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You can get so caught up with the amount of Twitter information coming at you from so many sources that at this point you need a way of filtering what you see and when you see it, along with a method of handling the information that you put out there.… Continue Reading »

Possibly the most exciting piece of software for the Mac in a while, atebits has released his long awaited Tweetie client for the Mac.  As I’m sure you know, Tweetie started off as an iPhone Twitter app where it saw enormous success and enjoyment from its users. Therefore, moving it… Continue Reading »

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 »

I’m not exactly sure why Spaz (operating off the Adobe AIR platform) has become my favorite desktop Twitter client. In terms of how it works, it’s nothing radical, resembling Twitterrific and several other programs. It shows your Twitter feed, has tabs to see your Direct Messages and @replies, both a… Continue Reading »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Twitter, the micro-blogging site where you can upload posts of just 140 characters, is designed for the mobile. In fact, it’s built around the SMS, with the idea that people could answer the question “What are you doing?” from any cell phone or web connection. Twitterrific from the Iconfactory gives… Continue Reading »