It's to those users' delight, then, that Tapbots just posted a free alpha version of Tweetbot for Mac.

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Though an alpha version was used for this preview, the code seems stable.

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During our hands-on, StickNFind worked quite well, though as we mentioned, the current alpha version of the app only displays distance, not direction.

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For the last case, the company plans to release a public alpha version of its service in the next couple of weeks that will allow users to create their own Qwikis.

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The first version (Alpha 0.1) will focus on the creative aspects of Minecraft.

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While there won't be many significant shocks for those who've been participating in Tweetbot's alpha and beta stages, the finished version gives everyone running OS X Mountain Lion a major and sometimes more advanced alternative to official choices, such as TweetDeck, as well as existing third-party options like Twitterrific.

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Stat was such a explosive alpha in the first half of last season, but at times the 2012 version appears defused, unsure, worn down.

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The results can be as unsurprising as confirmation of a long-suspected, low-level version of an easily treatable condition--anemia, for instance--to a high level of alpha-fetoprotein, which has been linked to some liver disorders.

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