• To set this up, first go to Trillian > Preferences > Advanced Preferences > Automation.
• In the bottom right-hand corner, click “Add” and then select “Text Matching”

• Type your preferred name into the box.
• If the name you want to trigger the notification matches your usual Trillian nickname, make sure to select “Message Only.”
• Choose any other options you’d like, including highlighting.

• At the bottom of the ‘Edit Entry’ box, select the box next to “Generate Event” and create a unique/descriptive name. Click Add Event.
• Go back to the top of this window and click ‘Save’ next to your name.
• Under the Advanced Preferences screen, now look for your newly created event, which will look like “User: [Your Event Name]“

• Click on the change button and then configure the Event you’d like to trigger.
• You can set up multiple alert types for a single name, or a new word-matching alert by simply repeating the steps.

This is the setup and result of setting an Alert Window event.

• Tiny Menu – compacts your Menu Bar to a single dropdown. Adds browser real-estate for more add-ons.
• Web Developer – this is an absolutely necessity when you troubleshoot weblogs for a living.
• Firebug – another essential for development and design troubleshooting. More powerful than Web Dev, but less friendly, imho.
• Linkification – turn non-linked links into links. (say that a few times fast)
• Fox Clocks – I completely suck at timezone conversion. This lets me see multiple timezones on mouseover.
• Menu Editor – especially useful if you use your right-click menu religiously and it’s starting to get a little scary in there.
• Resurrect Pages – does just what it says. When a page isn’t available, this gives you the option to try a cached version from your choice of sources.
• Tab Mix Plus – I assume there are people who use Firefox without this extension. I want to send them sympathy cards.
• Greasemonkey – the #1 can’t-live-without extension. Change a page, change every page. So much love.

• ‘<’ becomes ‘&lt;’
• ‘>’ becomes ‘&gt;’
• ‘”‘ (double quote) becomes ‘&quot;’
• ”’ (single quote) becomes ‘&#039;’
• ‘&’ becomes ‘&amp;’

Despite all the less-than-supportive comments (my comment response is still awaiting approval), I’m pretty effing proud. 

I’m currently very happy with TypePad,* but I’ve previously set my own CMS before using bits of pieces of the following tutorials. If you’re good with code and dislike being tied to a third party service, take complete control by making your own:

• Build an XML-Based Content Management System with PHP
• Creating a PHP-Based Content Management System

I used a combo of flat files with database (don’t ask, I’m just weird) and these articles were also helpful:

• Building a Web Application
• Flat File Database Demo
• Send form info to a flat file database

* Yes, I work for TypePad/SixApart. I’d love them anyways. I don’t get any credit or referrals if you follow the link, but I may end up answering your support question.

I haven’t tackled this one yet, but I can see how this would be very helpful for teams or groups of users. This would make a nice weekend project the next time I feel like a brain workout.