Review of YoruFukuRou

This is a screenshot of YoruFukuRou in action.

Firstly, I like YoruFukuRou because of how it lets you go though different types of tweets.  I call how they do it "tabs".  The four tabs up top are timeline(where you can see the tweets from the people you follow), Mentions(your mentions), DM(your Direct Messages) and your favorite tweets.  I like how you don't see all that at one time like TweetDeck, but they are easy to get to.

Secondly, YoruFukuRou is using Twitter's new Real Time Streaming API.  You can enable or disable it in the settings but I like it because you see the new tweets as they come in, instead of just every one to two minutes as the old API didn't support a Real Time stream of tweeting.

Rating: 9.4/10

You can download YoruFukuRou here.  It is a great twitter client for Mac OS X and I recommend it.

SyncMate

Syncing and backing up your contacts, calendars, music, photos, videos, and other data between multiple devices can be challenging. Of course, you can copy each item manually between multiple computers, phones, and MP3 players, but that can be a real headache and cost you time… time that you can save.

With SyncMate, developed by Eltima Software, you can easily sync your data between multiple Macs, PCs, Google accounts, flash drives, and even online storage systems! SyncMate is offered in two editions: Free and Expert. With the free download provides options for syncing your iCal and Address Book data with other Macs and/or Google services.

Those looking for more advanced features should look towards the Expert version, which is available for $39.95 at the Eltima online store. Such a license adds support for syncing iTunes and iPhoto libraries, bookmarks, emails, and even specified folders on your computer. SyncMate even supports the automatic real-time synchronization of files and folders throughout your devices (via AutoSync options).

As you can tell, I am quite a fan of SyncMate myself. Not only does it eliminate the need for Dropbox and other syncing services, but it provides a simple solution to keeping all of my devices up-to-date. You can download the free version and/or purchase an Expert license for yourself here.

Also, be sure to check out the ReviewLocker blog, where I will soon be hosting a giveaway of an Expert license for SyncMate! Subscribe to the RSS feed to be notified when the giveaway article is posted!