MoodSwing Quicksilver action simultaneously updates your iChat, Skype, Twitter and Adium status

If you are a text, audio and video chatter, chances are you have some combination of iChat, Skype, Adium and a Twitter client running throughout the day. It's also possible that you're a Quicksilver junkie, which means you might appreciate Brett Terpstra's new Quicksilver script that will let you update your status across all these apps and services from the comforts of your Quicksilver window.

To get set up, download the MoodSwing script and then follow Brett's instructions at this page to install the script in the proper location for Quicksilver. There's a simple system for entering the proper status message so that it fits into all the apps you have running, but bear in mind that Brett isn't taking bug reports or offering support; this was more of a fun project that he tossed out there for the masses, so if you know some AppleScript and can improve upon what Brett has already designed, have at it.

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Source: http://blog.circlesixdesign.com/2007/08/10/moodswing-the-scr…

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graham

Yes, I prefer Adium too, but I got a request to add in MSN Messenger support and after a whole weekend spent trying to work out a way, I did it with dirty GUI scripting. It aint pretty, but it works.

August 11 2007 at 7:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Marky

Blimey! That was fast!

August 11 2007 at 11:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Brett Terpstra

More keywords, better stability and Jaiku support added: http://qurl.com/5vqrt

August 11 2007 at 10:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Marky

How about Juhu/Jauiku support?

August 11 2007 at 2:26 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Christoper Miles

I recently came across this Skype, Adium, Twitter and Facebook updater.

http://chucker.mystfans.com/2007/08/06/more-status-updating-goodness.entry

I can't get the Facebook component to work but otherwise it's pretty handy and there are instructions for removing components you don't need.

August 10 2007 at 9:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Brett Terpstra

I'm just curious why anyone would use MSN? What's wrong with Adium? Having all your protocols in one place seems like a plus to me... MSN isn't Applescriptable, although tin-men.net above me seems to have found a way around that.

August 10 2007 at 5:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

graham

I made something very similar a few months ago, which has support for loads of chat clients, including MSN Messenger http://tin-men.net/2007/05/15/twitter-growl-quicksilver-and-adium/

August 10 2007 at 3:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Sahil

This is awesome. I'll have to try it once I get home. I use Adium for MSN(much better than the microsoft messenger) and iChat for AIM and Gtalk.

just awesome...

August 10 2007 at 3:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Alan

Wow, if someone could hook this up to a menubar item (and add MSN support) it would be perfect!

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