web applications - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/web_applications/?source=rss&aim=web_applications en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT What the hell is Microsoft's Live Mesh? Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/23/ms_live_mesh/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/23/ms_live_mesh/index.html?source=rss The company promises a cross-platform way to synchronize your data across different devices. Opera's misguided antitrust charges against Microsoft By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/13/opera_suit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/13/opera_suit/index.html?source=rss Reliving the last decade, the Norwegian browser make asks a court to order that Microsoft "unbundle" Internet Explorer from its operating system and comply with Web standards. For a fee, Google lets you increase the size of your in box By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/10/google_space/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/10/google_space/index.html?source=rss For $20 a year, you can buy 6 GB more space for your mail and photos. Finally, relief for folks with bulging mailboxes. Is Sony's Crackle video site attracting real talent? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/16/crackle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/16/crackle/index.html?source=rss You can find some great stuff -- and a lot of terrible stuff -- on the video site Sony says can make you a star. An amazing new video-editing program By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/26/flektor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/26/flektor/index.html?source=rss Flektor lets people create fantastic interactive videos very quickly -- like the one I cooked up here. A great fake idea: The eBay of fast food By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/22/supernova_startups/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/22/supernova_startups/index.html?source=rss A new Web site aims to connect hungry people and home cooks. It's a fantastic idea, except for one small problem. How to give a great man-to-man hug By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/15/videojug/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/15/videojug/index.html?source=rss VideoJug is a video site that brims with truly helpful instructional clips. The tech week in review: Is your Wiitis acting up? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/09/roundup/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/09/roundup/index.html?source=rss Everyone's waiting on Apple, everyone loves the Wii, and don't even ask about Ask. Flickr is blocked in China By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/08/flickr_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/08/flickr_china/index.html?source=rss The Web photo-sharing site says that it hasn't determined why its image servers aren't accessible to users in China. JobVent.com: Tell your boss how you really feel By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/07/jobvent/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/07/jobvent/index.html?source=rss A crop of new Web sites let you rant about your job. (Not good news for Progressive Insurance or Comcast.) Searching the Web in 3-D By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/spacetime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/spacetime/index.html?source=rss A company called SpaceTime shows off a pretty but impractical graphical search interface. Did Facebook give Obama a secret advantage? By Farhad Manjoo Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/obama_facebook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/06/06/obama_facebook/index.html?source=rss The Obama campaign released a new Facebook tool quickly after the site upgraded its system. Could that be because one of Facebook's founders now works for him?