March 21, 2008
I frequently find desktop applications a lot more convenient than their web-based alternatives. Even when web alternative offers superior feature set there is still something about desktop version that makes it more attractive. So what is the solution ? A web-based application that looks and feels any other desktop program. Below you’ll find four different [...]
March 14, 2008
Adobe AIR is having quite a buzz at the moment around the internet. They are trying to bring more of the web directly on to your desktop, and they seem to be having quite a successful time achieving this. AIR actually stands for “Adobe Integrated Runtime”, and this article looks at some of the best [...]
March 14, 2008
With all the hype about Adobe AIR and Prism by Mozilla Labs, I thought that I would write something about Fluid. Squeezed between the middle of the two, Fluid offers Site-Specific Browsing for Mac OS X Leopard. Fluid lets you turn any Web service to a desktop application, with its own Dock icon and menu [...]
February 14, 2008
Regardless of whether you love it or hate it, you can’t deny that Digg has has a profound effect on the internet and how bloggers prepare their sites. No longer are bloggers solely concerned about getting the site right for Google – they’re now also trying to make their content “Digg-worthy“. The site has spawned [...]
February 11, 2008
Over the past couple of months, I have gone from being a passive uninterested Twitter user to an addicted engaged Twitter user. Why the sudden change? Partly because I have seen how the product has evolved for the better and also partly because the number of tools, features and users for Twitter has grown exponentially. [...]
February 7, 2008
Prism is a really neat application brought to us by Mozilla Labs. Prism, which was earlier named Webrunner, is an application that enables users to run their favorite web apps directly from their desktop or start menu locations. This concept isn’t new, Adobe AIR and Microsoft Silverlight do very similar things but Mozilla’s stance is [...]
January 18, 2008
In my opinion, one of the best programs to be produced recently is the Adobe AIR platform which is being used to make some really visually powerful desktop applications. I was first introduced to Adobe AIR when I downloaded the desktop Pownce application and ever since then, I have heard nothing but praise from other [...]
July 1, 2007
Widgets are tiny nice-looking programs that can do all sorts of interesting stuff ranging from the addition of a simple desktop clock or weather tool to a feature-rich video player. In many cases the purpose of a desktop widget is to bring functionality of the website (or at least part of it) right to your [...]
