Fishbowl - Facebook Client for Windows 7

**Tawa** · 12-04-2009

Fishbowl is a kick-ass Facebook client for Windows 7

When Microsoft introduced us to Silverlight 4 the other day, they also demoed a slick Facebook application. It's called Fishbowl, and it's now available for download. Not only does Fishbowl provide a nice, clean display of your stream (read: free of sidebar annoyances), but it's packed with excellent features, responsive, and extremely intuitive to use.

It's also ready to add some sizzle to your Windows 7 taskbar with jumplist and Aero Peek goodness. Read on after the break!

One of Fishbowl's best features is the way it lets you explore photos. Pick an album to browse, then flip through the images using your mouse's scroll wheel. Zooming is also supported, and you can also print or save images - or an entire album - in a single click. There's even a full screen slideshow mode for hands-free viewing. As for uploading your own images, that's as simple as dragging and dropping onto the Fishbowl window.

Want to check on new notifications? Both the superbar icon and the navbar in the application window will let you know when your attention is required.

Since the app is built by Microsoft's own people, it makes perfect sense that Fishbowl takes advantage of Windows 7's superbar. The preview thumbnail also includes controls for jumping between pages or opening the Facebook homepage...Which is where the one real downside to Fishbowl appears.

If you've gotten used to browsing Facebook using Chrome or Firefox, be prepared for some slowness. Fishbowl is likely using IE8's rendering engine, so opening external web content is going to feel slow. You can, however, force such links to open in your web browser - just click the gear menu and check the appropriate box.

You can also switch color schemes, though that only effects the bar across the top of the window. Still, if you've got a nice, dark Aero Glass scheme set up, you might want to flip Fishbowl to Dark as well.

Fishbowl does and excellent job of showing off both Silverlight on the desktop and Windows 7's slick new taskbar upgrades.

If you're a status-updating, photo-sharing machine and Windows is your OS of choice, Fishbowl is well worth the download
so go get it!

Neoxter · 12-04-2009

Wrong section ?

**Tawa** · 12-04-2009

I thought I entered the Computer Section, weird.

**Google** · 12-04-2009

Neoxter · 12-04-2009

what is this blue chrome icon in the start bar?

**TAREK®** · 12-04-2009

lol I liked it thank a lot

**Tawa** · 12-05-2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neoxter

what is this blue chrome icon in the start bar?

It's just a custom icon for Google Chrome.

Kenny5 · 12-05-2009

nice app but its missing the upcoming birthday's and the live chat...
also i noticed that some albums are missing...

12-04-2009	#1
Tawa  Last Online: 12-20-2021 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,245 Thanks: 2,121 Thanked 3,365 Times in 1,740 Posts Groans: 29 Groaned at 44 Times in 35 Posts	Fishbowl - Facebook Client for Windows 7 Fishbowl is a kick-ass Facebook client for Windows 7 When Microsoft introduced us to Silverlight 4 the other day, they also demoed a slick Facebook application. It's called Fishbowl, and it's now available for download. Not only does Fishbowl provide a nice, clean display of your stream (read: free of sidebar annoyances), but it's packed with excellent features, responsive, and extremely intuitive to use. It's also ready to add some sizzle to your Windows 7 taskbar with jumplist and Aero Peek goodness. Read on after the break! One of Fishbowl's best features is the way it lets you explore photos. Pick an album to browse, then flip through the images using your mouse's scroll wheel. Zooming is also supported, and you can also print or save images - or an entire album - in a single click. There's even a full screen slideshow mode for hands-free viewing. As for uploading your own images, that's as simple as dragging and dropping onto the Fishbowl window. Want to check on new notifications? Both the superbar icon and the navbar in the application window will let you know when your attention is required. Since the app is built by Microsoft's own people, it makes perfect sense that Fishbowl takes advantage of Windows 7's superbar. The preview thumbnail also includes controls for jumping between pages or opening the Facebook homepage...Which is where the one real downside to Fishbowl appears. If you've gotten used to browsing Facebook using Chrome or Firefox, be prepared for some slowness. Fishbowl is likely using IE8's rendering engine, so opening external web content is going to feel slow. You can, however, force such links to open in your web browser - just click the gear menu and check the appropriate box. You can also switch color schemes, though that only effects the bar across the top of the window. Still, if you've got a nice, dark Aero Glass scheme set up, you might want to flip Fishbowl to Dark as well. Fishbowl does and excellent job of showing off both Silverlight on the desktop and Windows 7's slick new taskbar upgrades. If you're a status-updating, photo-sharing machine and Windows is your OS of choice, Fishbowl is well worth the download so go get it! __________________ What we do in life, echoes in eternity.

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Neoxter Beyond the Code Last Online: 06-15-2014 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,993 Thanks: 2,214 Thanked 3,426 Times in 1,499 Posts Groans: 57 Groaned at 69 Times in 52 Posts	*Wrong section ?* __________________ Whatever you do, do it for the Lulz.

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Tawa  Last Online: 12-20-2021 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,245 Thanks: 2,121 Thanked 3,365 Times in 1,740 Posts Groans: 29 Groaned at 44 Times in 35 Posts	I thought I entered the Computer Section, weird. __________________ What we do in life, echoes in eternity.

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Neoxter Beyond the Code Last Online: 06-15-2014 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,993 Thanks: 2,214 Thanked 3,426 Times in 1,499 Posts Groans: 57 Groaned at 69 Times in 52 Posts	what is this blue chrome icon in the start bar? __________________ Whatever you do, do it for the Lulz.

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TAREK® ~ Golden Boy ~ Last Online: 06-14-2013 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 11,464 Thanks: 11,906 Thanked 5,073 Times in 3,294 Posts Groans: 190 Groaned at 82 Times in 72 Posts	lol I liked it thank a lot __________________ Glory Glory Man United - Always A Red Devil

12-05-2009	#8
Kenny5 Registered Member Last Online: 08-31-2013 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 314 Thanks: 652 Thanked 145 Times in 99 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	nice app but its missing the upcoming birthday's and the live chat... also i noticed that some albums are missing...

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