Twitter client that rocks!

Posted in Twitter on 14 May 2009 | Comments [2]

Twitter has a web interface but the immediacy of the service is kinda lost [and it’s pretty inconvenient] if you have to refresh the Twitter website every few minutes. Since joining Twitter I have tried out a few Twitter desktop clients that check the Twitter service automatically and display the results. Disappointingly, none of them lasted on my system for more than a few weeks. They either consumed loads of resources or simply did not work the way I wanted. That is, until now….

DestroyTwitter has an unusual name but it’s a great piece of software that works extremely well. I love it! Everything seems to be really well thought out even though the software is in beta at the moment. Some of the things I like are the theme choices that are available, the animated movement of panels [much better than the horizontal scrolling in some other Twitter clients], the TwitPic support [images open in the application], and the search and username autocomplete functions.

Great software IMHO.

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Thoughts on Twitter

Posted in Twitter on 7 April 2009 | Comments

I have not really said much about Twitter since I joined a few months ago. Overall, I have found it to be useful, entertaining, addictive, and it has helped keep me ‘in the loop’ much more than I expected. Here are a few of my experiences and thoughts so far.

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Joining Twitter late

Posted in Twitter on 6 January 2009 | Comments [2]

I must admit I did not understand the Twitter thing at first. However, after seeing more and mentions on TV recently, I’ve decided to join and see what’s going on that I might be missing. Here I am. Sorry ‘bout the picture.

I suspect that I will be a bit of a lurker at first. Just to see what Twitter etiquette is. And also because most of my non-techno friends do not seem to have Twitter accounts. Oh well. I’ll be following people that I usually follow via RSS then.

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Twitter - what's it all about?

Posted in Twitter Website review on 6 March 2007 | Comments [2]

Twitter is a website that has received quite a buzz. However, I must admit that it is not something that immediately says to me 'I must join'.

Twitter is a community of friends and strangers from around the world sending updates about moments in their lives. Friends near or far can use Twitter to remain somewhat close while far away. Curious people can make friends.

Hmmmm. Sounds like the potential for a lot of trivia. More excuses for text messaging. I guess it depends on what type of person you are. For me, I think I have enough to do without texting 'Off to the shops now'.

Perhaps I am not seeing the full picture here. I'm always a bit of a 'late adopter' though.

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