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In yesterday’s article, I offered a gentle reminder that Google Chrome isn’t the only way to “app” a web site. Mozilla’s Prism has been around for quite some time. In that post, I used WhatsUp Gold as an example of a site that works with Prism but not with Chrome. Turns out there’s a small wrinkle 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, Continue reading Remember: Chrome Isn’t the Only “Web App” Option The Pandora blog announced the beta of Pandora Desktop today. It runs on Adobe AIR and offers a couple new features that you don’t get from the web version. The biggest new feature is the ability to minimize it to the tray. Still get your music rolling but no “desktop clutter.” Another nice feature is the Mozilla Labs announced the 0.9 release of their Prism project today. I’ve mentioned it a few times, but for those new to Prism, here’s the pitch: Prism is an open source cross-platform prototype of functionality that lets users split web applications out of the browser and run them directly on the desktop. In other words, treat web I’ve mentioned a few times that I like to use Mozilla’s Prism to run some of my web applications. Today I attempted to get Google Talk going in Prism on my little Linux Xubuntu laptop and hit some challenges. Specifically, no Flash. That’s odd. On my Windows machines Prism runs Flash stuff just fine. But hey, Linux |
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