Born On The Web

• SysAdmin Dag
  27th of July is sysadminday… hooray for the people that make our tubes work, our hd’s spinning and our servers cool, …
  (tags: sysadmindag systemadmin sysadmin sysad)

• Top Mapping Tools: Maps, Local Guides & Driving Directions » MakeUseOf.com
  Neat, some ,nice new google maps features: * Print maps, send by email, get permanent link to the page.
  * Ability to drag n’ drop route line right on the map (excellent feature). See Demo video below.
  * Map view modes: generic map, hybrid,
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  (tags: mapping, google maps, googlemaps, driving)

It’s a great evolution to see a lot of web application also port part of their interface to the desktop. The most hot and newest technology to do this is definatelly AIR, a kind of flash for your desktop.

Pownce for example has a great AIR application which is a perfect addition to the web interface.

 I have the feeling a lot of other web applications will follow the example of Pownce. I have seen a demo of an ebay AIR app, an app to browse your flickr photos, …

The only problem I have now with the Pownce app is that it’s a small application and it’s a bit stupid that it behaves like a full application. Especially because it is nothing more than a simple widget or gadget.

So where I’m getting at is: wouldn’t it be nice to simply integrate the Pownce app into your vista sidebar or your MAC dashboard or Konfabulator. Now it behaves like an application but it is a widget.

Is there a simple way to make an AIR application part of your sidebar? I searched a bit but found nothing. So nobody tried it or is this simply impossible? It would fit perfectly next to my lastTV gadget and twitter gadget.