From: Jayson Williams <williams.jayson@...>
Date: 2007-09-26T03:12:50+09:00
Subject: Ruby Gmail Chat Group

...so there I was. Wishing there was some Ruby Guru nearby that could
coach me through this challenging bit of code. As I opened up my gmail
account to shoot off yet another question to the group, my eye spotted
the gmail chat feature to the left of the compose email window.

"Wouldn't that be great?, " I thought to myself. " ...to have a list
of a dozen or so Ruby enthusiasts that also had a gmail account. I
could instantly see if they were  online, before I addressed the
entire group, and shoot out a quick question via chat."

Not endorsing Gmail, or anything, just trying to use what I have to
the fullest. Gmail has a chat feature, and quick contacts window.
Clicking on a contact opens up a direct chat  with that user if they
are online.
So what do you think? Are there any community members that have Gmail,
and wouldn't mind helping one another out by adding each other to our
quick contacts list? Does this sound like something that would be
useful to anyone else?

Jayson
williams.jayson@gmail.com