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TweetIM 1.6.2

TweetIM 1.6.2 is now available for download. Enjoy! See the original post for installation and usage instructions.

iTunes and Last.fm

I just found out that my favourite scrobbling app iScrobbler is still in development. It’s much nicer than the Last.fm one and hides away in your menu bar. I strongly recommend that you use iScrobbler rather than the Last.fm client. Just pop it in your startup items and you’re away.

I’ve been using Last.fm for quite a while, and one of the features that I like the most is that it records what you listen to and builds charts and things. To do this, you need to be running their client, but I was finding that I quite often forgot to start the Last.fm client, so my songs weren’t getting recorded. To stop this from happening, I’ve knocked up a quick Applescript that will start Last.fm and iTunes. It will also quickly pause and then start iTunes playing again if it’s already open. This is so that Last.fm will pick up the currently playing song. I’d use Quicksilver to launch this, but if the thought of applescripts scares you, I’ve made an application that does the same thing too, so you can stick it in your dock or wherever you please.

Download the applescript version

Download the application

If you’re using the applescript version with Quicksilver, you’ll want to stick the .scpt file here:

~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions

TweetIM: Twitter, Growl, Quicksilver and Adium

For updates to TweetIM bookmark this post, or follow me on twitter. My username is grahamgilbert.

TweetIM doesn’t work on Snow Leopard, and there are currently no plans to update it.

A few weeks ago I posted about a script I’d found that allows you to update Twitter using Quicksilver (my script is based off Ted’s script). Well, I decided I wanted to do more. I made a script that changes your iChat status, but then discovered that several already exist. D’oh! So, I made one that changes your Adium status. If Adium isn’t already open, it’s left as it is, but your tweet is still posted. Of course there’s Growl notification (I love Growl nearly as much as I love Quicksilver).

Thanks to the latest Adium update, it seems that pretty much all applesctipt support in Adium as been broken. Until this is fixed, my hands are tied with regards to getting this working. Sorry guys.

Download TweetIM1.8.3.zip

Features:

• Updates your status message in iChat, Adium, Skype and Microsoft Messenger (as far as I know, this is the only script that supports Microsoft Messenger).
• Will shorten urls if necessary using TinyURL.
• Will tell you if your tweet goes over the 140 character limit, and gives you the option to edit the tweet or continue posting.
• Growl notification of the posting process – lets you know if your tweet got to twitter or not.

Please report any bugs you find. I’ve tested as much as I can, but I’m sure there will be some freaky cases where it doesn’t work.

Anyway, enjoy!

If you do use it and like it, why not show me some comment love? I know people have been downloading it, so why not let me know if there’s anything you’d like added?

Download TweetIM1.8.3.zip

To install it, download the script and extract the zip. Copy the resulting file to:

~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions

Restart Quicksilver.

Note that some people have said that the script still doesn’t show up in Quicksilver. If this happens to you, open up Quicksilver preferences, go to the Catalog section, click on the Custom tab and drag the ~/Library/Application Support/Quicksilver/Actions folder onto the window. Quicksilver will now show the script.

Next you need to fire up Keychain Access and make a new password with the following gubbins in it:
If you are logged into twitter.com in Safari or Camino, you do not need to follow this step

• Keychain Item Name: http://twitter.com
• Account Name: Your email address
• Password: Your Twitter Password

That’s it. Now you’re ready to actually tweet. First, fire up Quicksilver (Ctrl + Space is the default), hit the full stop key (or period for our colonial cousins) and type your message. Then hit tab and type out as much of Tweet
as you need to, then hit return.
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Unsleepable for RapidWeaver

I started working on this mainly so I could learn how to make themes for the wonderful RapidWeaver, but it turned out good enough (I hope) to release. It’s basically a port of unsleepable (a variation of which is on this site). So here it is, if you have any suggestions, comments or whatever, feel free to drop me a line.

unsleepable.zip (94kb)

Note that this site does not use RapidWeaver. It uses WordPress.