Comments on: Why I’m excited about Google Gears http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/ by Colin Devroe Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:52:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Hello Google Reader | Colin Devroe http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-48660 Hello Google Reader | Colin Devroe Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:27:00 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-48660 [...] I know what you might be thinking. You’re probably thinking: “Isn’t he the guy that said…” … my main reason for not using some of the most popular web applications has been because I can not use them offline. I am a firm believer in having all of my data available to me at anytime. — Why I’m excited about Google Gears [...] [...] I know what you might be thinking. You’re probably thinking: “Isn’t he the guy that said…” … my main reason for not using some of the most popular web applications has been because I can not use them offline. I am a firm believer in having all of my data available to me at anytime. — Why I’m excited about Google Gears [...]

]]> By: Todd Jordan http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-36220 Todd Jordan Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:59:40 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-36220 "Enter Google Gears - which provides developers with the needed technology to make their entire applications portable not just the data. The first example Google chose to show off Gears with is Google Reader (a really great example). Google Reader, up until a few days ago, was a way to read your favorite sites by subscribing to their feeds but its use was limited to when you were connected to the Internet. Google Gears allows you to use Google Reader, at least most of the application, offline. You connect to the Internet, download your latest feed subscription’s updates, get offline, and you’re still able to read the feeds that you’ve cached on your local system. What’s more is that you are able to flag those items and Google Reader will sync with your Google Reader account once an Internet connection is available." What most amazes me about this? The fact that technology similar to this has existed for years in the form of BBS client software! (I used to run a BBS back in the day.) That said, this is a great article and I agree that this will bring a new facet to our lives on the web. “Enter Google Gears – which provides developers with the needed technology to make their entire applications portable not just the data. The first example Google chose to show off Gears with is Google Reader (a really great example). Google Reader, up until a few days ago, was a way to read your favorite sites by subscribing to their feeds but its use was limited to when you were connected to the Internet. Google Gears allows you to use Google Reader, at least most of the application, offline. You connect to the Internet, download your latest feed subscription’s updates, get offline, and you’re still able to read the feeds that you’ve cached on your local system. What’s more is that you are able to flag those items and Google Reader will sync with your Google Reader account once an Internet connection is available.”

What most amazes me about this? The fact that technology similar to this has existed for years in the form of BBS client software! (I used to run a BBS back in the day.)

That said, this is a great article and I agree that this will bring a new facet to our lives on the web.

]]> By: Tech.Chick.Blog » links for 2007-06-02 http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-35798 Tech.Chick.Blog » links for 2007-06-02 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:24:06 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-35798 [...] Why I’m excited about Google Gears There has been a lot of chatter about Google Gears over the last few days and I wanted to chime in about why I’m excited about it. (tags: google-gears) [...] [...] Why I’m excited about Google Gears There has been a lot of chatter about Google Gears over the last few days and I wanted to chime in about why I’m excited about it. (tags: google-gears) [...]

]]> By: josue http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-35666 josue Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:07:37 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-35666 I totally agree with you, Colin. This is going to be huge. I totally agree with you, Colin. This is going to be huge.

]]> By: Chris J. Davis http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-35656 Chris J. Davis Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:46:51 +0000 http://cdevroe.com/notes/google-gears/#comment-35656 I know what you mean. I am thinking of ways to use Google Gears to make Habari a bit more robust. It should be exciting. I know what you mean. I am thinking of ways to use Google Gears to make Habari a bit more robust. It should be exciting.

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