New AppleScript to Post to Twitter

6/12/10 By

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I’ve hacked together a quick little AppleScript that will let you post quick one-off tweets to Twitter without the hassle of dealing with a full-on client.

I originally created it to fire off quick to-do’s to Remember the Milk. Combined with FastScripts from Red Sweater Software, it takes me 2 seconds to get that to-do reminder out of the way and back to work. It also keeps me from browsing through my Twitter feed, which my ADD nature tends to want to do.

If it sounds like something you could use, go check it out. The code is totally open source, so add to it as you have need. If you come up with something cool, let me know.

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About Jim Mitchell

Jim started out with a Mac SE/30 and a whole lot of love for that machine. It was during those early years working with PageMaker, Freehand & Photoshop that he learned the importance of keeping a system in tip-top shape. Now, as a systems admin with more than 20 years of experience under his belt, Jim’s ongoing efforts help keep the Macs of others running smoothly. You can follow Jim on Twitter at @jimmitchell.

Comments

  1. Jim Mitchell says:
    9/10/10 at 12:47 pm

    FYI – changes with authentication at Twitter (OAuth) break my cheesy little script. I’ll be looking into fixing in the near future.

  2. Matt says:
    9/15/10 at 10:57 am

    I’ve run into the same problem. The solution is changing twurl out for curl. Twurl is a “Twitter-enabled curl” designed by one of the guys at Twitter.