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Widget Watch: Twitterlex update brings Growl notifications, more
Brett Taylor has update Twitterlex, his Dashboard widget that is still my favorite UI for using Twitter, to v1.1 with some handy features and one major addition: Growl notifications. Updates from friends are now passed through Growl, letting you stay on top of what's going on with minimal workflow intrusion (tip: if you want to shut off these notifications, you can do it through the Growl System Preferences pane). Other enhancements include the widget updating itself only every 5 minutes while in the background, update notifications for new versions and a warning when your status is near or at Twitter's SMS-friendly character limit. It may not be quite as sexy as the Icon Factory's Twitterrific that we mentioned, but Twitterlex's functionality is light years ahead for this blogger.
Widget Watch: Twitterlex - Yet Another Twitter Dashboard widget
The web just keeps showing its love for Twitter, the new social service that asks the simple question: "what are you doing?" The service has exploded recently, capturing users from all around including Leo Laporte, Darth Vader and even your favorite Apple blog! Naturally, when a site becomes this infectious, plenty of add-ons, scripts, apps and widgets are sure to crop up, and Twitterlex by Brett Taylor is yet another Twitter related product. Like Twitgit which we previously mentioned, Twitterlex displays the latest updates from your friends, and allows you to post your own. Of all the widgets (and apps) I've seen so far, Twitterlex has the best UI in terms of a sleek, compact interface that lets you see your friends' updates as they happen. Sure, Twitterific from the Icon Factory has the sexy transparent smoke thing going on, but I love having everyone's names and updates displayed without having to manually scroll through a list.Still, to each their own, and thanks to the Twitter Fan Wiki and an enthusiastic community that seems to be growing exponentially, you each have no shortage of options for playing with Twitter.
