From version 0.34 onwards, TweetDeck now allows you to schedule updates. As long as you have a TweetDeck account, you can schedule anything ranging from:

• Tweets
• Direct Messages
• Facebook Wall posts
• LinkedIn updates
• Myspace updates
• Foursquare check-in's

The list goes on...

To Schedule an update, simply select the account you want to schedule the update to (Figure1) and then type your update/message.

Figure 1

Then, select the schedule button (far right of the compose update window)

Figure 2

You will the be presented with a overlay window in the compose update area where you can select the time and date for the scheduled update. Set the time and date and then click 'Set Time'. After this you will be returned to the compose update window where you can view your Tweet and scheduled send time (Figure 4).

Figure 3

Figure 4

Once you have  sent the update, It will be added into your Scheduled updates column [Figure 5]. This can be added manually through the core services under the add column button at the top. As seen in the picture below, you can also edit the time/date and the update itself by clicking on the 'spanner' icon. You can also delete the update by clicking the 'rubbish bin' button.

Figure 5