CNET Editors' review
Facebook users struggling to keep up with their accounts will like this free app that helps with checking messages, invites, friends' requests, pokes, and notices on the social media site. Facebook @Desktop from Olcinium is a dot NET app that provides access to this information directly on your desktop. With the new app, there is now no need to log in to the account itself to be instantly updated.
The free software, once installed, will place an icon in the task bar. Once a message is posted to your Facebook account, it will be relayed to your desktop as an alert. The application also permits the setting to be configured as to which types of notifications are to be received and how often the Facebook account is accessed for updates. Facebook @Desktop allows users to post messages directly to their wall without signing in, and the integrated Web browser will bring them to the Facebook Web site with a single click.
Facebook @Desktop is another tool that brings additional flexibility to how people use Facebook. There were no issues found with the installation and uninstallation of the software during the review.
Publisher's Description
From Olcinium:
FaceBook @Desktop is a light-weight client that sits in your system tray, like any other messenger software, and will alert you as soon as some new activity happens in your Facebook stream. The alerts are presented as unobtrusive pop-ups on the desktop that automatically fade after some time. You don't need to refresh your profile a hundred times to keep track of your Facebook. Facebook @Desktop allows you to receive notifications with new wall posts, messages and friend requests. Just cause you are not on the website doesn't mean you're not on Facebook. FaceBook @Desktop is a small Windows application that sits in your taskbar, providing balloon style alerts when you receive new messages, friend requests, event invites, group invites. Don't bother refreshing your FaceBook profile a hundred times, Facebook @Desktop allows you to receive notifications with new wall posts, messages, and friend requests directly to your desktop. A .NET desktop application called FaceBook @Desktop can make it much easier to check for messages, events, friend requests, notices, and more, without logging into FaceBook.com every time. Once installed the program will place a small icon in your tray from which you can find out all that is happening in your Facebook account. With it's advanced features, FaceBook @DeskTop enables access to your FaceBook stream even at school, work, or any other firewall protected place through it's built in proxy server. You do not have to open the web browser any more to go to you FaceBook homepage. FaceBook @Desktop has an integrated Web browser that goes directly to you FaceBook homepage. FaceBook @Desktop also offer you basic information regarding your location. You can see your IP address, geographical location information such as longitude and latitude. And that is not all. FaceBook @Desktop gives you the latest weather conditions of your city.
What's new in this version: Installer has been updated
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"Simple and nice"
Version: Facebook @Desktop 1.0.0.0
Pros
built in browser
i can use it from school where facebook is blockedCons
didn't find anything...yet
Summary
excellent tool
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