Your Twitter Toolbox Apps to personalize your Twitter experience.

Twitter can be tough to get into if you're just using it from your computer. It doesn't have an intuitive search function, you have to refresh frequently and it's hard to follow conversations when you don't get alerts for @replies. Don't fret, though. There are plenty of apps to personalize your Twitter experience.

For your computer
Download TweetDeck or Twhirl to use Twitter almost like you use IM. The apps sit on your desktop and refresh throughout the day so you can instantly see any updates and get message notifications. You can also search, filter your tweets, shorten links, follow users and manage multiple accounts without ever opening your browser.