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+The world of Instant Messaging is a mess. Countless protocols, friends on different networks and other complications make IM a potential hassle. Which is why we've always recommended the multi-protocol, all-in-one IM apps, [Adium][1] for Mac and [Pidgin][2] for Windows.
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+But desktop apps aren't for everyone, which is why I thought I'd point out a great little tutorial over on Lifehacker that walks through the steps necessary to [set up the Google Talk widget in GMail as a multi-protocol messaging client][3].
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+If you're thinking that sounds too go to be true, you're half right. It does work, though some people have reported problems un-installing the hack, but the main problem is that you'll need to rely on a third party Jabber client to do some forwarding for you. That means your IMs will be visible to a third party. Depending on your paranoia levels and the nature of your chats, that may be a problem.
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+However, if that doesn't bother you (and if you're already sending unencrypted e-mail through GMail I can't see why it would) setting up GTalk to handle other IM services is surprisingly simple.
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+You'll need to grab cross platform Jabber client Psi, though you only need to use it once. You'll also need to set up a Jabber transport server, but otherwise the process is pretty straightforward. See Lifehacker for the full details.
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+[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/08/adium-11-featur.html
+[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/pidgin_formerly.html
+[3]: http://lifehacker.com/software/hack-attack/chat-with-aim-msn-yahoo-and-other-contacts-over-google-talk-289097.php
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