Project: Shantz Pidgin Away Alerts (splert) Updated to 0.03
I updated my project splert to version 0.03 today.For those who don’t know splert is a tool that lets you convert the multi-client instant messenger pidgin (connects to gtalk, msn, yahoo, jabber, etc) into a full blown answering machine and much more. The main changes are: 1. Now you can use other 3rd party twitter [...]
Hack: Pidgin-Gtalk Connection Problems – Get Around The Corporate Firewall
I recently wrote a simple answering machine program/plugin for pidgin and someone asked me to port it to 32 bit. So I fired up pidgin within my virtual box installation at work (as I have only a 64 bit machine at home) but couldn’t get it to connect. Tried all sorts of methods found over [...]
Project: Splert – A Custom Answering Machine And More for IMs
Update Aug 25 2008: Updated to v0.02 and also added 32 bit package. Hit the link given below to download. You must have heard of (or used) the auto-reply features given by today’s instant messengers that are sent to the ones messaging you while you are not at your desk. But those are one-size-fits-all kind [...]
Splert: Shantz Pidgin Away Alerts
This is a simple tool I wrote a few months ago to turn Pidgin, everyone’s favourite multi-client Instant Messenger (works with gtalk, msn, yahoo, aim etc), into a customized answering machine (and more) when you are away from your computer. Basically it allows you to divide up your contact list into groups based on email IDs and [...]