Comments on: Leaving Desktop Apps Behind

By: Doug C

Doug C — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:26:33 +0000

Ok, I don’t know if these qualify, but lately I’ve been using Wikipedia and Google Maps quite a bit. As a designer I still use desktop apps, of course, but the proliferation of useful Web applications definitely has its own niche. I think of it like being a kid playing in my own backyard, until I discover these really nifty places in the next town and now I’m not home as much anymore.

By: J Phill

J Phill — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:41:24 +0000

It’s definitely good to be apart of it! I wouldn’t exactly say that it’s a norm for people to use more web apps than desktop apps, but I certainly do. It just seems that tons of apps are popping up on the web that could be more useful than static desktop apps.

By: Steve Tucker

Steve Tucker — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:30:56 +0000

I actually use suprisingly few web apps. Del.icio.us, Google maps & Gmail, YouTube, and thats about it. However I too like the way things are going on the web from an application point of view. I also like the fact that I’m here as a web designer and part of it