Comments on: Gear For Offline http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/ Thoughts on software development and related, by Abhijit Nadgouda Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:39:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Simon Bouchard’s Blog » Blog Archive » Reclaim Your Thunderbird http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-83173 Simon Bouchard’s Blog » Blog Archive » Reclaim Your Thunderbird Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:26:48 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-83173 [...] and saved searches enhance usability and offline accessibility is still a need. Of course there is Google Gears which might make Gmail accessible offline, but this is all about Google, leaving lesser options for [...] [...] and saved searches enhance usability and offline accessibility is still a need. Of course there is Google Gears which might make Gmail accessible offline, but this is all about Google, leaving lesser options for [...]

]]> By: Reclaim Your Thunderbird | iface thoughts http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-81379 Reclaim Your Thunderbird | iface thoughts Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:59:36 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-81379 [...] and saved searches enhance usability and offline accessibility is still a need. Of course there is Google Gears which might make Gmail accessible offline, but this is all about Google, leaving lesser options for [...] [...] and saved searches enhance usability and offline accessibility is still a need. Of course there is Google Gears which might make Gmail accessible offline, but this is all about Google, leaving lesser options for [...]

]]> By: Abhijit Nadgouda http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-59286 Abhijit Nadgouda Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:49:21 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-59286 I think we are taking a lot of things for granted when we say that online only is the future. Online sure is flourishing, but it does not mean that offline is gone. I think we are shuffling to use the right option for the right task. I think we are taking a lot of things for granted when we say that online only is the future. Online sure is flourishing, but it does not mean that offline is gone. I think we are shuffling to use the right option for the right task.

]]> By: Lorelle http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-59002 Lorelle Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:35:31 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-59002 I am SO thrilled to see attention being paid to those who don't live on the web 24/7. I travel a lot, often begging and borrowing WIFI from any spot I can. With the growing trend towards everything online, I have lived in fear that those who need to work on their computer and not consume bandwidth just to write a letter or edit a photograph would suffer. Like me. Remember, everything you do online goes through a pipeline. The more that pipeline is filled with time wasting, useless junk, then the slower it is for everyone. Imagine how fast our connections would be if email and blog spam was totally shut down and eliminated! With everyone doing mundane work on the web when they could be using their own computers without tying up the web lines, we keep open what little bandwidth is left. I'm all for offline apps, and always have been. I am SO thrilled to see attention being paid to those who don’t live on the web 24/7. I travel a lot, often begging and borrowing WIFI from any spot I can. With the growing trend towards everything online, I have lived in fear that those who need to work on their computer and not consume bandwidth just to write a letter or edit a photograph would suffer. Like me.

Remember, everything you do online goes through a pipeline. The more that pipeline is filled with time wasting, useless junk, then the slower it is for everyone. Imagine how fast our connections would be if email and blog spam was totally shut down and eliminated! With everyone doing mundane work on the web when they could be using their own computers without tying up the web lines, we keep open what little bandwidth is left.

I’m all for offline apps, and always have been.

]]> By: Abhijit Nadgouda http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-58124 Abhijit Nadgouda Tue, 05 Jun 2007 06:41:55 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-58124 Ryan, I beg to differ with you slightly, I feel that offline will be there. It is only a certain userbase that can afford to stay connected always. I think everything will not migrated to online so easily. Secondly I don't think that Web is the answer to everything. I think smart clients or webified clients provide higher value and better solution in some cases. The biggest rant I have is that we are trying to fit every application within the browser, when we have the ability to provide better solutions. Having said that I think Google Gears are still good, there are some class of applications which can benefit from this. Ryan, I beg to differ with you slightly, I feel that offline will be there. It is only a certain userbase that can afford to stay connected always. I think everything will not migrated to online so easily.

Secondly I don’t think that Web is the answer to everything. I think smart clients or webified clients provide higher value and better solution in some cases. The biggest rant I have is that we are trying to fit every application within the browser, when we have the ability to provide better solutions.

Having said that I think Google Gears are still good, there are some class of applications which can benefit from this.

]]> By: Ryan http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-58028 Ryan Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:43:49 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-58028 Personally, I don't get the offline problem. I don't think it's worth it to build applications to run offline, because I think that in a year or less, there will be no "offline". And besides, sometimes it's nice to just take a break from being online all the time. Personally, I don’t get the offline problem. I don’t think it’s worth it to build applications to run offline, because I think that in a year or less, there will be no “offline”. And besides, sometimes it’s nice to just take a break from being online all the time.

]]> By: Google Gears for Offline Browsing http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-56836 Google Gears for Offline Browsing Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:13:47 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-56836 [...] your immediate attention but the time you take to check it disrupts your flow and chain of thought. Abhijit also asks if loading up your already-juiced-with-add-ons Firefox browsers with another plugin is worth [...] [...] your immediate attention but the time you take to check it disrupts your flow and chain of thought. Abhijit also asks if loading up your already-juiced-with-add-ons Firefox browsers with another plugin is worth [...]

]]> By: Google Gears - Offline Functionality for Web Apps » Bin-Blog http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-56603 Google Gears - Offline Functionality for Web Apps » Bin-Blog Thu, 31 May 2007 07:20:51 +0000 http://ifacethoughts.net/2007/05/31/gear-for-offline/#comment-56603 [...] Gears for Offline [...] [...] Gears for Offline [...]

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