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08.30.05
Hot
Recording Google Talk
 By
Neville Hobson
I installed Hot Recorder on my
new Dell PC today, which I use for recording occasional Skype
conversations for the For Immediate
Release podcast.
Hot Recorder
is a great application, as I enthused
when I first discovered it in May. As a software-based option for recording phone
interviews over Skype for use in podcasts, I think it's the best out there.
Two things I noticed with today's install. I have the paid version but had to
download it again as I couldn't find the original download. First, the Hot Recorder
installer is marked as version 2.0.1, although the app still describes itself
as version 2.
[Hot Recorder and Google Talk] Just as well as then I noticed something quite
interesting - an option to configure Hot Recorder to work with Google
Talk, as this screenshot of the popup menu in the system tray shows.
So you can make and receive Google Talk calls and record those conversations.
Not only that, you can also set up a voice mail facility in Hot Recorder that
acts as an answering machine for Google Talk and record your own playback greeting.
Very useful as Google Talk is currently
rather bare bones.
The Hot Recorder Help page
has been updated to include commentary about the app's integration with Google
Talk (which I guess would explain the 2.0.1 version number).
From what I can tell, this is the first third-party application developed for
Google Talk. The first of many, I'd say. Still not a Skype killer, though.
Speaking of Google Talk, Chris
Pirillo has some suggestions for what Google should have named their VoIP
application. I think GTalk is the best one.
About the Author:
Neville Hobson is the author of the popular NevOn
blog which focuses on business communication and technology. |
