web FormatPixel: High-Quality Webtop Publishing The world of webtop publishing (WTP) has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years, with plenty of services feeling as good, if not better, than many standard desktop packages. This is particularly true in the case of Microsoft Word-alikes such as Google Docs (née Writely), ThinkFree and Zoho Writer, which were featured in Josh… Andrew Pipes View comments
Analysis Syndication Wars 2007: Atom's Time is Nigh, With Google on its Side Tim Bray announced today on his blog that the Atom Publishing Protocol, a way to create and update Web resources, is "done". He wrote: "Atom is done. Now the editorial processes grind away and eventually the official specification of the Atom Publishing Protocol will be an RFC substantially identical… Richard MacManus View comments
web 37Signals Relaunches Backpack Organizational Tool 37Signals relaunched their Backpack service today. The app's back end code was completely rebuilt from scratch, according to Jason Fried, and the service also got a new UI to match some of 37Signals' other recently updated products (such as Basecamp). The design still feels very familiar to any 37Signals app user, however. There are a number… Josh Catone View comments
web Find a Garage Sale on ZipGarage ZipGarage is a new site for garage sale enthusiasts to list and scout out local garage sales (or rummage sales, or yard sales, or whatever your preferred nomenclature) in the United States. The site is absolutely dead simple and completely free, and was created by 365Labs. Finding sales on ZipGarage is as easy as entering your zip code and getting… Josh Catone View comments
Analysis Cloning Web 2.0: A Look at Copycat Applications I know I recently railed against copycat sites -- I assure you that the irony of this post isn't lost on me. But as they say, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." As I said in my post 3 weeks ago, "if you do feel the need to borrow an idea, you should definitely make changes and try to innovate and push the concept in new directions… Josh Catone View comments