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Appletell previews “Lounge” Twitter client for Mac OS X

by Adam Fisher-Cox on Mar 27, 2009 at 06:54 AM

Twitter desktop clients: the field is overwhelmingly filled with Adobe AIR applications. These applications don’t usually look all too graceful, and worse (and far less subjective), have huge memory leaks. There are a few other apps that don’t rely on AIR; Twitterrific (my personal favorite) comes to mind. However, there… Continue Reading »

Appletell previews Tweetdeck (public beta)

by Bill Stiteler on Feb 25, 2009 at 06:31 AM

Think of it like this; in terms of options, management, and scope, every other Twitter client is iPhoto. Tweetdeck is Photoshop. A free application that runs on the Adobe AIR platform, Tweetdeck, a Twitter desktop client, is a monster of a program. I don’t mean that it’s difficult to learn,… Continue Reading »

Twitter apps for iPhone and Macintosh round-up

by Bill Stiteler on Feb 23, 2009 at 07:38 AM

Twitter is the latest thing in social networking. Think of it as a micro-blog. While the Twitter website offers a basic interface for posting “Tweets,” a ton of clients (both for iPhone and desktop) as well as web apps have flourished, and we’ll be taking you through them, letting you… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews Twitterrific desktop client

by Bill Stiteler on Feb 23, 2009 at 07:08 AM

Twitterrific has a clean design that controls how much and how little information you want, as well as how often you get it. It can be a constant companion for the information junkie, or a polite butler who waits in the corner while you’re busy, coughing politely to let you… Continue Reading »

Appletell reviews TwitterPod

by Bill Stiteler on Feb 22, 2009 at 02:45 PM

A Twitter client lives or dies by its features. They can try to pile them on, adding support for pictures, URL shrinking, and location reporting. Or, they can go the opposite way, stripping away features to make the client small and fast. But very few bother to create truly original… Continue Reading »

Twitterrific desktop updated to 3.2

by Bill Stiteler on Jan 30, 2009 at 06:03 PM

Twitterrific, the Twitter client developed by the fine folks at the Iconfactory, has been updated to version 3.2. This update is for the desktop client, not the iPhone/iPod touch version. In addition to numerous big fixes, Twitterrific now uses encrypted HTTPS when communicating with Twitter’s servers, old Tweets are marked… Continue Reading »

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