We were going to build a desktop client for Exceptioneer notifications, then we had a bit of a lightbulb moment. We use and love twitter and have a client sitting on our desktops, be they Windows, Mac or our Mobile Devices.

Exceptioneer can now send you a direct message through Twitter with an Exception notification either on each new instance of an Exception or just the first time it's encountered.

This is useful if you are looking for something other than email for notifications or wish to use a twitter account for a project. You can also have email and Twitter notifications running alongside one another if you like.

It’s really simple to set up.

• Follow the twitter user @Exceptioneer
• Log into Exceptioneer, go to the My Alerts page and enter the Twitter username that's now following @Exceptioneer
• Set-up your Twitter notification preferences. Here's an example of the kind of settings you can choose.

• Wait for the notifications, here's one that appeared in my Windows Twitter client Twhirl: -

We think this will really add an extra dimension to your Exception notifications. Give it a whirl and let us know what you think.