Google Video Chat now!

Google has started its Video Chat facility now! From Gmail inbox itself one can choose and start either Video chat or the Word Chat. Google assures you high quality audio and video in this new facility. (Google also retains its Google Talk as such, as a separate entity).To install this Google Video Chat you require browsers Firefox (2.0 and above) or Internet Explorer (6.0 and above) or Google Chrome or Safari (3.0 and above). Your PC needs Windows Vista or XP, or MAC OS X 10.4. Download the application from Google Video Chat website. Then have your PC plugged with a Web cam and an Audio system. Now open only your Gmail account in the web browser. Click on the Settings tab of Inbox  Chat tab  click on Verify your settings of the Voice and video chat heading. Check your set-ups and correct anything that hinders and click Save Changes. Then go back to the Inbox and click on the triangle of the Chat found below the Contacts in the side bar  point on a contact's name in the list  move to the Chat tab & click on it  click Video & more in the chat window  choose finally the Select Video Chat in the list found in it. You can now video-chat with your selected contact if he/she has already done all these you have done so far and is in his/her Gmail inbox ready!

Avoiding the Mail Login Repetition!

You open your Email Inbox (Sify.com) and read the mails and move on to browse other websites, after minimizing the page. Later on, you return back to that page after, say half an hour. Now, as you click on an email folder in the Inbox, it will not open up. But a page with the following announcement springs out:

Your session has expired; Please login again.

You could have avoided this and the repetition of logging again by simply clicking on the Refresh or the Reload button on the Browser!

Direction for File storing at Box.net

In my previous blog posting, I had informed about the winding up of MediaMax – The Linkup file storing website. Now the set dead line date for that has crossed and the website announces as follows:

‘We’re sorry, but MediaMax and The Linkup are now closed. If you are looking for an alternate provider, please try Box.net.’

Below that the box.net has advertised as follows:

Box.net is the #1 way to securely manage and share files online. Try Box.net FREE

Google Page Creator to Google Sites Transition

Google Page Creator had offered its users free web space and tools to create web pages. Now it has posted in its home page an announcement about its transition to Google Sites as follows!

Transition Process

Google Page Creator is no longer accepting new sign-ups.

Your pages will automatically be transitioned to Google Sites later this year.

You can also move your web pages from Page Creator to Google Sites or other service

providers at anytime.

I wonder whether it could be a move akin to that of MediaMax that closed down recently!

Google's Acquiring News!

The news found in the Feed Burner website: Google has acquired Feed Burner!

Google’s statement regarding this:

“Feed based content and advertising is a developing space where we can add value for users, advertisers and publishers”

The move is most welcome and much more added values are expected out of it.

A Lightning Announcement from a Website

Recently the file sharing and storing website, MediaMax changed its name to The Linkup. It asked its old users to register anew in its new The Linkup. And it also informed that its old users’ file will be transferred soon to The Linkup. But now there is an announcement in The Linkup: Closure of both The Linkup and MediaMax on 8^th August 2008 at 5 pm! It has also been stated that its users’ files will be deleted at that time and that users shall have to download their files in their accounts before that time.

I am wondering what could have been the fate of the files that haven’t been transferred yet to The Linkup from MediaMax!

The New Blog for the Web & Computer Users

I have started today this blog for sharing my experience of using the Web and Computer with all those who are interested in it. I also invite all to share their experience with me.