damian.nimeck.com

I use Google Apps for Domains and am a huge fan! Basically I get to use the Google suite of applications (mail, docs, calendar and talk) with my own domain name. Instead of logging into gchat with an @gmail.com domain, I can use my @nimeck.com domain. I Love this as it keeps me from having too many different accounts.

One thing to note is that when setting up 3rd party chat programs like Adium, the settings don’t work the same as for regular @gmail.com domains. Searching for this across the web brought up numerous tutorials and how-to’s, but none ever touched on the settings one must put into Adium for it to work. After the jump are the settings to use. Enjoy!

1. Adium > Preferences.
2. Select the Accounts Tab.
3. Choose your Google Apps for Domain account and select Edit.
4. Select Options Tab
5. Enter the following settings:
   
   Connect Server: talk.google.com
   Resource: Adium
   Port: 5223
   Security: check off Force old-style SSL and Do strict certificate checks
6. Hit OK

And you’re all set. Enjoy using your new Google Apps Chat!