fast facebook

The first few seconds spent on the Internet by the majority of individuals are most likely on social networks, such as Facebook. The connection is made through a web browser, which might feel a bit uncomfortable to some. Luckily, applications like fast facebook want to make it a bit easier by providing a desktop client, in this situation for Facebook.

It takes only a little time to get the application up and running, and before you know it, the main window is brought up to check out the set of features. Unlike your web browser method of accessing your Facebook account, this program puts everything in a pretty compact main window that sits on your desktop.

Needless to say that you’re directly taken on Facebook, so you need a corresponding account to be able to log in. All elements are made so they fit inside the compact main window, but even so, the whole space seems a bit too crowded, and you don’t get to fully enjoy the social networking experience as intended.

There aren’t any other options to manage, but there’s a set of navigation controls in the status bar, such as back and forth, reload, stop load, or go to home page. Truth be told, not all original Facebook elements are kept intact, and the overall visuals and navigation feels rough around the edges.

Notifications don’t trigger any sounds, so you need to check on the application every now and then for news feeds, or even messages. Speaking of which, these are done through the message system, and not chat boxes like on web browsers, somehow limiting you, and making conversations a bit time consuming.

Whatever you do there needs to be some space reserved on the taskbar. Minimizing the main window sends it there, with no option to make it hide in the system tray, even if notifications don’t properly alert you.

Bottom line is that fast facebook doesn’t bring anything new on the block, and since it’s not an official application from the critically-acclaimed social network, it leaves a bit more to be desired. The overall look and feel don’t really provide the comfort you are looking for, especially given the lack of notifications and poor aesthetics.