Comments on: Burnination http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/ CRT's communications Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Keith Garner http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-23011 Keith Garner Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:04:22 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-23011 Chris, some people are looking to do this outside of a proprietary app from a vendor. (Even if the vendor is Google, its still a proprietary way to do it.) Also, this approach doesn't help on the mac and linux desktops that I prefer to use since the Google Desktop caching/indexing stuff doesn't exist on those platforms. Check out the <a href="http://www.sitepen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/api_blog_post1.html" rel="nofollow">Dojo Offline API</a>. While still in its infancy, this looks like a promising direction for any web-based/ajaxish application. This is definitely something CRT will be playing with in the future. The cool part is that as opposed to the solution you mention (Google Desktop) it doesn't necessarily require a proxy. However, they will be creating proxies as plugins for the various browsers (or it'll be built in, which would be even cooler.) Chris, some people are looking to do this outside of a proprietary app from a vendor. (Even if the vendor is Google, its still a proprietary way to do it.) Also, this approach doesn’t help on the mac and linux desktops that I prefer to use since the Google Desktop caching/indexing stuff doesn’t exist on those platforms. Check out the Dojo Offline API. While still in its infancy, this looks like a promising direction for any web-based/ajaxish application. This is definitely something CRT will be playing with in the future.

The cool part is that as opposed to the solution you mention (Google Desktop) it doesn’t necessarily require a proxy. However, they will be creating proxies as plugins for the various browsers (or it’ll be built in, which would be even cooler.)

]]> By: Chris McKeever http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-23001 Chris McKeever Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:12:06 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-23001 What I would _love_ to see is something like the Google Desktop which already indexes Gmail and maybe even Google Reader to act as a proxy cache for their online services. This way, Gmail and Google Reader, although are 100% web based could become offline apps ... How great would that be? You heard it here first! What I would _love_ to see is something like the Google Desktop which already indexes Gmail and maybe even Google Reader to act as a proxy cache for their online services. This way, Gmail and Google Reader, although are 100% web based could become offline apps … How great would that be? You heard it here first!

]]> By: Keith Garner http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-23000 Keith Garner Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:20:06 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-23000 Joel, I can definately see your argument there. However, as long as we have podcasts we'll have desktop based RSS readers, as that's all a podcatcher really is. Okay, I suppose there could be a good way to sync an iPod or similar device via a web interface, but that's not common now. In any case, I prefer a desktop reader for the ways it acts like a mail reader, I can see what's been read and what hasn't. I get color codes for if there is an update or not. The ideal situation would be to have an online service that can sync what I've read and whatnot with my desktop client. So I can use my desktop client when it makes sense and a web based one for the other times. I need to play with some of the online ones more to see if they'd work for me in reading the large amount of feeds I pull from in a way that i'm used to with a desktop client. Stay tuned for a future blog post! Joel, I can definately see your argument there. However, as long as we have podcasts we’ll have desktop based RSS readers, as that’s all a podcatcher really is. Okay, I suppose there could be a good way to sync an iPod or similar device via a web interface, but that’s not common now.

In any case, I prefer a desktop reader for the ways it acts like a mail reader, I can see what’s been read and what hasn’t. I get color codes for if there is an update or not.

The ideal situation would be to have an online service that can sync what I’ve read and whatnot with my desktop client. So I can use my desktop client when it makes sense and a web based one for the other times.

I need to play with some of the online ones more to see if they’d work for me in reading the large amount of feeds I pull from in a way that i’m used to with a desktop client. Stay tuned for a future blog post!

]]> By: Joel Burslem http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-22993 Joel Burslem Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:25:24 +0000 http://blog.realtors.org/crt/2007/01/26/burnination/#comment-22993 I think the days of the desktop newsreader are numbered honestly (though I like NetNewswire btw). My own feedburner stats bear this out, more than 70% of readers don't use them. Personally, I find more and more I'm reading feeds on my phone these days and a standalone app doesn't help me there, whereas I can keep my Bloglines or Google Reader account in sync while out on the road. The only instance I can think where an app is still be applicable is where you are without Internet connectivity for a prolonged period (like on an airplane). I think the days of the desktop newsreader are numbered honestly (though I like NetNewswire btw). My own feedburner stats bear this out, more than 70% of readers don’t use them.

Personally, I find more and more I’m reading feeds on my phone these days and a standalone app doesn’t help me there, whereas I can keep my Bloglines or Google Reader account in sync while out on the road.

The only instance I can think where an app is still be applicable is where you are without Internet connectivity for a prolonged period (like on an airplane).

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