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Get Twitter timeline from the CLI

We already know how to update Twitter from the command line. To get your and your friends’ timeline from the CLI, use the following one-liner: curl -u username –silent "https://twitter.com/statuses/friends_timeline.rss" | perl -ne ‘print "$2\n" if /< (description)>(.*)< \/\1>/;’ Using the same method, you can also get unread Gmail inbox messages (via commandlinefu.com).

Gmail with Mutt

I love the command line. (It shows. Heh.) Coupled with `screen`, I also use `mutt` and `irssi` extensively. Only at home, though. At work, `screen` is more than enough. I used to have `fetchmail`, too, but with the recent iteration of `mutt`, which fetches POP and IMAP (almost an MTA in itself now — my, [...]

Taking GMail Labs for a spin

Google recently unveiled GMail Labs, experimental features that Google engineers are working on out of their 20%. The idea behind Labs is that any engineer can go to lunch, come up with a cool idea, code it up, and ship it as a Labs feature. To tens of millions of users. No design reviews, no [...]

It’s tax season

And what do you know? I recently received a refund from the IRS. Wow! After the last annual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $480.23. Please submit the tax refund request and allow us 3-6 days in order to process it. A refund [...]

Colorful GMail labels

Sweet GMail labels oozing with Googly goodness. Kinda reminds me of the Label Colors Greasemonkey script, done by — surprise! — a Google engineer off his 20%. Okay, now how do I turn this thing off?

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