Catchin' up on Talk

The Google Talk team finally released a desktop installer for the online talk gadget - Google Talk Labs Edition.

Basically what's happened is that the web client has always been ahead in terms of development and functionality and the desktop client, well...neglected.

This release is basically provides an installer for the talk gadget that some of us are used to, so we can have the same experience as the gadget on the desktop. You get your calendar notifications, mail notifications and the graphic smilies as well.

I'm glad it's here and do enjoy using the functionality outside the browser, cuz some of us do actually close down our browers...sometimes :)