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kottke.org posts about voip

Mark does the math for his mom:

Mark does the math for his mom: cable modem + Vonage is cheaper than local phone + long distance + dialup internet. Bottom line: switch to VoIP and get broadband internet access for free.


Here’s how to connect to Google’s IM

Here’s how to connect to Google’s IM network with iChat or Adium. The audio works with iChat as well. Not as good as a Google Talk client for OS X, but I guess it’ll have to do.


Download Squad has screenshots and a quick

Download Squad has screenshots and a quick review of Google Talk, Google’s new IM/VoIP app. Doesn’t look Web-based, which is surprising to me. Looks Windows-only as well, which is lame, lame, lame. Update: the Google Talk site appears to be live and letting people d/l the app.