talk for Non-Windows Users | p. 39 |
Introduction | p. 40 |
Gaim for Linux | p. 41 |
Setting Up Your Account | p. 41 |
Using Gaim | p. 44 |
iChat for OS X | p. 45 |
Setting Up Your Account | p. 46 |
Using iChat | p. 48 |
iChat Limitations | p. 50 |
Adium X for OS X | p. 50 |
Setting Up Your Account | p. 51 |
Using Adium X | p. 53 |
Summary | p. 55 |
Solutions Fast Track | p. 56 |
Frequently Asked Questions | p. 57 |
Chapter 4 Google Talk Usage | p. 59 |
Using Google Talk | p. 60 |
Your Contact List | p. 60 |
Adding Contacts | p. 61 |
Changing Your Contact List View | p. 64 |
Interacting With Contacts | p. 66 |
Setting Status | p. 68 |
Google Music Trends | p. 70 |
Chatting With Google Talk | p. 71 |
Emoticons and Text Formatting | p. 72 |
Reviewing Old Chats | p. 73 |
Chatting "Off the Record" | p. 74 |
Speaking Your Mind | p. 75 |
Voice Chat | p. 76 |
Voicemail | p. 77 |
Sharing Files and Tunes | p. 77 |
Personalizing Your Google Talk | p. 78 |
Avatars | p. 79 |
Themes and Skins | p. 80 |
Configuration Settings | p. 81 |
Summary | p. 88 |
Solutions Fast Track | p. 89 |
Frequently Asked Questions | p. 91 |
Chapter 5 Google Talk Add-ons and Modifications | p. 93 |
Making Google Talk Yours | p. 94 |
GT-Plug | p. 94 |
Extended Talk | p. 100 |
Creating Your Own Theme | p. 104 |
Creating the Necessary Files | p. 104 |
Altering Message Displays | p. 106 |
Primary CSS Data | p. 112 |
Reach Out and Touch Someone | p. 113 |
Surprise Mom With a Call From Google Talk | p. 114 |
VoIP OverTalqer | p. 114 |
VoIP Using GTalk-To-VoIP | p. 118 |
Can You See Me Now? Good! | p. 122 |
Fun and Games with Festoon | p. 128 |
Using Festoon as a Business Tool | p. 129 |
Sex Change in a Download | p. 130 |
Become A Google Talk DJ | p. 132 |
Quick and Dirty Broadcasting | p. 133 |
DJ'ing Through Mercora | p. 135 |
Google Talk Chat Rooms | p. 137 |
Pushing the Envelope | p. 142 |
Google Talk to Go | p. 142 |
Sleeping With The Enemy | p. 146 |
Summary | p. 154 |
Solutions Fast Track | p. 156 |
Frequently Asked Questions | p. 159 |
Links to Sites | p. 159 |
Chapter 6 Proxy Use | p. 161 |
Introduction | p. 162 |
What Are Proxies? | p. 162 |
Why Use Proxies? | p. 163 |
Configuring Google Talk to Use Proxies | p. 165 |
Onion Router Proxies | p. 166 |
How Onion Routing Works | p. 167 |
Configuring Google Talk to Use Onion Routing Proxies | p. 169 |
Using an SSH Tunnel | p. 170 |
Creating an SSH Tunnel in Windows | p. 171 |
Creating an SSH Tunnel in Linux and OS X | p. 173 |
Summary | p. 174 |
Solutions Fast Track | p. 175 |
Frequently Asked Questions | p. 176 |
Chapter 7 Google Talk in the Enterprise | p. 179 |
Introduction | p. 180 |
Implementing Google Talk in Your Network | p. 180 |
Configuring for Google Talk: Standalone Client | p. 180 |
Deploying Google Talk Client | p. 181 |
Deploying Google Talk: Client Registry Changes | p. 181 |
Allowing Google Talk Client Network Traffic | p. 183 |
Configuring for Google Talk: Google Mail | p. 183 |
Blocking Google Talk | p. 184 |
Blocking Google Talk Traffic | p. 184 |
Blocking Google Talk from Executing | p. 185 |
Enterprise Security and Control of Google Talk | p. 188 |
Summary | p. 190 |
Solutions Fast Track | p. 192 |
Frequently Asked Questions | p. 193 |
Appendix A Introduction to Video Calling | p. 195 |
Introduction | p. 196 |
Personal Videoconferencing | p. 196 |
Business Videoconferencing | p. 196 |
Web Videoconferencing | p. 197 |
What Is a Video Call? | p. 197 |
Where Can You Perform Video Calls? | p. 200 |
Appendix B Free Video Call Software | p. 203 |
Overview | p. 204 |
One-on-One Video Call Solutions | p. 205 |
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM 5.9) and AOL Triton (BETA) | p. 206 |
Apple iChat AV | p. 207 |
Festoon | p. 208 |
IVisit Lite | p. 211 |
Microsoft MSN Messenger 7.5 (Windows Live Messenger 8.0 BETA) | p. 211 |
SightSpeed | p. 214 |
Skype 2.0 | p. 218 |
Spontania Video4IM | p. 223 |
WigiWigi-Vwho | p. 226 |
Yahoo Messenger | p. 227 |
ZoomCall | p. 227 |
Multiuser Video Call Solutions | p. 228 |
Apple iChat AV | p. 228 |
Festoon | p. 229 |
WigiWigi-Vwho | p. 230 |
Multi-IM Video Call Solutions | p. 231 |
EyeBall Chat | p. 232 |
Festoon | p. 233 |
FWD.Communicator | p. 233 |
PalTalk Basic | p. 234 |
QNext | p. 234 |
Trillian Basic | p. 235 |
TryFast | p. 235 |
WigiWigi Vwho | p. 235 |
SIP Video Call Solutions | p. 236 |
FWD.Communicator | p. 237 |
INEEN | p. 238 |
Lycos Phone | p. 238 |
Sony/GlowPoint IVE | p. 239 |
Yak Virtual Videophone | p. 240 |
H.323 Video Call Solutions | p. 241 |
EnvisionSL | p. 241 |
Microsoft NetMeeting | p. 242 |
Chat-Room-Based Video Call Solutions | p. 242 |
CamFrog | p. 243 |
Chatablanca | p. 243 |
CUWorld | p. 244 |
DKMessenger | p. 244 |
EyeBall Chat | p. 245 |
LIvVE | p. 245 |
PalTalk | p. 245 |
Other Video Call Solutions | p. 246 |
Microsoft Portrait | p. 246 |
Obsolete, End-of-Life, or Discontinued Solutions | p. 247 |
Summary | p. 248 |
Index | p. 249 |