Amongst the various Google talk tips and Tricks available, there are certain that everybody must know. Compiling here, top 10 tricks that lets you make most of Gtalk:

1. Use Gtalk in Your Mobile

Do you know, you can even use Google talk in your mobile phone and stay connected with your friends on the go? [...]

Do you know that Gtalk can be used as an answering machine? Yes, it is possible. So, whenever you are away or busy with some work, you can instruct Google chat to send automatic replies to friends messages.

WebtoIM is an answering IM bot which replies all your general questions instantaneously on Gtalk, Yahoo, AIM and MSN messenger. This is very useful for getting quick facts and doing basic research on almost any topic.

Are you bored of plain white and default gtalk skins? Want to spice up your Google talk with themes?

There are numerous bots available for the Google talk. With the help of these bots one can easily enjoy wide variety of services. Amongst the various bots, a new service has arrived with which one can listen to online radio.There are numerous bots available for the Google talk. With the help of these bots one [...]

We all love chatting. Google Talk gives us freedom to talk anywhere and anytime wiht our online friends. Message them instantaneously, transfer files, share photos – we love it all.But what we don’t like is getting disturbed by some unwanted friend. We really don’t want to chat at that moment but we are forced for [...]

Google talk uses an Jabber protocol, a free open source protocol for communication. Since its open source, all its services are free and customizable. You can even view the code and API provided by Google.
In this tutorial, I will tell you to make your own custom theme for Google Talk. If you aren’t interested in [...]

Google is again playing hide and seek with gtalk emoticons. Last time, I gave you list for Google Talk Secret Emoticons but that was some 8 months ago. Since then, there have been many changes in the system but still few emoticons remains undocumented.
Important Update: More secret emoticon can be found by incrementing the [...]

A shortcut is a key (or combination of keys) on keyboard that is used to perform some specific function within a software program.Common examples for shortcut keys are Ctlr+C/Ctrl+V for Copy/Paste and Alt+F4 to close window.
Normally, computer functions are performed using mouse but the advantage of keyboard shortcuts is in saving time as hand does [...]

IBNLive.com, the online version of CNN-IBN news channel has launched google talk buddy which lets you get latest headlines instantly on your Gtalk module.
To get the latest news from India, you need to add im@ibnalerts.com as a new contact in your Gtalk module.Click on the im and use these keywords:
top : Gets you all the [...]

Most instant messengers are very user friendly. They have a toolbar to format your text into different fonts, colors and sizes. You can also convert your important text into bold, italicized or underlined.
Google talk provides some basic features but unexpectedly few things are hidden. I have already told you about hidden emoticons (smileys) in Gtalk [...]

I am tired of having multiple applications (Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, MSN Messenger) just to talk with friends from different networks. Then I remembered that old copy of GAIM I used to have on some dusty CD and installed it. The Latest version of GAIM has been renamed to Pidgin. Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging [...]