July 2009
2 posts
Fads
Granite counters, hardwood floors, and stainless-steel appliances… The shag carpeting of our generation.
Offline web apps
Right now, people are working on technology to make web apps that are still usable when the user is offline. Google, notably, is working on that problem with things like Google Gears and Chrome OS.
At the same time, other people are working on ubiquitous network access.
Right now, neither one is quite there, but I’m guessing that, in a bit irony, the offline web-app thing is going to be...