What has developer Loren Brichter been doing in the wake of the applications’ popularity? Writing Tweetie 2.0, of course! Tweetie 2 for iPhone is nearing it’s release, and Tweetie 2 for Mac is in the works as well.

At the same time I knew that Tweetie 1.x could only go so far. Like the original Mac OS, it blended an intuitiveness with a well rounded set of features. But the “core” needed to be replaced. Not one to rest on my laurels, I started Project Bigbird, which was a new Twitter “core” meant to last.

What is hoped to be the final beta of the new Tweetie for iPhone has been sent to Apple for approval. It includes the “Project Bigbird” core that has been built into Tweetie for Mac since its beginning. It only works on OS 3.0+, as it has plenty of new features, some of which make use of APIs added in OS 3.x.

…there is also a fantastic offline mode. You can favorite, follow, block, add to Instapaper and more all while offline. Next time you connect, all of those actions will be synced back up.

You also get threaded @reply conversations, just like the desktop app, full landscape mode, gesture shortcuts, support for Project Retweet, and a ton of other neat things.

That’s just the iPhone version of Tweetie 2, which will cost $2.99 for new and existing users. Tweetie 2 for Mac will be a free upgrade for existing users, though I haven’t heard of any details or a release timeline yet.

(Keep up the great work, Loren!)

Now you can, at least, if you use Tweetie for Mac.

I whipped-up a quick Greasemonkey script, known as Tweetie Retweet URL Replacer, that rewrites any Tweetmeme button you come across to load the retweet into Tweetie.

This works on the same principle as the bookmarklet that Atebits supplies on the Tweetie website.

At the present, the userscript only works with Tweetmeme buttons, but I may expand it to include other popular widgets in the future.

A few days ago, Daniel Scocco of Daily Blog Tips asked a similar question. I figured it would be fun to continue it, and see what Webmaster-Source readers have.

To get you all started, here’s mine:

• The desktop background is something I found off Flickr a few weeks ago (sorry, I don’t have the URL. You may find it if you look through my Del.icio.us and StumbleUpon history though).
• I only have two icons on the desktop currently, the Hard Disk icon, and a file of post ideas for Webmaster-Source. Sometimes there may be one-or two others there if I need to remind myself about something, or if I’m working on something and need a temporary place to store something.
• I have Stacks for my Downloads folder, Home Directory, and Applications folder.
• All the apps you see in my dock are ones that I keep there even when they’re not running. This is the state my dock is in when I’m not actively working on anything, pretty much.
• If you look up at the Menu Bar, you’ll see that I try to keep the area by the clock fairly clean as well. I just have the essentials up there. GMail Notifier (with calendar notifications), InstantShot screenshot software, a mini to-do list app, and the standard icons for WiFi, sound, and battery.

Now it’s your turn. What does your desktop look like (your computer’s desktop, not your real-life desk. I don’t want to have a heart attack… )? Post a link to a screenshot, give us a few details maybe.