Wed 8 Feb 2006
Being a Kiwi, I had my language set to UK English on Gmail. One thing I found was that switching to US English made the chat archive and clips availble. Changing back to UK reverts back. Another thing I found is that in the US English setting, on the right side bar, just above the ads, is a link to the google map of the sender’s address. The Americans out there may not find this novel, but it’s interesting to see.
UPDATE: Chat in Gmail has now been turned on. Switching back to UK English turns it off.
I actually already had my settings on US English, however didn’t have chat. But when I switched to UK English, then back to US English – *then* I saw Chat. So maybe it’s just a case of giggling ones settings…
Once the first reports of IM becoming available through Gmail are out I’ll try playing with the settings again to see if it changes.