Software Review - Witty 0.1.7 Beta 1
Article corrected on April 7, 2008
I am a creature of habit. I like to be able to do things without having a browser open. I don’t know why, I just don’t like writing in a browser (I’m currently using Windows Live Writer to write this post). Yeah, I know - I’m odd.
At any rate, I was searching the ‘Net looking for a software client that I could use to tweet. Well, I found two - Twitteroo and Witty. Twitteroo is a light software that really doesn’t allow you to do much other than receive updates and post your tweets.
Now Witty on the other hand - wow I’m impressed! It has the ability to not only allow you to tweet and receive tweets, but you can change the skin (between Cool Blue and Aero). It also comes with a search function.
You can also adjust the time between updates - anywhere from 0 minutes to 30 minutes. It comes with check boxes under ‘Options’ that allows you to enable/disable sounds and minimize to the system tray.
There is also a toolbar at the top which allows you to switch between your posts (User), you and your friends’ posts (Recent), direct messages (Messages), and replies. It’s a little slow on switching, so you have to be a little patient (it is a beta, after all.)
This software has great potential, and I can’t wait to see what comes out in the updates. Oh yeah, did I mention it’s put out hosted by Google code? Go check it out - I promise you’ll like it!
Hi Eric,
Thanks for the kind remarks on Witty. Just a slight correction. We’re an open-source twitter client that is hosted by Google Code. Google is not sponsoring us or releasing Witty. Feel free to add any additional feedback to our project host page.