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Goowy, Gmail Plus
by Victor Agreda, Jr. Oct 20th 2005 at 9:00AM
While Gmail and it's 2 GB of email storage is great, I think we'll all agree it could do more. Like, a calendar would be nice. And while you're at it, how about some personalized content? Remember, I'm not getting those "web clippings" on my primary Gmail account. Goowy is to Gmail what Milk Plus was to milk in "Clockwork Orange." No, it doesn't have drugs in it. Goowy has 2 GB of storage for email and is also free. From there on out, it gets better...Using Flash as the engine, Goowy (a play on GUI, get it?) pretends to be a desktop OS. There's a little "dock" at the bottom (apps even bounce as they "launch"). There's a moderately decent little RSS app, pictured above. You have stickies, a calendar, even games to play. The developers told me that use the same principles as Ajax, but had to use Flash instead. What's the business plan? Who cares? It's free and cool.
Goowy is still a little rough around the edges. Not everything is customizable (I can't seem to move my little widgets around the screen). There's no Mac desktop client. There is a Windows desktop client, which allows reminders, email notifiers, advanced RSS, and more. You don't have to use it at all, but it is also pretty keen. And built into all of this is a little Google search at the bottom. Is that how they're making money? Oh well, let's use it while it lasts. We're getting so close to having a real web-based app suite...
http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=160
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Don said 7:42PM on 12-03-2005
I've been using goowy since june'05.I use it 'cause it's new and different,and the best thing is no advertising plastered in every nook and cranny! The site's been growing since i signed on and theres all kinds of feeds right in the widget manager.Above all,the best part is riding along with young developers creating new experiences,i'ts always fun being a part of something new,growing and sustaining itself.
Aloha From Hawaii
Don
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Anthony Sbarro said 4:36PM on 2-12-2008
This is really great!! Just checking it out now, but if this seems as good as it looks and the bugs are minimal I would be happy using this as my gmail replacement. THANKS!!
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paintist said 9:20PM on 10-20-2005
And if you like that, you might like using http://www.protopage.com/ instead of www.google.com/ig ;)
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