iGoogler turns iGoogle into a desktop app - in the simplest way possible
Basically iGoogler is a single-use web browser built on Adobe AIR. When you load the application, your iGoogle web page will pop up. You can interact with your widgets, add or remove widgets, or do anything that you could do if you were visiting the page in Firefox, Google Chrome, or another browser.
iGoogler loads a bit faster than most browsers. But the other advantage is that you can leave it open in the background while opening and closing any other web browsers or apps. It's sort of like an alternative to installing Google Desktop if you just want access to your Google Gadgets and don't care about the desktop search and other features.
[via Digital Inspiration]
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, ...
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Pepe Gonzales said 4:16PM on 5-14-2009
Hmm... From the review, I gather that this app does the same thing as Mozilla Prism, except Prism can turn ANY website into a "desktop app", while iGoogler only works with iGoogle.
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DiRT said 4:25PM on 5-14-2009
Why is this better than just making a Chrome app shortcut?
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chrisaroz said 4:37PM on 5-14-2009
My thoughts exactly.
Kenn.keeper said 6:54PM on 5-14-2009
Ditto
Kenn.....
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