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]
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
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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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