Application or the Cloud? (jaapwillem @ www.jaapwillem.com

Application or the Cloud?

It’s a question many people are making nowadays and the Cloud do definitely have strong backers at the moment.

Of course Google, Microsoft and even Adobe is more and more pushing our data to the cloud.

But lately I’ve been wondering, more and more people are getting used to it, I’m quite happy with it as well, but I see myself every time using the Sync service of these services. It does means that while I’m a back fan of them, I use one computer where I have applications synchronizing to the cloud, while I use the application. For example on my private computer, a Macbook, I use not the web version of Gmail but the Mail client. Where I have as well conversations but as well colour codes and etc. Google Calendar is changed to iCal and even Google Reader just got a competitor with NetNewsWire. This is apart from Feedly what I use.

One web service I basically never use online is Twitter, I use Tweetdeck and Tweetie for that. But on the other way, Friendfeed I use exclusively in the browser.

That’s why I’m wondering, more and more people are using now the Cloud, and more and more blogs are written by Tech experts are expecting the end of Applications.

I do think that stand alone applications will have a hard time, but a exchange application with a direct connection with the Internet.

The next question what comes up then, Do I believe in the Browser as OS?

The short answer: No.

The long answer, I don’t think that a browser will be able to support the memory independent and speed tasks you are doing in an Application. Maybe we can do it in a little while, but then it will take a long time. For example, to edit a simple Photoshop file it is possible but it takes longer then in Photoshop. Then when we’re talking about larger files, more then 200 MB, I do think that the browser and the Internet will actually break.

The next time I’ll write something more and will take a few applications which will be very interesting to see online.

Cheers

Jaap Willem
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Mobile programs and iphone os3

This is another update on mobile applications and as well a my thoughts on the preview off the iphone os3.

Mobile applications.
Which programs do I still use and which ones don’t I use anymore?
The other day there was an article going over the Internet that most apps on the iPhone only will get used once. The second time is very rare and very few are getting used everyday.

For me, the most used programs are still the Music program and the Mail program on my iTouch. More programs I’m using on a daily basis is The Remember the Milk program and the Twitterfon.

Furthermore as well the Flick mobile page and the Friendfeed page. These are the 6 most used programs by me by far.

Then I do have the regular social media programs like Facebook, Linkedin and Hyves. Furthermore as well some games and so on. The other day I’ve been downloading a program from Oackley what is definitely interesting for Surfers and Fishermen.

The organisation from my home-screens are made simple, the first one is filled with the programs I use every day or very regularly. The second one is for Social Media, the 3rd are tools I’m using once in a while and the fourth for games and leisure.

How is your Home Screen organisation?

iPhone 3.0 software.
I think with the iPhone 3 software, finally the iPhone will become quiet interesting for me. For once the software is technically on the same level as for example Symbian software. Only the background apps won’t be running, but I’m not a big fan of the background anyway.

Furthermore one of the most interesting parts will be the Notifications and the Copy and paste.

What are your thought of these?? What are your favorite new options?

Cheers Jaap Willem