Pidgin is my instant messaging client of choice. It means my MSN, Gtalk, Yahoo, ICQ and other contacts are all in one place. Today I have taken that to the next level with three new plugins.
Skype Pidgin Plugin
I need to have skype installed and running, but now I can send / receive messages from within pidgin. On linux, this is a big deal. The skype interface sucks. It lacks spell check, among other things. Now I can even send encrypted, deniable messages through Skype with the Off The Record plugin. All my other pidgin plugins work with Skype. Fantastic. Get the plugin here . (It works for poor people on Windows also).
Facebook Chat on Pidgin
More and more people have started talking to me on Facebook chat. The interface was a little ropey, I much prefer talking to people in Pidgin. For example, when somebody sends me a message, a web site has no way of letting me know. So if Facebook is open but not on the screen (say on another tab) I miss the messages. ...
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Darwin Here We ComeFrom: callum-macdonald.com
Post Date: 2007-01-08 07:20:15
It is done. The flight has been booked. February 2nd at 11:05 in the morning I shall depart from Bangkok where I’ll fly to Singapore, sit about for probably an age, and then board a plane to the land of Ozzy!
Australia here we come, g’day mate!...
more The Private Medicine BusinessFrom: callum-macdonald.com
Post Date: 2007-01-08 03:36:25
I need some work done on my teeth, a root canal and probably a crown. Given that I’m going private here in Thailand, I decided to do as a good consumer does and shop around a little for the service. Comparing a few factors, price, professionalism, proficiency in English, standard of care, etc.
Were I shopping [...]...
more Linux Ping OptionsFrom: callum-macdonald.com
Post Date: 2007-01-08 01:17:30
Since my introduction to bash scripting a couple of days ago, I decided while on the phone to my momma, to write a little script to monitor my internet connection. Being on the second floor with the router on the fifth floor, my connection can be a little ropey at times.
I did write the beginnings [...]...
more My First NetworkManagerDispatcher ScriptFrom: callum-macdonald.com
Post Date: 2007-01-06 19:45:35
For anyone not interested in Linux, skip this post, it’ll just bore you…
I whipped up a tiny little script today to automate something that’s been bugging me for ages. At home, I have an unreliable router, particularly unreliable for DNS purposes. So I manually override the default DHCP settings and specify the [...]...
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