Google released a one-two punch this week, releasing Google Desktop 2 on Monday and Google Talk on Wednesday. Here are some instructions on making Google Talk part of your Sidebar.

1. Have both Google Desktop 2 and Google Talk installed.
2. Put Google Desktop into Sidebar mode by right clicking the Google Desktop Search taskbar icon and selecting sidebar, then clicking the down arrow in the title bar of the sidebar and selecting the dock option you want (right or left). You can also select Down Arrow autohide if you don’t like it taking up your screen!
3. Click the down arrow in the title bar of the Google Desktop sidebar and select the option Add/Remove panels.
4. Check Google Talk.

Great way to keep your desktop nice and clean.