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The Twitter Apps, Tools and Widgets I Use
Categories: geek • social networking • software • utilities
Tags: bit.ly • blu • diggbar • friendfeed • tinyurl creator • tinyurl.com • tweetdeck • tweetie • twhirl • twinkle • twitter • twitter for wordpress • twitter widget pro • twitterific
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The Twitter apps, tools and widgets I use are constantly changing. Below are the tools I currently use (click on the images for larger views):
Desktop Client – Twhirl
I use Twhirl as my desktop twitter application. I looked at TweetDeck but it was overkill and it takes up too much screen real-estate. I tried the gorgeous blu (works only on Vista and Windows 7), but it does not have an adjustable font. The default font is too small for my aging eyes. Twhirl is surprisingly feature rich but it takes awhile to figure out all the intricacies. I’ve tried others, but keep coming back to Thwirl.
iPhone App – Tweetie
Tweetie is terrific. I had previously used Twitterific and Twinkle on the iPhone but Tweetie ($2.99) satisfies me the most. Tweets are presented in bubbles similar to the iPhone’s SMS bubbles. Thankfully, the font is adjustable. Functions and information are an easy swish away. Twitterific does have the advantage of supporting both Twitter and friendfeed.
See also: 29 Twitter Apps for the iPhone Compared (Mashable)
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Del.icio.us How I Configure Firefox
Categories: small office • software
Tags: better gmail 2 • configure • firefox • firefox extensions • foxmarks • gmail • synchronization • tabbed browsing • tinyurl creator • twitter
I have recently reinstalled Firefox on a number of computers (iMac and two Windows 7 beta machines). Every time I do this, I have to recreate my Firefox configuration from memory. For the benefit of my future Firefox installs, and for anyone else interested in how I configure/optimize Firefox, in this post I describe the various tweaks I make to Firefox and the various add-ons and extensions I routinely use.
Note: The discussion below assumes you are using Firefox 3.0 and above.
A Word about ‘About:Config’
The tweaks below are made through Firefox’s ‘about:config’ page. It’s easy to use. To access the ‘about:config’ settings page enter ‘about:config’ into Firefox’s address bar (circled in green below).
You can scroll up and down the list to find the key you wish to modify (they are listed alphabetically). Click the key you wish to edit, change the value and click ‘OK’. Alternatively you can type the key (or the first few letters of it) in the Filter box (circled in red below) to narrow the list.
Twitter Tips For Beginners
Categories: geek • social networking
Tags: tinyurl creator • twhirl • twitter • twitter widget pro • twitterific
For those of you wondering what this twittering business is all about, below are links to a few good articles on the topic that should get you started:
- Ten Things you Must Know before Using Twitter (a good primer)
- Twittering Tips for Beginners by David Pogue has written a good
- What I know about Twitter by Harry McCraken
- The top 7 mistakes new Twitter Users Make
- 10 Ways to Increase Your Twitter Followers by Kevin Rose
- The Twitter Apps, Tools and Widgets I Use by yours truly
- Twitter Toolbox: 70+ Awesome Twitter Apps, Mash-Ups, Plugins and Services a huge list of Twitter resources
