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Well, I just downloaded the new Google Talk chat client for Windows, but not the one that’s been there for a while. There’s a new Google Talk Labs Edition now available for download.
Let me point out some of the features of the new Google Talk Labs Edition.
First, the new Google Talk Labs Edition is definitely more visually appealing , compared to the older version of Google Talk. The older version was basically just plain white and grey. The new Google Talk Labs Edition has a cooler feel to it, with some nice blues and some gradients in there.
Second, the new Google Talk Labs Edition makes use of tabs when you click on a friend to chat with, instead of opening a new chat windows, like the older version of Google Talk does. It’s a lot like the tabbed browsing feature within Firefox, so this should be a big hit with chatters on Google Talk. One thing I did notice that is not currently available with the latest download is that there is no button to call someone on the Labs Edition. I’m assuming that they are not getting rid of this feature on the older version of Google Talk, but will add it in later.
Third, when the Google Talk icon sits in your taskbar at the bottom right hand corner of your screen on a PC, there are some other options that it gives you. Starting from the top, this is how it reads…
- Disable Notifications for One Hour
- Sign Out
- Launch Gmail
- Launch Google Calendar
- Launch Google Talk, Labs Edition
- Launch Orkut
- Settings…
- Help
- Exit
On the older version of Google Talk, when you right-click the Google Talk icon in your taskbar, these are current options available…
- Inbox
- Check Mail Now
- Disable All Notifications
- Check for Updates Now
- Sign Out
- About
- Exit
So, as you can see, the new Google Talk Labs Edition seems to be adding more options so that you don’t have to visit each and every website. If you are wondering what Orkut is, it’s basically Google’s version of Facebook. They are trying to get into the social networking race that others are already running.
I guess there’s a lot more I could say about the new Google Talk Labs Edition, but there’s too much for this blog post. Go ahead and download it today.
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Well, the reason I asked the question, “Where is Woork?” is because I haven’t seen another blog post from him since April 14th. I saw some Tweets on his site that said he was really busy at work. Just can’t believe that he posted all those tutorials, but then has decided not to post anymore. Just wondering where my friend has gone…
Antonio, if you are reading this, let us know what you’re up to… We look forward to hearing from you again soon.
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Well, I’ve decided to start selling a new Wordpress theme on my site Barefoot Web Design . This theme was created by Chris Coyier and David Walsh. You can purchase this template now through E-junkie.
This is a great template for a web designer or developer who is wanting to provide this design to potential music clients. I guess this theme could be modified for other clients besides musicians. But this is a great looking theme that has all the features a musician would want in band site.
Here are a couple of reasons to purchase this theme:
1. It’s cheap. $30 to be exact.
2. It can be customized. This template can be easily modified to fit your band’s personality through the power of CSS.
3. It’s a great looking theme.
4. Easy to manage.
Again, you can purchase this band website template on my Wordpress themes page.
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Check out the new Google offices in Zurich. How would you like to have free breakfast and lunch during the day? Maybe making a phone call from a renovated Gondola? What about sliding down a twisty slide to the cafeteria?
Check out the video here…
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So, I’ve been looking for the best way to compress my CSS files and also the bulky Javascript files that I need to use on websites that I build. Beautiful websites can sometimes weight a lot, in terms of file size due to the large external files that your browser is trying to load. So, I came across the YUI Compressor, which supposedly has the best compression rate out of all the CSS and Javascript compressors out there. So, I decided to download it, and see if I could wrap my brain on how to use it.
I’m guessing that this tutorial will help out many a designer like me who’s not that familiar with the command line…
So, here goes…
1. Go to the YUI Compressor website, and click on “Download” under the Quick Links heading.
2. Extract the file using whatever ZIP extractor you use on your computer.
3. If you are using a PC, right-click on Start, and click on Explore. Once in Explorer, navigate to the place you unzipped YUI Compressor, and double-click on it. Once inside the unzipped YUI Compressor folder, double-click on the folder that says “Build”. Then, highlight the address in your Explorer address bar. Mine reads like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Desktop\yuicompressor-2.3.5\yuicompressor-2.3.5\build
You will need to paste this in a little while once you go to the Command Prompt.
Alright, so now you need to take whatever CSS or Javascript file you are wanting to compress, and Copy it to the same Build folder that you were just in.
Now, click on Start, then click on Run, and type in “cmd” and Hit the Enter key on your keyboard. At the command prompt, type in:
cd “C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Desktop\path\to\yui-compressor\build”
Once you do that, then type in:
java -jar yuicompressor-2.3.5.jar whatever-your-file-is-named.css -o new-filename.css
And press the Enter key. Your newly created, and compressed CSS file should be sitting in the Build folder that you were just in with the new filename you made for it.
I must say that this YUI Compressor is a pretty sweet tool and should be very useful for any developer wanting to decrease CSS or Javascript file size.
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