Raven - the evolution of browsers?

A few days ago I reviewed Epiphany's awesome website-to-app converter, which saves a website, grabs its icon and turns it into a separate app for that site. Developers at revolutionary browser Raven (specific for OS X) have developed a similar idea.

The Rise of Sync

Since the birth of the internet (sort of), it's been storing files which can be access by anyone on line. More recently, new technology such as dropbox have taken file sharing one step further and allowed for automatic synchronisation of folders over the cloud. But now there's more.

What the web doesn't do...

I recently had a conversation with a copyright lawyer who works as the general secretary of the society of authors (UK). While we were talking, I was surprised to learn that paper books were not likely to die out any time soon due to the rise of the eBook. Most people still enjoy paper books despite all their faults, just because it's something physically there - not ones and zeroes on a hard drive.

The icon and exclusivity

More and more frequently I see the standard text link, which has fuelled the internet for as long as I can remember, being replaced by picture links - and specifically icons. This change has come about as a result of necessity, aesthetics and convenience - but it's consequences are often overlooked.

DIY web apps

Epiphany - a small web browser available for Mac OS X, Linux and (although nobody cares) BSD - may not be the most advanced browser around, but it's certainly got a big fat USP as of a recent update. Users can now hit shift-ctrl-A on any site to save that page as a web app. The web app can then run separately from the browser, just like any desktop app.

A twitter client in the most literal sense possible

Codecademy - learning cloud, on the cloud

I recently bumped into codecademy - a perfect example of how advancing technology is a self-replicating process.

The home page, containing a short introductory lesson

A true web app

Using web apps is becoming increasingly popular - even entire online office suites. This is all part of the same school of thought as chromium and chrome OS - we only need the cloud. By creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations online we make it easier to collaborate on files, publish them on line, and ensure compatibility over all platforms. Lucky us.