Online Anonimity - Instant Messaging.

NOTE: This is a very basic tutorial, gmail accounts are NOT the only way to use pidgin and OTR
REQUIREMENTS
Code:
Gmail Account
Tools:
         Pidgin
        http://www.pidgin.im/         OTR
        https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/
        https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/binaries/...tr-4.0.0-1.exe
Steps:
Install Pidgin
Install OTR
SETUP
Code:
BASIC
    Protocol = XMPP
    Username: "Username" @gmail.com - only include the username without the quotes
    Domain: gmail.com
    resource: whatever you want.
    pw: gmail pw
    Check or uncheck remember password box, personal preference.
    User Options:
        Local Alias = if you want a local alias
        Leave new mail notifications and use this buddy icon for this account untouched
    
Advanced 
    connection security = require encryption
    connect port : 5222
    connect server: talk.google.com
    uncheck show custom smileys
    uncheck allow plain text
    do not check create new account on server
save

OTR Settings
Navigate to Tools -> Plugins -> Off the record messaging and enable
Settings 
Select the email account youre using -> Generate a fingerprint (Your unique key)
Check - Enable Private Messaging 
Don't Check -  Automatically initiate private messaging 
Don't check User-Dependent Require private messaging 
Check - Don't log OTR conversations - why would you want to log?
Check - show OTR in toolbar
Finished with setup

Communicating
Code:
Start up a chat with a buddy you want to talk to.
 click OTR at the top menu-bar and press initiate private conversation  if it has not been initiated already. The message below should appear
  (Unverified conversation with [email protected]/XXXXXXXX started.  Your client is not logging this conversation.)
There are three methods of authentication
     Question&Answer: User A will enter a Question and Answer. User B will have to provide the answer (case-sensitive)
    Shared Secret: Have a phrase or word that you both previously agreed on. Enter it. 
    Manual fingerprint Verification: Verify both users fingerprints (key generated in the OTR setting section above)
 Once verified, "The privacy status of the current conversation is now: Private" should appear
There you go. All done. Secure messaging.
If you are using gmail, messages that are sent with OTR with show up garbled in the gmail chat history.