How to Use Echofon

Go to the website and install the plugin., Set up Echofon., Enter in your Twitter account username and password to link Echofon to your Twitter account., Watch for a tweet notice., Check your current tweets by clicking on the icon and look., Check a...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Go to the website and install the plugin.

    Once you have done this, you will have to restart Firefox.
  2. Step 2: Set up Echofon.

    Click on the gray icon to get to the Echofon setup screen. , You can also tell it when to get your 'tweets' and show a popup. , This will tell you if you have received any new tweets that you haven't viewed yet. , It will show your last 40 tweets.

    There is also a tab to show messages that you have received. , Twitterfox will allow you to check out the actual URL when you hover over the TinyURL. , Blue icon:
    The application is working correctly.

    Red icon:
    The application can not retrieve information from Twitter; this usually happens if you have low or no internet access.

    Gray icon:
    You may have account problems.

    Try deleting and re-adding your profiles within the application.
  3. Step 3: Enter in your Twitter account username and password to link Echofon to your Twitter account.

  4. Step 4: Watch for a tweet notice.

  5. Step 5: Check your current tweets by clicking on the icon and look.

  6. Step 6: Check a URL before you visit the site.

  7. Step 7: Learn about the different "color codes" in Echofon.

Detailed Guide

Once you have done this, you will have to restart Firefox.

Click on the gray icon to get to the Echofon setup screen. , You can also tell it when to get your 'tweets' and show a popup. , This will tell you if you have received any new tweets that you haven't viewed yet. , It will show your last 40 tweets.

There is also a tab to show messages that you have received. , Twitterfox will allow you to check out the actual URL when you hover over the TinyURL. , Blue icon:
The application is working correctly.

Red icon:
The application can not retrieve information from Twitter; this usually happens if you have low or no internet access.

Gray icon:
You may have account problems.

Try deleting and re-adding your profiles within the application.

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