![]() ![]() Supports audio via a downloadable Google talk client for windows, iChat for the Mac. Works with any standards-based chat client such as Trillian for windows, iChat for Mac, Pidgin/Gajim for Linux. Google talk - Hosted implementation of the industry standard Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) protocol and the extended Jingle protocol. MSN - Windows Messaging client supports chat/voice/video, Mac aMSN open source application supports chat/video, Linux aMSN open source applications supports chat/video. Here's what I foundĪIM - Windows AIM client supports chat/voice/video, Mac iChat supports chat/voice/video, Linux Pigdin/Gaim supports chat only. Some of these services support video and voice chat. My Linux clients enable me to login to multiple IM services simultaneously, but I still need to create and remember the credentials to accounts on all these services. With IM, I must login to the same service each is using. With email, I simply send to the address of each server used by my collaborators. One frustration is that my collaborators have accounts on different IM platforms. My first impression is that IM can be an effective communication tool for realtime emergent situations, for quick questions (when is the meeting?), and for brainstorming as a group. For Google Talk, I also tried the Google web client that's part of Gmail by using a Firefox browser on all three computers. For the Mac I used iChat (AIM and Jabber) plus downloaded clients from MSN, Yahooa and Skype and for the Windows machine I downloaded clients from AOL, MSN, Yahoo, and Skype. For Linux, I used Pidgin and Gajim open source instant messaging programs. To me, effective chat needs to work across all platforms, so I tested all of these platforms with my Ubunu Feisty Fawn Linux laptop, my Macbook, and my Dell Optiplex 745 desktop running Windows XP. ![]() I've done IM via AOL's Instant Messaging (AIM), MSN Messanger, Yahoo, Google Talk, a local Jabber server at BIDMC, and Skype's chat features. As an email guy, it has taken some getting used to. Here's my summary of the Instant Messaging experience to date. To expand my communications horizons, I'll be testing Instant Messaging, various forms of video teleconferencing, blogs, wikis, collaboration tools and group authoring tools. I live by Blackberry email, cell phone, web, and remote data access via SSLVPN. Per yesterday's post, over the next few months I'll be piloting the policies, technology and governance of flexible work arrangements. ![]()
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