Google Talk

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Contents 1 Main purpose 2 Useful information 3 Pros & Cons 3.1 Pros 3.2 Cons 4 Reference 5 Tool accessibility test (28 July 2010)

Main purpose

Google talk is Instant Messenger(IM) simmilar to MSN, Skype, ICQ and others. It offers support for video chat and enables users to chat from their desktops as well as to send/receive files.

Useful information

Google Talk uses Gmail account and is directly connected with user's Gmail. Therefore users can manage their Gmail mailbox through Gtalk desktop application without opening their browsers. Google provided html script and enabled web developers to embed Gtalk in Web pages.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Very good alternative to other IM tools
• Lightweight
• Easy to use

Cons

• Advanced users will lack certain functions

Reference

http://www.google.com/talk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Talk

Tool accessibility test (28 July 2010)

Server Response Time test performed from Seattle, WA / Munich, Germany / Brisbane, Australia : 0.026 sec / 0.044 sec / 0.323 sec

Server Response Time Scale: Less than 0,1 = Optimal; 0,1 - 1 = Acceptable; 1 - 4 = Noticable but tolerable delay; 4 - 8 = Bearly tolerant delay

This tool has help included on the tool's webpage (link): http://www.google.com/support/chat/?hl=en

There is no possiblity of changing the type or size of fonts in the tool (it can be done only as a browser functionality).