Geek Swagger.
Tangled Up In Blu
One of my favorite things about Mac OSX are the stylish applications it has. Â Applications like Twitterific, NewsFire, Blogo and even Colloquy are all shining examples of beautiful programs that I love to use. Â However today I'm not talking about a Mac app, I'm talking about a really cool Windows Twitter client called Blu. Â The only caveat is that Blu is so pretty that you might mistake it for an OSX app at first glance.
Blu has a nice translucent blue user interface that's pretty intuitive. Â Want to shorten a URL? Â All you have to do is paste it into the update box and it's automatically done for you. Â Not sure how many characters you have left? Â Blu counts down the characters as you type behind the update box. Â It has separate panes for your direct messages and @ replies. Â Even the login screen is impressive, and if you save your login info you get a slick little animation of your details being entered into the fields when Blu starts up. Â Add to that the dulcet piano tones you hear whenever a new tweet comes in and you have a neat little package.
I have to say that on Windows this is my absolute favorite Twitter client. Â As long as you have the .NET 3.5 framework installed I see no reason to use anything else. Â In case you're wondering I generally use Twhirl when I'm working in OSX. Â Also, I can't take credit for discovering Blu personally as it wasn't until my buddy @Eddie_Bell started using it that I tried it out for myself. Â So, what Twitter client do you use? Â If you're interested, you can find Blu at the link below.
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