Access your Twitter account using Twhirl

Marco Kaiser is the brain-child behind Twhirl.

Marco Kaiser is a software and web developer who is based in Germany.

The development of Twhirl began in the summer of 2007.

Read more about Marco Kaiser here:

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Usually one of the first things I do when I set up an account on a well known social networking site, is to look for software that would make my life just that little bit easier.

Twitter was no different.

Although I've had an account on Twitter for several months, it took me some time before I started using Twhirl. Now, though, I wouldn't consider using anything else.

Twhirl allows you to access all aspects of your account on Twitter in one place. It makes communicating with your followers that much simpler and quicker by using clickable icons on mouseover.

Everything is on hand on Twhirl. You can search for various topics and/or tweeters, you can access your private or direct messages, you can view your followers and who you are following, you can mark your favourite tweets and much more!

Twhirl uses the Adobe Air Platform so this needs to be downloaded before you can start using Twhirl but it makes the software so stable.

I've had no problems whatsoever with downloading, installation, setting up my accounts (you can use it with multiple platforms not just Twitter) or installing upgrades. It's also FREE to use!

1. It's free! I love free don't you?
2. You can use more than one account. I'm not just talking about Twitter here, either. You can add your Friendfeed, laconi.ca and Seesmic accounts, too.
3. You can post images direct to TwitPic.
4. You don't have to log in to Twitter. I don't know about you but the Twitter website can be really slow at times so the less times I have to do this the better!

Not convinced?

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You can use Twhirl with these other accounts, too:

FriendFeed: With FriendFeed you can keep up to date with everything that your friends are doing i.e. websites, photos, videos that they are sharing. If you have an account with FriendFeed or you're thinking of signing up, remember to add the account to Twhirl and add me as a Friend :) Here I am on FriendFeed: Carrie White.
Identi.ca: Microblogging Service that works in the same way as Twitter.
Laconi.ca: Open Microblogging Tool.
Seesmic: Video conversation

To add these accounts to Twhirl:

1 - Right click on the Twhirl Icon in your Taskbar and open accounts
2 - Using the scroll button, highlight the service that you want to add and enter your username.
3 - Click the + button.
4 - To check the account, again highlight the account in the white box and click Connect. A new Twhirl box should open showing that account within.
5 - You can even open these accounts in addition to your Twitter account, if you wish, in Twhirl. I've disabled this option for now as I find I only use Twitter on a regular basis. All your tweets will be updated in the other accounts if you have them set up.

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To download and install:

* Download and install Adobe AIR (if not already installed)
* Download and install the latest twhirl release