I don't know about the rest of you, but I have really become a bit addicted to twitter. I have found a bunch of interesting people to follow with posts that usually pretty good.
With all of the people that I am following, the posts that come in get scrolled off the screen on the twitter site pretty fast. I did some looking around for a twitter client that would allow me more flexibility in my twitting. Well, I found one and it is called TweetDeck.
TweetDeck, by default contains three colums:
What was a bit weird though was when visiting the TweetDeck site to download the software, the "Download now, its free" link did not work. I am running Ubuntu 8.10 and usually don't have that issue, so I was a bit weirded by that. But, do not fret, under the screenshot on the page is a link titled "version 0.25". Clicking that link will download the software. (Yes, that link is the link to the software.)
WARNING: The software is built with Adobe Air. So, if you do not have Adobe Air installed, you will need to first obtain and install it. Then, once Adobe Air is installed, it has its own program for installing the file you downloaded. One warning though, if you are like me and running Linux, be sure to run Adobe Air program installer as root, or with sudo, otherwise you will not be able to install the software. Just a bit of info to fend off any hairpulling that might cause.
So, even though the software is still only in Beta version AND this is still my first 24 hours running it, I must say I am already a fan.
With all of the people that I am following, the posts that come in get scrolled off the screen on the twitter site pretty fast. I did some looking around for a twitter client that would allow me more flexibility in my twitting. Well, I found one and it is called TweetDeck.
TweetDeck, by default contains three colums:
- All Friends -> This column contains the normal feeds you would see when visiting your twitter home page. The difference is that there is a scroll bar and it is configurable as to how many posts you can see back at one time. That bode well with me.
- Replies -> When you make a post specifically at someone, and they reply to you, this is where the reply will show up so that you don't have to worry about trying to find it in the "All Friends" feed.
- Direct Messages -> When someone messages you directly, this is the column you will see it in.
What was a bit weird though was when visiting the TweetDeck site to download the software, the "Download now, its free" link did not work. I am running Ubuntu 8.10 and usually don't have that issue, so I was a bit weirded by that. But, do not fret, under the screenshot on the page is a link titled "version 0.25". Clicking that link will download the software. (Yes, that link is the link to the software.)
WARNING: The software is built with Adobe Air. So, if you do not have Adobe Air installed, you will need to first obtain and install it. Then, once Adobe Air is installed, it has its own program for installing the file you downloaded. One warning though, if you are like me and running Linux, be sure to run Adobe Air program installer as root, or with sudo, otherwise you will not be able to install the software. Just a bit of info to fend off any hairpulling that might cause.
So, even though the software is still only in Beta version AND this is still my first 24 hours running it, I must say I am already a fan.
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