Twittelator Pro 1.3.1 for iPhone/Touch ships
Posted by Dave Merten 
Oct 11, 2008 at 2:23am
Stone Design has shipped another update to Twittelator Pro, a feature packed native iPhone Twitter client. With many expert features including multiple accounts, Trending Topics, and Nearby Search for Tweeters, Twittelator Pro is the culmination of the expanding Twittelator customer base’s wishes, desires and bug fixes. Version 1.3.1 features a dingbats panel for instant graphic insertion into your tweets, better interaction with TwitPics’s and numerous bug fixes including one nasty crasher.
Stone Design’s CEO and lead computer scientist Andrew Stone remarked “By listening to our users, we continue to improve Twittelator Pro. Version 1.3.1 adds stability, better memory management and the wondeful ability to instantly insert dingbat characters in your tweets.”
Twittelator Pro v 1.3.1 also features many bug fixes and improved interaction with the TwitPic.com twitter picture site, the ability to edit accounts, and an option to thread direct messages and replies right in with your “Friends’ Tweets” cateogy.
Twittelator Pro features:
Interface:
• Four tweet themes to suit your mood: Robin, Canary, Martin & Raven
• Easy navigation from Groups to anywhere
Accounts:
• You can have as many accounts as you like
• Switch between accounts instantly
• Optionally set your current location
Writing Tweets:
• Start a Tweet from any screen
• Paste in links & text!
• Reply to any Tweet or Tweeter
• Private message any Tweeter
• Add a map of your current location
• Add a snapshot or library photo to your tweet
• Optionally use high resolution images
• Character count always updated
• Dingbats panel to insert pictorial glyphs
• Instant access to your friends for easy insertion
• Confirmation on tweet so you don’t pre-tweet
• Turn on or off capitalizing and auto-correction (two annoying features for tech people!)
• add “twit://” before any link in Safari to start a new Tweet with that link added to it!
• Safari bookmarklet to load current page as tweet
Reading A Tweet:
• Four color themes to choose from
• Large readable font size
• Copy tweet with tap and hold
• Tweet sizes to fit length of text
• See user’s real name and screen name
• Linked TwitPic photos appear right in tweet
• Follow embedded web link right in Twittelator
• Investigate any referenced tweeter in a tweet
• Make any Tweet one of your favorites
• Tap any Tweet to add to Recents
• Copy tweet by tap and hold
• Reply to any tweet
• Delete tweet if it’s yours
Reading Tweets:
• Select how many: 20, 50, 100, 150 or 200
• See just your replies
• See just your tweets
• Follow your friends
• See everyone’s tweets
• See any Tweeter’s tweets
• See any Tweeter’s favorites
• See Featured Tweeters
• See the current Trending Topics
• Preference to thread replies in with Friends
• Tap top toolbar to scroll to top
• Tap lower toolbar left of Tweet button to page down
• Refresh on demand
User Details:
• Tap any picture to bring up User Details
• Double tap tweet w/ @name to see their details
• Start or Stop following any tweeter
• Option to enable notifications when you follow
• Add person to your bookmarks
• Visit their website right in Twittelator
• See their favorites
• Send message or private message
• See how many friends and followers they have
• See how many tweets they have made
• See last tweet and their description
• See their friends
• Drill down into their friends
Searching Tweets:
• Search instantly from any screen
• Search “Nearby” to find tweeters near you
• Simple search mode (just enter words)
• Advanced Search including:
• All, Every, Not, Any
• Reference, To, From, Hashtags
• Since and Until Dates
• Nearby your current location
• Links and Questions
• Positive/Negative Attitudes
• Searches remembered automatically & persistently
• Delete and reorder persistent searches
Bookmarks:
• Add any user to Bookmarks
• Instant retrieval of their latest tweets
Trending Topics:
• See tweets of latest hot topics in twittersphere
Recents:
• Tap a tweet to add to Recents this session
• Instant retrieval of their latest tweets
Emergencies:
• Instantly send emergency tweet with map of location
• Hide emergency button if that’s not your style
• You get a Page Down button if you hide it
Log File:
• See how many server accesses left this hour
• Read connection and failure log
Support:
• Big Stone Phone provides free support for Pro users
• We listen to your feature requests and bug reports
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Dave was one of the founding guides at ‘The Mining Company,’ now known as About.com, in February 1998. Dave was their ‘Focus on Mac Support’ guide. In 2004 he started ‘G5 Owners Support Group,’ and in 2005, renamed it ‘Mac Owners Support Group.’ In 2006, he started the ‘MacOSG Support Corner’ column here at Macsimum News.
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