Apps for the web-enabled life
May 16, 2008
With the increasing popularity of web apps, the idea of having them on everyone’s desktop has also increased. On the Mac there are already quite a bit of apps that integrate with ease such web lifestyle — here are a few examples.
Mailplane. I recently made the switch from Apple’s Mail app to Mailplane because of the convenience of having the power of Gmail right within my desktop. Simply to be told, Google’s powerful search engine allows me to glide through the thousand of emails that plague my inboxes. Not to mention that Gmail will grant me access to my mail from anywhere in the world where I can find a decent internet connection.
Twitterrific. Twitter’s popularity has grown tremendously, up to the point where you actually want to know what is currently going on to the people close to you — or complete strangers. Hence, the concept of mini-blogging has become quite a phenomenon. Twitterrific is the best app that integrates Twitter in your desktop.
Pukka. The ultimate Mac app for working with the ultimate social bookmarking website — del.icio.us. With neat features that allow for adding quick links, to and from your account, make this one a gem.
TubeTV. If you’re bound to lose hours and hours with YouTube of what could’ve been used for productivity, then this app will at the very least allow for more hours to be lost on-the-go thanks to the iPod conversion settings.
PackRat. To sum it up in a few words, it integrates 37signals’ Backpack to your desktop. If you rely on the web app more than you’d like to, this one is a time-saver.
FlickrExport for iPhoto. Now that your iPhoto library is full with fantastic pictures, it’s time to share them with the world — and maybe .Mac isn’t for you. So with this fantastic plugin for iPhoto, it’s insanely easy to import the pictures to a Flickr account.
Evernote. An innovative online service for keeping track of all your notes, and syncing them across any desktop clients you may have installed in various computers. The most interesting feature is its capability to search for text within any photos that have been uploaded to your account.
Fluid. What seems to be the mother of all web apps — if there’s no desktop client of a web service you currently use, Fluid is leading the pack to bring every single web app to your desktop. It’s definitely better than using your web browser.
These are some of the most popular apps that bring the life of the web to your desktop. If you have a favorite one that wasn’t mentioned — after all, there are a lot — feel free to share it in the comments.
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