How to set your 'current music Track' as GTalk status

cross-post from www.umarfarukm.com/blog

Here is the procedure to set your current music track as a Google Talk status with Windows Media Player.

Initially you need to enable the Plug-in windows media player

Options -> Plug-ins -> Background -> Google Talk Music Plugin [enable it]

Then set your status as "Show current music track" in gtalk.

If you playing any music file, then you see it as Gtalk status 

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Orkut Celebrating United States Independence Day

Virginia Roman, (Google editorial team) Say's

Roll out the barbecue and grab the fireworks because it's Independence Day in the United States. The 4th of July is one of the most cherished holidays in the US, a time to celebrate the country's history, light fireworks, eat great food and relax with family and friends.

There's no way the Americans on the orkut team would let this date slip by, so we put together this special doodle to join the fun:

If you're also having a barbecue or lighting fireworks today, don't forget to share those photos with your family and friends!

Links:
http://googlewave.blogspot.com/2010/07/embedding-ustream-wave-live-video-live.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/grandmothers-guide-to-video-chat.html
http://en.blog.orkut.com/2010/07/happy-4th-of-july.html

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Google Video Chat - Grandma's Guide

Jason Toff, (Grandson of Evelyn & Ida) Say's
 
Often when I tell people that I work on Google video chat, I hear stories about how they’ve used it to give a video tour of a new home to friends, introduce a baby to relatives, keep in touch with traveling loved ones... the list goes on. This got me thinking about how convenient— and sometimes even magical — the experience of video chatting is.

So when I saw that my grandma, who loves keeping in touch with family more than anyone, wasn’t set up to use video chat, I decided to help her get started. While doing so, it occurred to me how many people there must be out there in similar situations. If only there were a simple way that any grandmother could use to get started on her own...

Introducing the Grandmother’s Guide to Video Chat:



This video, along with a printable guide, can be accessed at google.com/chat/grandma. Feel free to share this link with your grandma—or grandpa—or, well, anyone who wants to video chat to help get them up and running.

And after your grandma is all set up, take a screenshot of you video chatting with her and email it to grammy324@gmail.com to share it with us. The first 100 people to do so will get a t-shirt, printable guide and VHS of the video (because if your grandma’s like mine, she’s still a cassette kind of girl).


In a few weeks, we’ll feature the best photos submitted on this blog. 

Links:
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/grandmothers-guide-to-video-chat.html
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/finding-soccer-stats-with-google-search.html

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Orkut celebrating Canada's Birthday!

It's Canada's birthday today, and there are more presents than we can count. Throughout the country, city's are hosting open-air concerts, fireworks shows, parades, and lively ceremonies to celebrate another year of the existence of a single country (Canada turns 143 this year). 

To show some love to all of our Canadian friends out there, and to help everyone join in the fun, we've put together a doodle to mark the occasion: 

You can get into the spirit in your own way by joining the Canada communityand sending your congratulations on there. You may even wind up with some new friends. 

Whether you're Canadian or not, I hope you enjoy the day!

Links:
http://en.blog.orkut.com/2010/07/happy-birthday-canada.html
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/standing-up-for-first-amendment-with-1.html
http://buzz.blogger.com/2010/06/make-money-with-your-blog-and-google.html
http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/view-doc-attachments-right-in-your.html
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/06/bob-dudley-chief-executive-for-bp.html

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