Comments on: Why the Web-only life is not worth examining http://www.wordyard.com/2008/04/09/web-apps-only/ Technology, politics, culture Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Andrew Brown http://www.wordyard.com/2008/04/09/web-apps-only/#comment-2675 Andrew Brown Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:21:48 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/04/09/web-apps-only/#comment-2675 That's a brilliant idea, Nick. That’s a brilliant idea, Nick.

]]> By: Nick Carr http://www.wordyard.com/2008/04/09/web-apps-only/#comment-2673 Nick Carr Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:32:07 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/04/09/web-apps-only/#comment-2673 Exactly right. Why not, for balance, have a kid do a PC-only week? Try re-creating Facebook, WoW, Flickr, etc. with the shrinkwrapped stuff installed on your hard drive. Exactly right.

Why not, for balance, have a kid do a PC-only week? Try re-creating Facebook, WoW, Flickr, etc. with the shrinkwrapped stuff installed on your hard drive.

]]> By: JohnO http://www.wordyard.com/2008/04/09/web-apps-only/#comment-2669 JohnO Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:45:25 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/2008/04/09/web-apps-only/#comment-2669 I think track changes might not be hard storing raw text... it is essentially breaking text into reasonable chunks, and then using a version control system. I'm surprised no one has done this yet. 37 signals has come close with one of their applications. I just want something simple (even WriteRoom doesn't do) that does footnotes. Apparently there is an XML standard for writing papers/essays/books. Haven't looked into it. I think track changes might not be hard storing raw text… it is essentially breaking text into reasonable chunks, and then using a version control system. I’m surprised no one has done this yet. 37 signals has come close with one of their applications. I just want something simple (even WriteRoom doesn’t do) that does footnotes. Apparently there is an XML standard for writing papers/essays/books. Haven’t looked into it.

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