Ok, since I haven't yet finished justinesgar.com to post my twitter updates, I'm gonna keep posting them here. Today, I got a mix of python and AppleScript to get Nigel (my DLA) to tell me when someone mentions me on Twitter. Only problem now is finding a Twitter application that will trigger the script. Ok first part is the AppleScript. For temporary purposes I'm using the official Twitter app found the App Store:

set whosaid to text of (do shell script "python /Users/YOURUSER/scripts/mentions.py")

say ("Sir," & whosaid & "mentioned you on twitter.  Shall I read outloud?")
tell...

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So it's the day of new years eve, but that doesn't stop us from doing a little work on Nigel today. We created twitter and facebook updater commands using Python. In Dragon Dictate we use the same Applescript as we did for our Movie Listing post - just changing up what Nigel actually says and the dialog box. Code is after the jump. Read More

Today we discuss Air Play and the new Apple Remote, finding duplicates in iTunes, and supernodes (i.e. why skype is...

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Yesterday, Twitter released their official universal app for the iDevices. The iPad version now takes full advantage of the large screen and new features have been added to support it. So now with the app you can look at your Twitter timeline, but when you click on links a new pane opens up to show you the link right in the app. Panes can also be moved with ease to cover/show other panes. If you are a regular Twitter user - download this app. If you are not a regular Twitter user -...

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