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b0b
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 9:59 am |
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I'm on Twitter.com as b0blee. You're all welcome to follow me.
I'm using this cool Adobe Air app called TweetDeck instead of using my browser to follow tweets. It polls once a minute and makes an audible ding when something comes in. Runs on Mac or PC, and probably on Linux too.
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Bo Borland
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 11:04 am
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| b0b, what about the warning about allowing it to access all you files.. etc.? should I be concerned? |
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 12:36 pm
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I would recommend turning off JavaScript when visiting any social networking website. Further, you should have a security program that provides web threat protection in case you click on a hostile link (such as is found on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook).
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 1:27 pm
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All Adobe Air applications (including TweetDeck) run with the same privilege level as any EXE or Application program on your computer. The risk is the same as running a word processor, spreadsheet or paint program.
Adobe Air is basically Flash for the desktop. It compiles from the same programming language as Flash 10: ActionScript 3.0. The main difference is that an Air program doesn't run as an object within in a browser window - it runs as a native application.
If that bothers you, use Twitter.com from your browser with the normal browser precautions.
With TweetDeck, links posted in Tweets are opened in your system default web browser. In my case this is Safari on the Mac and Firefox on the PC.
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Wiz Feinberg
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Mid-Michigan, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2009 1:53 pm
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b0b;
Your risk level is greatly reduced because you use a non-Windows operating system. My comments were really targeted at Windows users, whom are the primary exploitees.
That being said, exploits are in wild targeting Linux and Mac OSes. Fortunately, these exploits require user interaction before they are installed. Since most Mac and Linux users are very knowledgeable, these threats rarely succeed.
Many of the threats to which I am referring are exploiting Adobe Flash and Reader. Any OS can run these applications, thus the risk exists from third party exploits.
Finally, thank you for explaining how AIR applications work on a desktop.
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John Cipriano
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Posted 16 Mar 2009 3:36 pm
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Cool beans, I am also using TweetDeck. Twhirl wasn't really doing it for me and I like the multiple columns.
Yeah AIR makes a lot of sound and fury when you add an application. Just be sure to use legitimate ones, and download them from official sources. Like you would any other software.
For whatever reason, most of the desktop twitter clients out there use the AIR platform. But a client program is not necessary for twitter, twitter.com is all you need. |
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Chip Fossa
From:
Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 Mar 2009 6:38 pm
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What is Twitter and Tweetdeck? I've heard a little bit about this. The founder of Twitter was on Charlie Rose last week. I watched the whole deal. I still have no clue.
If Adobe is involved, I probably don't even want to know.
Don't we have enuff ways to communicate and get our points across; which are usually summarily dismissed, anyway?
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John Cipriano
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San Francisco
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Posted 25 Mar 2009 10:39 pm
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Chip, yes we do. But I dunno, I find twitter to be fun. If you've seen Facebook, it's like that, but only the status updates, and there's no real profile to worry about, or photo albums, or whatever else. It's very minimal, you just pick a name and start reading and writing. Everything is 140 characters or less. You can follow the updates of friends or just people with common interests.
b0b for instance, or me or anyone else who interests you.
http://twitter.com/b0blee
http://twitter.com/johncip
http://twitter.com/merle_haggard (not merle but some fans, anyway there's some cool links in the tweets)
Sometimes you can end up having a quick back and forth with someone semi-famous, or maybe a complete stranger 
The big people on there tend to be tech guys, like Leo Laporte (This Week in Tech, TechTV) or John C. Dvorak (PC Mag) but there's a whole range.
You can also use search.twitter.com to see what people are saying about a particular topic.
for instance, http://search.twitter.com/search?q=AIG  |
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