How to Tell if You Were Blocked in GChat on Adium

1. Open a Web browser and navigate to Google.com. Click the 'Sign In' button, followed by the 'create an account for free' link. Follow the onscreen instructions to create a new Google account.

2. Click the 'Finder' icon in the computer's dock, followed by the 'Applications' folder icon. Double-click the 'Adium' application icon to launch the application.

3. Click the 'Adium' menu and select the 'Preferences...' option. Click the 'Accounts' tab and click the '+' icon. Select the 'Google Talk' option from the drop-down menu.

4. Type your new Google Account login credentials in the spaces provided and click the 'OK' button to sync Adium with your new Google Account.

5. Click the 'Contact' menu and select the 'Add Contact' option. Click the arrow to the right of the 'Contact Type:' heading and select the 'GTalk' option.

6. Type the contact's GTalk ID in the space provided and place a checkmark next to your new Google Account listed next to the 'On Accounts' heading.

7. Click the 'Add' button to add the contact to the new GTalk account's buddy list. Locate the contact on both buddy lists. If the contact appears online on the new list but offline on the original list, the contact has blocked your original GTalk account.