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July 20, 2006

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Build your own AIM BudgetBot

Posted Jul. 20, ’06, 10:12 AM PT by Cyrus Farivar
Category | Geekery

Gather ‘round, script kiddies, it’s time to roll your own AIM bot. Those crazy kids at Lifehacker actually have come up with a bot that I could see myself sitting down and trying to write — a bot for keeping track of your personal finances.

The ability to text the BudgetBot from your cell phone is the crux of this whole thing, but before you can do so you’ve got to get your Bot’s “phone number.” First, send an IM to your cell phone from your BudgetBot (you’ll want to log into AIM with the BudgetBot you created). When you get the IM via SMS on your phone, you’ll see a 6-digit number (like 265060, my BudgetBot’s number). Add a BudgetBot contact with that number as your phone number et voila - you’re ready to text your BudgetBot like you’d text anyone else.


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