Aug 31, 2009
Control PC Remotely with Twitter
Wow, this is really amazing. Now you can control and access your PC (Windows & Mac) remotely using the social site Twitter. You can even get the images of your PC with this software to see what is being done on your computer in your absence. You can monitor your children easily and instantly using your twitter account. It is suggested that you make a separate account of twitter for this purpose and don’t make the tweets public of that account.
The original software is TweetMyPc for windows which has been designed for Mac Users as well.
How To Use TweetMyMac to Control Mac
- Make a new account (suppose UsmanMac) on twitter and protect the feeds. (Recommended)
- Follow your main twitter account using the newly created account.
- Download and run TweetMyMac.
- Configure the software and enter required details including twitter account details.
- To control your Mac send it a direct message with a command (either using the direct message option on twitter or by writing a tweet of the form “d UsmanMac command”)
- Your Mac will reply to some commands (like retrieving IP address or screenshots) using it’s account so you will probably want to set your main twitter account to follow your Mac.
Important Note: You should ONLY follow Twitter users you trust to control your Mac with the Mac’s account. Any user your Mac account is following will be able to control your Mac with a direct message.
Supported Commands
Any of these commands can be sent to your Mac with a DM:
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
| shutdown | Shutdown your Mac. Will NOT save any open files. |
| restart | Restart your Mac. Will NOT save any open files. |
| logout | Logout of your Mac. Will NOT save any open files. |
| sleep | Sleep your Mac. |
| ip | Get your Mac’s external IP address. Your Mac will reply with it’s current IP. |
| isight | Snap an image from your Mac’s iSight camera. Your Mac will reply with the picture posted on TwitPic. |
| screenshot | Get a screenshot of your Mac. Your Mac will reply with the picture posted on TwitPic. |
| say [phrase] | Your Mac will speak the phrase in the default voice. |
| torrent [torrent URL] | Your Mac will download the torrent and open it in the default torrent client. |
| %[command] | Your Mac will execute the custom shell command. Note: this is disabled by default for security and must be enabled in the options to use. |
Download and Details for Windows and Mac:
- For more details and download this software for Mac, click here.
- And if you want this software for Windows, you can get the details and download link here.