Easy Twittering: In Ubuntu, install curl with apt-get install curl, then create a file paste the line below into it, modify the username and password strings:
curl --basic --user "username:password" --data-ascii "status=`echo $@|tr ' ' '+'`" "http://twitter.com/statuses/update.json"; Save or copy the file into /usr/bin, and you’re done. $ /usr/sbin/twit Time to head over to the PLUG Meeting in Tempe You can also follow updates (name it plugtweet): !/bin/bash while : do curl -s http://twitter.com/statuses/public_timeline.xml | sed -ne '/<text/s<\/*text>//gp' sleep 10 done exit Next, make this script executable. Then, run it using the command: ./plugtweet On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Bear Wadleigh <bearli...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've been a walking wifi access point for over a year using a > cradlepoint phs300 and a sprint mobile broadband modem(Novatel U727) > it's not as compact but works great. You can have as many devices > connected as you want intead of just 5. Works with any carrier. Only > real downside is battery life and price. > > On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:01 AM, Mitch Frazier <mi...@linuxjournal.com> > wrote: > > We were talking about getting wifi in the forest last night. Here's a > > new device that might be useful, a bit pricey perhaps. > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/technology/personaltech/07pogue.html?_r=2&em > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG-devel mailing list - plug-de...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-devel > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG-devel mailing list - plug-de...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-devel > -- www.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 "Contradictions do not exist." A. Rand
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