Comments on: Google Talk, Lab Edition – More Disappointment, Less To Cheer About! http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/ Technology Social Media Blogging Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:29:05 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: prasad http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-130295 prasad Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:32:52 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-130295 i hv dis-pointed , in lastest version of lab edition gtalk, the voice chat as nt present ed... compare to old edition , lab edition is vry vry bad..... i hv dis-pointed , in lastest version of lab edition gtalk, the voice chat as nt present ed… compare to old edition , lab edition is vry vry bad…..

]]> By: Theodore http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-120432 Theodore Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:41:36 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-120432 Apart from the function to log as "invisible" (even this feature doesn't work well as it shows you as "available" for a moment when logging in, before goes invisible), this version is a real disaster! I am spending the day today, for the second time as offline and no more able to get online... After leaving Labs online, today, I tried to log in from my office with plain "Google Talk" client. What happened is that I completely lost my contact list! Nothing worked till now. I tried switching off the "labs" function from within gmail web page, switching back to "older version" and then back to current, I uninstalled the labs edition and reinstalled Google Talk. Nothing worked... Apart from the function to log as “invisible” (even this feature doesn’t work well as it shows you as “available” for a moment when logging in, before goes invisible), this version is a real disaster! I am spending the day today, for the second time as offline and no more able to get online… After leaving Labs online, today, I tried to log in from my office with plain “Google Talk” client. What happened is that I completely lost my contact list! Nothing worked till now. I tried switching off the “labs” function from within gmail web page, switching back to “older version” and then back to current, I uninstalled the labs edition and reinstalled Google Talk. Nothing worked…

]]> By: Rahul Bansal http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-76999 Rahul Bansal Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:33:14 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-76999 <a href="#comment-76677" rel="nofollow">@Abhishek</a> - Google Talk Lab Edition is really a big disappointment. I wonder why Google spend more time on improving Gmail chat version and not desktop Google Talk clients. :-( @Abhishek -
Google Talk Lab Edition is really a big disappointment. I wonder why Google spend more time on improving Gmail chat version and not desktop Google Talk clients. :-(

]]> By: Abhishek http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-76677 Abhishek Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:48:25 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-76677 new version is there of lab edt. but still disappointing, galwayshide doesn't work there, but idle is there new version is there of lab edt. but still disappointing, galwayshide doesn’t work there, but idle is there

]]> By: Gmail Lab Edition with 13 New Features! | Welcome To Devils Workshop http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-41199 Gmail Lab Edition with 13 New Features! | Welcome To Devils Workshop Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:46:54 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-41199 [...] Check Google Talk Lab Edition //OBSTART:do_NOT_remove_this_comment var [...] [...] Check Google Talk Lab Edition //OBSTART:do_NOT_remove_this_comment var [...]

]]> By: Rahul Bansal http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29188 Rahul Bansal Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:00:02 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29188 <b>@Thilak</b> Ya. It seems to me. Bad neighborhood is always a problem... :-( I got a reply from dreamhost team. Its nice and in detail but still left me in confused state. Just for info, pasting it here... <blockquote> Hi Rahul, I hate spam as much as you do - and Akismet is great for fighting spam. They won't give up their secret sauce as far as what they weigh tho, so I can't confirm from anyone there if they're blocking IPs or not. I have several blogs here. All of them run Akismet and they've caught some of the trackbacks from my other blogs as spam in the few years that I've hosted here. Marking the messages as "not spam" actually tells Akismet that you're okay and enough "not spam" flags actually make things weigh heavily in your favor when it is ranking the content coming from you. From what I can see, nobody is abusing your shared hosting plan. Or if they are, I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary. If you want to try using a unique IP address, you are more than welcome to. I suggest buying it on a month-to-month basis for now and if that doesn't fix things you're only out $3.95 USD. Actually, if you'd like I'd be happy to credit you for a month of Unique IP service just so you can try it out and see if that stops Akismet from flagging you. Just let me know how you plan on going about things and I'll make sure you get the help that you deserve, alright? Thanks! Jason </blockquote> @Thilak
Ya. It seems to me. Bad neighborhood is always a problem… :-(
I got a reply from dreamhost team. Its nice and in detail but still left me in confused state.
Just for info, pasting it here…

Hi Rahul,

I hate spam as much as you do – and Akismet is great for fighting spam.
They won’t give up their secret sauce as far as what they weigh tho, so I can’t confirm from anyone there if they’re blocking IPs or not. I have several blogs here. All of them run Akismet and they’ve caught some of the trackbacks from my other blogs as spam in the few years that I’ve hosted here. Marking the messages as “not spam” actually tells Akismet that you’re okay and enough “not spam” flags actually make things weigh heavily in your favor when it is ranking the content coming from you.

From what I can see, nobody is abusing your shared hosting plan. Or if they are, I’m not seeing anything out of the ordinary. If you want to try using a unique IP address, you are more than welcome to. I suggest buying it on a month-to-month basis for now and if that doesn’t fix things you’re only out $3.95 USD. Actually, if you’d like I’d be happy to credit you for a month of Unique IP service just so you can try it out and see if that stops Akismet from flagging you.

Just let me know how you plan on going about things and I’ll make sure you get the help that you deserve, alright?

Thanks!

Jason

]]> By: Thilak http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29026 Thilak Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:54:01 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29026 <b>@Rahul:</b> My guess is that Akismet takes IP into account while determining whether a comment is a spam or ham. Each sever has a unique IP, looks like your neighbor is a spammer. @Rahul:
My guess is that Akismet takes IP into account while determining whether a comment is a spam or ham. Each sever has a unique IP, looks like your neighbor is a spammer.

]]> By: Rahul Bansal http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29025 Rahul Bansal Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:50:28 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29025 <b>@Thilak</b> I sent an email regarding this to dreamhost. Next things I want to confirm if akismet uses IP addresses for filtering. Actually dreamhost have so many users so iI will rather go for unique IP option. It will cost me $4/month but. :-( @Thilak
I sent an email regarding this to dreamhost. Next things I want to confirm if akismet uses IP addresses for filtering.
Actually dreamhost have so many users so iI will rather go for unique IP option. It will cost me $4/month but. :-(

]]> By: Thilak http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29006 Thilak Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:26:55 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-29006 <strong>@Rahul</strong> Yeah, that looks like the case case because other blogs hosted on Dreamhost are also being caught as spam. I marked you as ham, but you need to ask other blog owners to do the same as well. That why, Akismet will learn and whitelist you. @Rahul
Yeah, that looks like the case case because other blogs hosted on Dreamhost are also being caught as spam. I marked you as ham, but you need to ask other blog owners to do the same as well. That why, Akismet will learn and whitelist you.

]]> By: Rahul Bansal http://devilsworkshop.org/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-28960 Rahul Bansal Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:07:58 +0000 http://www.devilsworkshop.org/2008/04/09/google-talk-lab-edition-more-disappointment/#comment-28960 <b>@Thilak</b> Thanks for bringing it to notice! :-) I use shared hosting on dreamhost. Many user have same(shared) IP address here. I guess someone is spamming here and akismet may be using IP addresses for filtering... :-( @Thilak
Thanks for bringing it to notice! :-)
I use shared hosting on dreamhost. Many user have same(shared) IP address here.
I guess someone is spamming here and akismet may be using IP addresses for filtering… :-(

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