Previously on RobCottingham.ca, we looked at a very cool list of web applications that can completely replace your desktop applications (with a very few exceptions).

The list’s author, Ismael Ghalimi, was kind enough to respond to my key concern – what about when you aren’t connected? His answer:

When are you really offline beside on a plane?

From this post:

Office 2.0 does

Delete Microsoft Word. Uninstall Adobe Illustrator. Say goodbye to Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint and a big chunk of your hard drive’s applications directory.

I’ve just visited Ismael Ghalimi’s Office 2.0 Setup: a collection of services that do all the work of desktop software. The difference is that every single one of them is a web application (and most are free of charge). As he explains,

Through the… Read more...

A nutritious dinner is over; bedtime approaches; and the arduous process of convincing our daughter that baths and cleanliness are Good Things is nearing its successful if soggy conclusion. Nothing, now, can derail the Sleepytime Express…

…when the hairs on my spine suddenly stand up like pins. Somewhere in my subconscious, I’ve registered the faint, tinkling sounds that every parent recognizes as the anthem of their doom.

Now… Read more...

As reported in many quarters, including Mystery Pollster:

Last Sunday, Bush press secretary Tony Snow speculated about what polls might have shown during World War II: “If somebody had taken a poll in the Battle of the Bulge, I dare say people would have said, ‘Wow, my goodness, what are we doing here?.’”

The Bush administration is anxious to draw on American pride in the country’s victory… Read more...

MacFixIt has photographic documentation of a swollen battery issue. With prolonged use, the battery housing swells and separates, revealing a little gooey residue.

My theory: an owner who touches the battery discovers that it springs apart, and a small alien grabs onto their face, rams its ovipositor down their throat and lays its eggs in their abdomen. Two days later, the built-in iSight camera documents the emergence of… Read more...

Greg at the Sinister Thoughts blog documents a jaw-dropping spurious attempt by Belinda Stronach to smear the NDP. In Question Period yesterday, she tried to argue that the party is somehow willing to compromise its principles on the rights of same-sex couples — because New Democrats voted with the government on an utterly unrelated issue.

Greg fires back:

Obviously, no has told her that the NDP is… Read more...

The great Janice Bannister is holding her “So You Think You’re Funny” contest again, starting next week. It’s the second time running for the competition and, as it turns out, the second time in a row that I won’t be able to participate (teeth-gnash, teeth-gnash). But don’t let that stop you; it promises to be a lot of fun.

It runs June 21, 28, July 5, 12, and the… Read more...

Social Signal is hiring a Web Production Manager:

WHO WE ARE: Social Signal puts the web to work for social change, helping organizations turn online communities into a powerful force for progress. And we’re looking for a web production manager who will organize our time, tasks and resources, keeping our projects moving smoothly to successful completion.

WHAT YOU’LL DO: You’ll be managing the big picture of producing… Read more...