Filed under: Internet, Web services, AOL, web 2.0
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Text, News, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Productivity, Web services, Freeware
by Ryan Carter Nov 12th 2006
Filed under: Design, OS Updates, Web services
At this point web-based "operating systems" have to fight seemingly insurmountable odds to really work well. There are limits in the codebase (choosing JavaScript versus Flash, or a combo of both, results in a few compromises). There are limits within the browser itself (can't save if the window gets closed, or if the connection goes south). But that's not stopping people from trying. Webby's World has a little blurb about some of these attempts, and mentions a relative newcomer: XIN. I've been playing with Goowy for a while now and find it amusing and useful, not to mention getting better all the time. It's only a matter of time and maturity before the best of these are either acquired or get swept up in a MySpace-esque social vector. Anyone got a particular favorite in this race of could be's? To me they are like fancy cars- nice to look at, but not practical for driving to work every day.Filed under: Internet, Web services
Last month I mentioned that Flash-based
personalized home page Goowy was working on adding IM and online file storage
functionality. It took a bit longer than I'd expected, but those features are now online. The web-based IM feature lets
you sign on to MSN, Yahoo, ICQ or AOL and chat in your browser, and the web-based storage gives you a free 1GB virtual
hard drive via Box.net. You can try Goowy out without registering by logging into the demo account.
Goowy, a personalized
home page site whose main distinguishing feature until now has been its Flash-based interface, is planning to add some
more compelling features soon, namely instant messaging and online file storage. According to TechCrunch's Michael
Arrington the file storage feature will be through Box.net using its new API and
include up to 1GB storage (with a crappy 5MB-per-file limit), and the IM component will work with all the major IM
networks (a la Meebo). Head over to TechCrunch for a
screenshot of the new IM feature.
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