Twitter Apps for your Tweetbelt
The Twitter Phenomenon – some call it the death of journalism, some call it the rebirth of useful communication. No matter your feelings on Twitter, it’s likely that you have an account, or will get one soon enough.
Now when tweeting (verb: the act of updating your twitter) you have many options. The robust Twitter API allows you to post from just about anywhere with any internet or mobile device. There are hundreds of Twitter clients for you to choose from! Today we’ll go through the many different clients you can holster in your Twitter Toolbelt!
μTorrent Review: Popular Windows Client Comes to Mac
For years Windows users have had access to the popular μTorrent client to download Linux ISOs and other large files. μTorrent is considered by many to be one of the better clients for the BitTorrent network, but it only recently became available for OS X in the past few months. Though still in beta, it seems as though most of the kinks have been worked out.
Star Walk Review: A Sky Map in Your Pocket
One of my favorite things to do on a clear sunny day is look up at the stars at night. It is amazing how many stars and even planets you can see. It makes it even more fun if you have a booklet telling you what stars and/or planets will be visible on specific nights. But, wouldn’t it be even nicer if you didn’t have to bring one of those booklets around with you (which are hard to read in the dark by the way). With Star Walk, this dream becomes a reality.
Songbird Review: iTunes Killer?
Many have tried to take down iTunes, but none have succeeded. They say that video killed the radio star, but no one has even come close to killing the iTunes store. Songbird is no iTunes killer, but it gives it a pretty decent shot. Songbird is open-source music management software put out by a group that calls themselves “Pioneers of the Inevitable.” After years of development, betas, complete redesigns, and what were likely many hours and tears: Songbird 1.x is out in the wild.
Prizmo Review: Scanner-less Scanning
These days, you can get a printer/scanner/fax/copier combo for pretty much nothing when buying a new computer. Half the time, the scanner function is only so-so, the printer is big (and heavy) and the ink is way too expensive. Well, I’m sorry to say I can’t fix the ink problem–You could try refilling cartridges though–But I can help you with the scanner issue. There is a new application, exclusively for Mac, that allows you to scan images without a scanner, but with a camera. You’re probably thinking, “I can already do that.” You can, but you probably won’t get a straight image, or lens distortion. Well, Prizmo can.
Eucalyptus Review: A Library in Your Hand
There is by no means a shortage of book readers in the App Store. Some are single books, and some contain many books. There is even a Kindle app, for reading paid-for books. Well only very recently, after being denied (because of its wide selection of titles), Eucalyptus was accepted into the App Store.
TwitterFon Review: Another Twitter App
There are a number of good free iPhone twitter applications to choose from. TwitterFon is a free application that has every feature an average user would need. Recently the app rating on iTunes took a hit when a banner ad was added. Many people voiced their opinions by rating the application with one star and their only complaint was the addition of the banner ad. The developer released/pointed out a pro version which includes a couple additional features but the real benefit is no banner ad. Some twitter applications mix the add in with the tweets. TwitterFon has a fairly small banner across the top that is only visible when you have scrolled through all the tweets and are at the top position.
News: Hulu Releases Desktop Client
Most people have used or at least heard of Hulu, the online video distribution service that streams shows from most of the big networks. Today, Hulu released Hulu Desktop in beta for both Mac and PC. Hulu Desktop brings better full screen viewing along with support for the Apple remote (and Windows Media Center remotes) for navigating Hulu’s entire library as well as controlling videos you are playing.
LittleSnapper Touch Review: Image Uploading From Your iPod
Have you ever wanted to upload and share a picture right from your iPod? That’s exactly what LittleSnapper Touch does. LittleSnapper Touch is the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Realmac Software’s LittleSnapper. It uses the same QuickSnapper website so you can quickly share your images.
When you start up LittleSnapper Touch you will see a large wheel. Simply spin this wheel to select the different options. You can choose to upload images from your library, your camera, or you can take a websnap. Unlike LittleSnapper for Mac, however, the websnap will only be of what is currently showing on your iPhone’s screen. You can also add and delete accounts and visit the QuickSnapper website from the main menu.
Tweetie: The Popular iPhone App Comes to Mac
There is a new addiction sweeping over developers, and that addiction is Twitter apps. Lately there have been so many new Twitter apps that it is hard to keep count, one of the newest being Tweetie for Mac, and it stands high above the rest. Tweetie started out as a simple iPhone application, but it rose quickly through the top apps section in iTunes and is now one of the most popular iPhone Twitter clients. Just last month atebits released the Mac version, and now it is on it’s way to be the most popular Mac client too. Why do so many people love it? Read on to find out.
