One of the often discussed features of Google’s Chrome browser is the ability to create desktop shortops or “web apps” with just a simple click. This can be a fun or convenient feature and has likely spawned thousands of new desktop icons on desktops.
However, not all applications work well with the Chrome browser. For example, many apps use “browser sniffing” to make sure they’re running in a known/supported browser. If they haven’t been updated to know about or support Chrome then it is game over:
I’m not a real huge fan of browser sniffing for reasons like the image above…
As I use Chrome a lot at work, I thought it would be handy to have the web interface for WhatsUp Gold as an app shortcut. Alas, it doesn’t dig Chrome (see picture above)
But wait, all is not lost. Let’s not forget the Mozilla Prism project that has been around since last fall (first mentioned). Just grab the Prism Firefox add-on (announced last March) and you can create the same app shortcuts just as easily with Firefox as you could with Chrome.
And hey, more browser sniffers like Firefox than they do Chrome, right?
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September 23rd, 2008 
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