While reading Lifehacker this afternoon, I came across their post about Writeboard -- a collaborative document editor that grabbed my attention. It's a collaborative document editor that can be useful when multiple people, separated by distance, need to work on something together. I began reading about the various other web-apps that 37 Signals also produces, which in turn made me think of all the Internet-based "software" that I use.
I can check various email accounts; I can read RSS; I can gain remote access to other systems; I can create blog postings; I can play games and all without anything more than Internet Explorer -- a web browser. Is there anything that can't be done using a web-based app today?
I had a TC1000 which I loaded with free applications (i.e. Open Office, AVG Antivirus, etc.), and everything worked well. I may have to experiment with a PC with only free web-based apps. The three requirements necessary: an operating system, a web browser, and an Internet connection. How functional would that PC be? Could I do everything I need to do on a daily basis with that PC?
"Writeboard collaborative document editor and Internet-based apps"
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