Category Archives: Internet Applications

I have started a new blog, called Internet Newcomer. It is, as the title suggests, a blog of information and advice for Internet beginners. The aim with this site is to build a collection of articles and references that will bridge the knowledge gap that exists for most newcomers to the Internet, allowing them to [...]

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an incredibly useful technology that’s often not very well understood. Commoncraft has produced this video that does a great low-tech job of covering the basics in 3 1/2 minutes. Click To Play (opens popup) When you’re done, subscribe to this blog!

Another in an occasional series about online applications that I use regularly. Google Calendar has become one of my mainstay applications. I use it to manage all my appointments and also to keep track of my wife and son (no easy task). Google Calendar excels at working with multiple calendars, even those that aren’t part [...]

Can an online email application really compete with the best desktop applications? Prior to using Gmail I would have said no. I’ve had a Yahoo Mail account for many years, which I found useful for testing purposes but never considered using as a primary email application. I still use Outlook for my business emails, mainly [...]

Much has been written about the increasingly blurry line between the desktop and the web. I find that more and more people don’t care, and don’t need to care, where their computing is taking place. People like my mother, who thinks of Yahoo! Mail as “her” email program, even though it’s located on a server [...]

I’m working on my own post about the Internet applications that I’m currently using. In the meantime, Michael Arrington at TechCrunch has a nice Comparison of Live Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo Mail.