A new social network, called kaioo, started today. You will probably say “What the heck? Not another social network!”, but hold on a second. This one sounds interesting, because it claims to be really social, as it is a non-profit organization:
kaioo offers its users all advantages of a state-of-the art Social Community platform: they can communicate with friends, upload pictures, post videos etc. The key difference is that kaioo donates all advertising revenues to charity, while the operating costs are covered by sponsors. kaioo places only a limited amount of advertising on the site, so there is no disadvantage to using kaioo compared to any other social networking site. Rather, the user benefits from the positive side effect of participating in kaioo: as an accredited non-profit foundation, kaioo donates all the money that the user generates while surfing on the site to charity. Plus, the user increases kaioo’s donating power by spending more time on the platform. In short: users have a good time and at the same time do good!
Currently, kaioo seems to have some problems with server errors and performance. Furthermore there are some missing functionalities, e.g. so far it seems to be not possible to link to a profile page. Hopefully those issues will be fixed soon.
But anyway, I really like the idea, so you can find me on kaioo now. And you should sign up today as well!
After having already written two posts about web operating systems ([1][2][3]), I found two articles at franticindustries.com, which review 10 web os each:
Google released a new version of Google Maps. One of the best new features is, that you can now easily adapt your route via drag and drop. But see yourself:
LogMeIn lets you access your Windows PC from anywhere in the world. All you need is a computer connected to the Internet. You see your Target PC’s full desktop and control everything on it—applications, network files, email, printing—without the hassle of further downloads or installations. You can even share files that are too large for email. There’s no need to lug around a laptop, because LogMeIn lets you access your PC from an internet cafe, an airport, or a hotel business center. You can even print documents you’ve accessed remotely.
Create, Aggregate and Collaborate on multiple types of content online.
EyeOS
Some time ago, I had a look at YouOS and DesktopOne. Whereas DesktopTwo was more advanced, you need to have Adobe’s Flash plugin installed.
EyeOS is a good combination of both: No Flash needed and even a whole bunch of great features. The best: it is open source software and can be installed on any server you like.
Unfortunately it does not seem to have any session handling. So if you close your browser on computer A and switch to computer B, all applications have been terminated.
In first place, welcome to the eyeOS project. You’re about to discover a new work and organization method: A completely free (Open Source) Web Operating System running from your browser, where anybody can collaborate and expand it. If you want to see how is eyeOS, you can visit the screenshots section, or if you prefer it, watch the video from this page.
Google Gears (BETA) is an open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using the following JavaScript APIs:
Store and serve application resources locally
Store data locally in a fully-searchable relational database
Run asynchronous Javascript to improve application responsiveness
This is a presentation of Google Gears from the Google Developer Day in London some days ago:
UltraMon is a utility for multi-monitor systems, designed to increase productivity and unlock the full potential of multiple monitors.
efficiently move windows and maximize windows across the desktop
manage more applications with the Smart Taskbar
control application positioning with UltraMon Shortcuts
multi-monitor support for desktop wallpapers and screen savers
mirror your main monitor to secondary monitors for a presentation
What I like most is the SmartTaskbar feature:
Each taskbar only shows applications from the monitor it is on, so you won’t have to search for an application after activating it. If you move an application to a different monitor, its taskbar button will be moved to the corresponding taskbar
I found a very pretty style for the K2 theme, called TrueBlue, so this blog looks a little bit different again. (Yes, you have to visit the website, if you read the blog via rss feed… ) Furthermore, I installed Date-Stamp, a WordPress plugin by the same author as TrueBlue. But I am not yet quite sure, whether I really like Date-Stamp. If you have an opinion, drop me a comment…
Update: And I could finally activate successfully the AJAX navigation feature at the top. Try it know.
Some weeks ago I wrote about YouOS, an operating system which is running in a web browser. Today I found an even more advanced project: DesktopTwo
In contrary to YouOS, DesktopTwo requires Adobe Flash beside a web browser. But as the Flash-plugin is installed on almost every computer, it is not a big restriction. Compared to YouOS DesktopTwo has many more features and functionalities. The applications are more advanced (for example mail client, rss reader, mp3 player(!)) and you even get your own email address and 1GB space on their server for storing mails, mp3s and any other files you would like to store.
Really amazing is, that Sapotek, the company behind DeskopTwo, seems to have implemented some kind of RDP protocol because you are able to use Adobae Acrobat Reader and the Open Office Suite.
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