The popular international messaging app WhatsApp has unveiled a web browser-based version of its service. In a blog post, the company announced…
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Hands on with Twitter for iPhone
The new Twitter iPhone client announced Thursday is already live in the App Store, along with an updated Android client. Here's a look at how the new Twitter for iPhone looks and works, and how it compares to the version it replaces.…
Read MoreFacebook Video Calling will replace Skype client for most Mac users
Facebook launched a bunch of new features Wednesday, including group chat, a redesigned chat user list, and the biggest of all, video chat via a partnership with Skype. It's this last one that will have the biggest implications for most average Mac users.…
Read MoreFacebook reportedly working on an iPad app
Hot on the heels of yesterday's rumors that Facebook would be launching an HTML5 App Store competitor and Facebook's response that doesn't exactly deny those allegations, the New York Times reports that an official Facebook iPad app is in the works and should be coming soon.…
Read MoreMavenlink Integrates Collaboration, Project Management and Invoicing
There are so many project management solutions, but which one is right for you? I recently viewed a demo of Mavenlink at SXSW and was struck by how it brings together several functions: project management, collaboration, time tracking and invoicing.…
Read MoreSparrow Review: A Gmail Client That Feels at Home on the Mac
I am a known devotee of Apple's Mail.app, despite its failings, so it's rare that a Mac mail client will tempt me away from it. Sparrow could be good enough to finally shake my faith when it comes to Gmail.…
Read MoreTwitterific 4: The Tweetie Replacement We’ve Been Waiting For?
I use Tweetie on the Mac as my primary Twitter client, despite its long period of neglect. But now that it looks like it might actually become vaporware, I've started looking elsewhere. That's why I was thrilled when I saw the Iconfactory's Twitterific 4 preview today.…
Read MoreTwitter App Updated for iPad
Until now, the state of Twitter on the iPad hasn't been great. There were a few pretty good apps (I've been using Tweetdeck), but the field needed a champion. Enter the official Twitter for iPad app.…
Read MoreWhen Clients Mess Things Up
What do you do when a client ruins something you've created? You can't protect the assets you develop for a client from the client themselves. You can't defend the work you did for them when it no longer resembles the actual work you did.…
Read MoreGlobal Web Working: How to Bridge Cultural and Language Gaps With Clients
As an online freelancer, I work for people all over the globe. This is one of the perks of web work -- how else can I work with such a diverse group of people without constantly hopping on planes? But diversity comes with some challenges.…
Read MoreNew Postbox Release Includes More Mac Goodness
A few months ago, I looked at email client Postbox. I found it an interesting enough app then, but a new release for the Mac brings even more feature additions. If you passed on Postbox earlier, now's the time to give it a second look.…
Read MoreTime Tracking: How Granular Should You Be?
Lots of clients like you to track your time and submit reports detailing your daily activities, so they know their money is being spent well. It's good practice for them, and it's good practice for you…
Read MoreNew Silverlight Client for Facebook: I Can't Believe This is Facebook
Facebook recently opened up its API to allow third-party developers more access to core features, which gives them a chance to rework the web app and deliver something a little easier on the eyes and potentially less frustrating. That's exactly what Microsoft's done with its new Silverlight Beta Client for Facebook.…
Read MoreWhat Every Client Needs
All clients are different, but there are some things you can count on every client needing from you as a freelance contractor.…
Read MoreTweetie 2.1 Update Brings List Support, New Retweet Implementation
Not one to be outdone by Twittelator Pro’s most recent update, atebits’ latest update for Tweetie 2 (iTunes link) brings implementations of…
Read MoreTwittelator Pro Update Brings List Support to the iPhone
An update recently went live in the App Store for Twitter client Twittelator Pro that brings, among other things, support for the…
Read MoreSeesmic for Windows: An AIR-less Twitter Client
I’ve long been looking for a Windows-based Twitter client that can delight me as much as its native Mac counterparts. Too many…
Read MoreAnachronistic Twitter Client Released for Classic Macs
If you’re still running an old Mac PowerBook 550c or something similar, it must be really annoying to not be able to…
Read MoreTwitt: A New Twitter Client For the Mac
I’m very happy in my choice of Twitter clients at the moment. Tweetie is my weapon of choice for the Mac desktop,…
Read MorePostbox Gets Official Public Release For Mac and Windows
You’d be more than forgiven for thinking there must be something better out there than either Microsoft’s Outlook (s msft) or than…
Read MoreIncoming! New Twitter App for Mac That Only Lets You Search
At first, I thought this sounded like only half an idea. There are already some great Twitter clients in the Mac software…
Read MoreMotionObj Talks SimplyTweet, iPhone Dev & the Broken Approval Process
With the introduction of Push Notification Services, I envisaged a world of iPhone apps that would deliver countless valuable updates as they…
Read More6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Taking on a New Client
At the start of their careers, most freelancers take on every new client that comes along. But as we mature and gain…
Read MoreWeekly App Store Picks: June 27, 2009
It’s the weekend, people, so prime your downloading finger and get ready to make good use of it as I guide you…
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