I am suffering from the Plurk Withdrawal Syndrome. How else would you explain me googling for Plurk desktop apps to install?
So far, I have come across Plurkit, Plurkair and Plurker (currently in beta), all built using Adobe AIR. Yet, none of them have really impressed me. To put it harshly across, the first two are possibly clones of each other, simply embedded versions of mobile Plurk sitting on your desktop.
Plurker on the other hand has very basic functionalities. Look no further than creating a new Plurk and replying to one. Also, there is only so many plurks listed with no way to view older ones. Not my cup of tea.
I am not on the go and Internet broadband charges are pretty much more affordable than Mobile broadband. I want to have an app which lets me enjoy all the features of Plurk on a regular web browser or even more, and not settle for a 2nd better mobile Plurk app.
There is another app for Windows in the works; Plurker. Do not confuse yourself this app with the one previously mentioned as they have the same name. This is not developed with Adobe AIR. The app isn’t available for download and testing just yet, but based on the features lined up on their site, it is definitely going to be the one which stands out above the rest.
It is getting many plurkers on Windows excited. What about for Mac users?
We may not be getting any Plurk apps built for a Mac anytime in the near future but here’s a treat for Mac users. I recently stumbled upon Fluid; a free Site Specific Browser (SSB) which lets you run your favorite websites as separate Cocoa applications on Leopard.
Here are some examples how you can run Plurk on your Mac. Running it as a normal application, embedding it below your Mac OS X desktop or having it pop up from the menu bar icon.
There are probably more and you can start getting creative and get your friends on Windows jealous.
How are you using Plurk? Always losing it in the sea of other tabs of sites you are browsing? Opening another browser just to load that single page? Have it set as your active Desktop in Vista? Holding your mobile all the time so that you can check it out on mobile Plurk? I am curious.
Darran Low is a 22 year old sports enthusiast currently pursuing a Bachelor degree in Computer Science at the University of Adelaide and aspires to become a Web Developer in the near future. 
I use it in my browser. I don’t worry about losing my tab in a sea of other tabs. I guess I’m just the type who doesn’t like installing unnecessary applications, especially when things aren’t better when using the app than using the web version itself. And when I’m out, I use my PDA to check new Plurks. At work, although I use Vista, I still keep it on my browser. When I’m AFK, I just minimize my browser, and it makes things so much more simpler.
Actually, based on the features to be included, it is actually going to be better than the web version.
This is kinda cool! Hmmm… But isn’t it supposed to be SSB instead of SBB since it’s Site Specific Browser?
Edited.
Plurkit works on a Mac. It’s just an Adobe Air client and is cross platform. No, it’s nothing special as Plurk doesn’t have an API. It was just a quick and easy work around. Myself, I use a Fluid app or turn that Fluid app into a menubar dropdown.
I just realized while saving the app, it adds a .zip extension. In order to install it, I had to change the extension. I have since edited the post. Fluid is the way to go for now, but I do hope Plurker has a Mac version too.