Previously mentioned google utility Gears has added a new string to it’s bow recently. It’s been a while since Gears aquired the ability to store your Google Calendar offline, well now the Google Lab has released the Gmail version of this. Continue reading »
The recent release of Google Chrome has caused a bit of a stir in the blogsphere. Plenty of post are appearing arguing for and against the latest kid on the browser block. There plenty of pros and cons to Google’s new baby and it’s certainly making for some interesting discussions between the various sides. One thing that Chrome does seem to have brought to the for once more is talk of the Web OS and Cloud Computing. People are pondering whether or not the value of a traditional OS can out shone by the Web based OS.
The Web OS is not a new phenomenon, there have been a few around for quite a while such as Desktoptwo and Eyeos are two of the commonly known ones. Web based OSs come with applications installed and some file storage. The big advantage, no matter where you are or what computer you are on you always have the same desktop and applications (a little like active directory on a grand scale)
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