Adobe blurs line between pc and web

An App directory lists all installable applications, native or otherwise and a lets you install them with a single click. Since web application are installed using Prism, which is already present on the system, they install in just a few seconds. New applications are continually added to the App directory and you will be pleased to find that nearly all categories of applications are covered. From this very directory you can easily see what applications have updates available, and you can sort applications to see the latest additions.

Unfortunately, this dashboard is missing a section where you can get a list of all the applications you have installed. This means that you need to browse through the increasingly long list of applications to get to that rare native or web app you installed to update or remove it. The dashboard also seems to be optimized for a netbook resolution, and doesn't take up the screen space when used on a larger screen device. This is a little sad, since for some people it can work as a good desktop OS as well.

Installing Jolicloud itself is a breeze, and is one of the easiest Linux distros to install. It will install Jolicloud on you hard disk without disturbing any of your Windows partitions, and will add an entry to your Windows boot manager. For those running Windows, this makes it incredibly safe and easy to try out this OS. For those already running Linux or wanting to install this on a pen-drive, the Jolicloud website has an alternate installer in the form of an ISO which can written onto a disk or pen-drive and then used to install the OS anywhere.

Jolicloud itself comes with a tool for copying it on a pen-drive, so you can share it with your friends if you have a copy installed. Jolicloud is a strong contender as a cloud OS, and its native applications support might appease even those who don't want a cloud OS, as it doesn't abandon native applications. Sadly, Pierce doesn't share the dream. North America. Audio player loading….

Gerald Lynch. And another interesting article here -- "Adobe Introduces Windows Killer" [whydoeseve Speaking of which Score: 2 , Interesting. Anyone know how sluggish these apps are? Score: 5 , Interesting.

How much of these applications run client-side? The thought of using a sluggish word-processor turns my stomach - and not the typing, but the menu interaction and so on. It reminds me of my recent cell phones. I can't stand that. I have an ancient Nokia - monochrome amber and all - and it responds instantly navigating through the address book, settings, or texting.

If these online applications are anything like using a newer cell phone, count me out. A well designed web app using ExtJS is faster than an average desktop app sometimes Re: Score: 2 , Insightful. Do you usually spout such nonsense? A downloaded script will never be faster than a local compiled application of the same functionality. AIR isn't a host for a "website". Its a desktop host for the flash engine that executes SWF files - that is, packaged flash.

Web applications that need to offer rich client experiences without succumbing to browser compatibility issues can choose to use Flex which yields SWFs as well. Those same apps can run in the browser and with minimal rework be re-deployed as desktops via the Adobe Integrated Runtime AIR. AIR is an alternate to the browser-hosted flash engine. Its the desktop container for the flash engine.

Prism is an interesting idea, but I doubt that it will ever be more than a toy. I am curious, though: what happens when someone clicks on an off-site hyperlink in their Prismed Gmail? Does it take them to the link? Does it open a "real" instance of Firefox? How does Prism differentiate between legitimate portions of an application which are off-site? One of the main web-safety concerns I have these days is with XSS and cookie stealing. It'd be pretty nice if I could keep instances of my browser complet.

Re: Score: 1 , Informative. Not completely true, check out uvlayer www. Three versions! Score: 2. Three versions The online service XYZ went bankupt. All book project is gone. My project was deleted due to claims of copyright violation. My software project I compile online has been tagged as colliding with patent XYZ and was deleted.

My text has just appeared in an other. Local LAMP so different? I have long been able to download LAMP distros in many flavors that will install with minimal fuss on widows - apparently it is even easier to get this working on other OS such as linux, mac, etc. With such a set up it is would be very easy to set up some kind of SYNC type system between the locally client hosted lamp set up and online services.

This system is basically r. Re: Score: 3 , Insightful. There's the begining of this sort of thing in development now - Google have Gears, which provides a Javascript interface to a locally stored SQLite database. Try using Google Reader in offline mode sometime, it's the same application, and will synchronise any changes you make when you take it back online.

Joyent have also developed Slingshot [joyent. Again, this all synchs up with the servers once you get back into ran. I've forgotten the name of this guy, because I've been focusing on another one: TiddlyWiki uses client-side Jav. The Story is Already Old Score: 2. It's part of the evolution -- not sudden at all. Let's look at some examples Consider how long we've all been able to browse content offline after seeing it online. Or, how we've been able to start and stop uploading FTP when connections go up and down.

The "blur" between local and network has been happening for a while. Oh, and another example: Microsoft Sharepoint. I'm not a huge fan, but non-geeks can't really tell if they are local.

It may not be everyone's favorite software, but Lotus Notes has done this for a decade or more. Sharepoint cheats It is also the most locked in system from Microsoft yet Yet another format war Score: 1 , Flamebait. Now consumers will be dragged into a Flash vs Silverlight battle.

I look forward to the numerous flame-wars over which technology is the least worst. I mean, it's not a money decision on the scale of buying your choice of player and a ton of movies. And hopefully, both will die a terrible death. It's not going to work until everyone is connected Score: 1. Sure, they may find some niche markets, but honestly it won't work at least in the US with the outdated infrastructure most of us are used to dealing with.

I personally would love to have FIOS or some other level of service that would allow me to migrate partially online, but honestly at. It's not going to work soon anywhere Score: 2. I personally would love to have FIOS or some other level of service that would allow me to migrate partially online, but honestly at the rate things are going I don't expect this stuff to gain any momentum anytime soon, at least not in the US.

Score: 1. The most stupid trend in computing. Score: 2 , Insightful. Please click confirm to resume now. Sponsored Offers. Most Popular News. Most Popular Opinion.