Posts Tagged ‘twitter client’
I’m tired of all the Twitter API applications that force users to enter their Twitter usernames and passwords to log in. Why? Well, because it’s just so insecure! Many people realized this for web applications some time ago, so now, most Twitter web services use OAuth to connect with the Twitter API. But for some [...]
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Tags: authentication, http-authentication, http-basic-authentication problems, httpauth, httpauthentication, oauth, twitter, Twitter API, twitter app, twitter client, twitter oauth
The Twitpocalypse Returns
In my last post, I explained what truly went on in the Twitpocalypse, which dealt with tweet IDs passing the limits of the 32-bit signed integer (from -2,147,483,647 to +2,147,483,647), which is the most common datatype in use in computer applications today. Yet, whilst computer science has limits embedded into its structure, Twitter does not [...]
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Tags: 32-bit, 32-bit integer, 32-bit signed integer, 32-bit unsigned integer, 64-bit, 64-bit datatype, 64-bit integer, API, computer science, computer science datatype, computers, integer, microblogging, Programming, signed integer, signed integer limit, social media, social networking, social programming, Technology, twitpocalypse, twitpocalypse problem, twitter, Twitter API, twitter client, unsigned integer, unsigned integer limit
In recent times, as Twitter has become increasingly popular, the demand for rich media applications that post to Twitter from the iPhone and iPod Touch platform has also risen. Many such applications have been created, such as TwitterFon, Tweetie, and Twinkle. Twitterrific is just another example, developed by Iconfactory (a version for Mac is also [...]
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Tags: app review, Feature, iphone, iphone app, ipod touch, itouch, lightning review, mobile twitter client, program review, review, twitter, twitter app, twitter client, twitter client review
Elliott Kember, whom you can follow on Twitter at @elliottkember, has released a new Twitter client running on the Adobe AIR framework perfectly suited for allowing you to escape detection while posting updates to Twitter from your work. The client has different UIs, including Excel 2007, 2003, and OSX, so you can simulate the look [...]
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Tags: Adobe AIR, app, deception, tool, twitter, twitter client
