Chirp is a full twitter client Mac Dashboard Widget. this is the second version and while the first was more of a simple way to read your tweets, chirp 2.0 is also a simple way to post and reply. a good solution for those looking for a  good Twitter Widget for the Mac.

The changes are many and quite radical from version 1.0:

Version 2.0 is a major update, bringing many welcome improvements to the original Chirp:

• 1.-Added support for picons(personal/photo icon), relative time, links, and @ Replies.
• 2.-Added alerts to warn of problems with Twitter.
• 3.-Faster downloading of tweets.
• 4.-Smaller file size.
• 5.-New source parameter (displays "from Chirp").
• 6.-No longer allows posting or viewing of updates if the username and password are not entered.
• 7.-Automatically prompts for username and password if not entered.
• 8.-Updates exceeding 140 characters are automatically truncated before posting.
• 9.-Fixed a bug with messages containing "&" being truncated by Twitter.
• 10.-Displays the poster’s full name instead of @ Screen Name for each tweet (the @ Screen Name can still be seen by hovering the cursor over the poster’s picon).
• 11.-Hovering the mouse over a user’s full name displays their followers count.
• Color schemes re-branded with Chirp logo.

Chirp 2.0