Comments on: Web applications and their desktop clients. http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/web-applications-and-their-desktop-clients/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WinExtra » From the Pipeline - 4.14.08 http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/web-applications-and-their-desktop-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-28 WinExtra » From the Pipeline - 4.14.08 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:37:40 +0000 http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/14/web-applications-and-their-desktop-clients/#comment-28 [...] Web applications and their desktop clients. :: Colin Walker - an interesting post on why maybe desktop clients for web apps aren’t always a good thing [...] [...] Web applications and their desktop clients. :: Colin Walker – an interesting post on why maybe desktop clients for web apps aren’t always a good thing [...]

]]> By: Corvida http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/web-applications-and-their-desktop-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Corvida Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:43:26 +0000 http://colinwalker.me.uk/2008/04/14/web-applications-and-their-desktop-clients/#comment-27 You're absolutely right when you mention that you still have to rely on the website at some point. As far as the trade off. I'm never running a million things at once on my desktop. I'm running Firefox, Twhirl and Windows Live Writer right now. That's it and eventually I'll close WLW. Twhirl and FF are about the only things that stay open and occasionally Google Talk, but that sits in my system tray most of the time. No trade off for me. I'm not a desktop app junkie and I'll be the first to admit that I'd rather run it on the web. However, for services that I like to stay up-to-date on, I'd rather run it on my desktop. You’re absolutely right when you mention that you still have to rely on the website at some point.

As far as the trade off. I’m never running a million things at once on my desktop. I’m running Firefox, Twhirl and Windows Live Writer right now. That’s it and eventually I’ll close WLW. Twhirl and FF are about the only things that stay open and occasionally Google Talk, but that sits in my system tray most of the time. No trade off for me.

I’m not a desktop app junkie and I’ll be the first to admit that I’d rather run it on the web. However, for services that I like to stay up-to-date on, I’d rather run it on my desktop.

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