For those of you who are tired of seeing the daily Twitter-update posts from a number of your VOX friends and neighbours, I apologize in advance.
Why?
Because for all the VOX/Twitter/Facebook users out there who also happen to be Mac users, I have figured out the most efficient / laziest one-stop solution to bring all three together by updating your Twitter status using the Twidget Dashboard Widget.
Here is what you will need:
- a Mac running OS X, and thus Dashboard
- the Twidget Dashboard Widget
- a free Twitter account
- a free LoudTwitter account
- a free VOX account
- a free Facebook account
- the free TwitterSync Facebook application
Okay, once you’ve run out and purchased your Mac and installed Twidget, and signed up for all the lovely little account listed above, you’ll need to do some configuring…
First, let’s set up VOX to be able to receive these posts from Loudtwitter. Make sure you’re logged into VOX, then click on “Account” at the very top. On the “Account” page, click the “Mobile Settings” tab on the left. You can either use your main Mobile Posting address with LoudTwitter or you can create an “Additional Posting Email”. I would suggest the latter as you can custom tag it (twitter, loudtwitter…).
VOX set-up: done.
Next, copy the email that VOX generated for you, and hop on over and log-into to Loudtwitter. Your home page will have all your setting options right there. Click on “Email posting setup”, then enter the VOX-generated email address and click “OK”. Then be sure to change the “Change the twitter followed” setting to your twitter username. You can tweak the “Change post time, formatting, etc” settings to your liking once everything else is set up.
LoudTwitter set-up: done.
Next, let’s set up Facebook. Log into your account and do a search for TwitterSync. Add the application. Now, in the settings for TwitterSync, the only setting you really have to enter is the “Twitter Name” you want it to follow and the password for you account if your tweets are protected. Click “Save Changes”.
Facebook set-up: done.
Last but not least, let’s set up the Twidget Dashboard Widget. Enter your Twitter user name and password into the fields provided on Twidget and click “Done”.
Twidget set-up: done.
Now you should be able to just hit F12 no matter what you’re working on and instantly update your Twitter and Facebook status, simultaneously. At the end of the day (specific time can be updated in your LoudTwitter preferences) LoudTwitter will compile your tweets for the day and post an entry to VOX detailing your adventures from the previous day.
For PC users, I understand that there a number of Twitter plug-ins for Firefox that will essentially serve the same purpose as Twidget. All other steps in the set-up should be exactly the same.
I’m pretty sure that covers everything… if anyone has any problems setting this up, let me know and I’ll figure it out and update the instructions accordingly.
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steelie
