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Adobe's Photoshop Express and the big picture: Adobe on Thursday unveiled the beta of Photoshop Express, a Webtop version of its photo editing juggernaut. Depending on who you listen to Photoshop Express is either a worthwhile contender in a market that includes a bunch of Web photo editing tools or an instant also ran...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Webtop, Webware, Grunin, Business Structures, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Demo 08: Web apps for mere mortals: The latest Demo conference has the usual array of new or enhanced products. Webware is covering most of the more consumer demos. I've found a few products that focus on ease of use that stood out on the first day session (more Demo 08 coverage here). ...; Tags: Web, Financial, Environment, Webware, Blist, Joggle, Channel Management, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-29
Nokia announces N810 Internet device: Look out, iPhone. Nokia's latest handheld Internet access device browses the Web, runs Flash and has GPS. It'll sell for $479 when it comes out in November. The downside: it has no cellular modem built in, so you have to use Wi-Fi or reach the Net via a Bluetooth link...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Modems, GPS, Bluetooth, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless, nokia, n810, tablet pc, mobile, iphone, cell, phone, webware, rafe needleman, handheld; Videos 2007-10-17
DemoFall 2007: Most memorable of future tech: Check out the best--and worst--that the DemoFall 2007 conference in San Diego has to offer.; Tags: San Diego, demo, demofall, product, future, tech, technology, rafe needleman, erica ogg, webware, dimdim, vyro, games, video game, gaming, feedhub, fixmymovie, motion dsp, phreesia, pudding; Videos 2007-09-28
Free iPhones at conference spark debate: From the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Webware Editor Rafe Needleman talks with software developers and business users about the iPhone's potential as a business device.; Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhone, office 2.0, conference, free, business, enterprise, email, keyboard, outlook, application, web app, web 2.0, rafe needleman, webware, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Videos 2007-09-07

The best new media and entertainment start-ups: Webware looks at best media start-upsFrom the Under the Radar Conference in Mountain View, Calif.: Webware's Rafe Needleman and Josh Lowensohn take a look at the best media and entertainment start-ups from the show.; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, entertainment start-up, Webware, entertainment; Videos 2007-07-03
Will Palm's Foleo sell?: Webware's Rafe Needleman has a picture of Palm's latest gadget--the Foleo, an "Internet interface appliance" at the D5 conference.My first thought: Palm just cooked up a baby Linux laptop that connects to a Treo. Or maybe it's Palm's entry into the UMPC race. Rafe says: The device, at about $500,...; Tags: General, Hardware Infrastructure, Linux, Mobile, Palm, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-30
Web 2.0 Expo's top 5: Webware.com chooses the best of showWebware's Rafe Needleman, Josh Lowensohn and Erica Ogg scout the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco this week and select their top five products and services. From a new search engine to a mobile application to a breakout database app, there's a little of everything...; Tags: Webware.com, Web 2.0, Web; Videos 2007-04-18
Web 100: webware seeks the best: Vote for cool Web apps that really workWebware.com editor Rafe Needleman talks with CNET News.com's Charles Cooper about Webware's competition to pick the best Web apps. Drawing on the wisdom and expertise of Webware readers, the Web 100 contest will find the best apps in 10 categories.; Tags: Webware, Web, Web Apps; Videos 2007-04-16
Poll: webware, SaaS or what?: Poll: Webware, SaaS or what?Software that is Updated Via WebI think the author views webware as a presentation that is generated by a web server. Something where the output is a web page . Something that involved JSP, ASP or at least Apache or II2. But lets not forget Java...; Tags: Channel management, Software as a Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Java Web Start, user experience, America Online Inc., Web, Webware, Java, XIOS, software, Internet, operating system, software-as-a-service; Discussion threads 2007-04-09
So long SaaS, welcome webware: So long SaaS, welcome webwareSaaS is DeadI agree SaaS should fade into the distance and the more descriptive name Webware, should be the new tag for this product type. It just makes more sense!A Challenge with the NomenclatureOne of the issues is the lack of consensus on the true meaning...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), McNamara, Webware, software-as-a-service; Discussion threads 2007-03-28
So long SaaS, welcome webware: My dislike for the SaaS acronym is long-held. For a while I tried to avoid using it on this blog, but in the end it became too established to resist. I still hate it though, and Im not alone. Paul McNamara has just posted a great analogy on the Coghead...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Web technology, Paul McNamara, web-based application, software-as-a-service, Webware, software; Blog posts 2007-03-27
Getting things done, David Allen's way: Webware's Rafe Needleman gets Allen interview doneAt the Under the Radar confab in Silicon Valley on March 26, Getting Things Done author David Allen gave CNET a dollop of his time. He explained the importance of list management for those who want to be effective in using their time, and...; Tags: David Allen, Getting Things; Videos 2007-03-26
Guest Blogger Interview: John Fox of GroupSmarts: IntroAt Macworld 2006 I found a little gem of a program, MemoryMiner, hidden away in a back corner of the showroom floor. After watching the demo, I thought it was one of the more unique applications I had seen in a long time. That year it won Best of...; Tags: Web 2.0, Media, Tech, Design, Yahoo, Collaboration, Products, Social Software, Two-Way Web, Flickr, Mac, Windows, photograph, D.A.M., MemoryMiner, Web; Blog posts 2007-01-23

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Popfly Game Creator: Last week Microsoft released the Popfly Game Creator and I spent some time with it today. Built on Silverlight 1.0, it's a good move by Microsoft and while you won't be creating anything revolutionary with it, it's fairly simple to use and it hits a market that Flash has had...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Popfly Site, Games, Personal Technology, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Intuit opens its QuickBase platform to developers; Plans to get SaaSy: Intuit on Thursday will open its QuickBase platform to third party developers with the aim of creating a software as a service business that will launch this summer. QuickBase is a Web tool used by half of the Fortune 100 to collaborate, manage projects and customer data....; Tags: Developer, Software-as-a-service, Intuit Inc., Intuit QuickBase, Intuit QuickBooks, Adobe Flex, Eclipse IDE, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-16
News to know: Dell; MinWin; Microsoft's Glasnost; Mozilla: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Dell: We'll save $3 billion; Cut 8,800 positions Ed Bott: Is MinWin really the new Windows 7 kernel? Jason Perlow: Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0. Dana Blankenhorn: If the birthmark fits, Microsoft will wear it ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Wireless LANs, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2008-04-01
News to know: AMD; Google; Oracle worries; Eluma; Nuospace: Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors Larry Dignan: Google paid click growth sluggish in February; More worries emerge. Techmeme. Oracle new license revenue raises IT spending worries Dennis Howlett: Nuospace: enterprise collaboration for the rest...; Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Pageflakes challenges Yahoo, Google: On Working Webware, ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber and Webware.com editor Rafe Needleman sit down with Pageflakes CEO Dan Cohen to find out about the company's personalized start page strategy and how the CEO plans to compete against Yahoo and Microsoft in the battle for the home page. Farber...; Tags: Personal Technology; Videos 2008-02-28
Adobe's RIA platform brings web and desktop together: Today Adobe announced the availability of Adobe AIR 1.0, Flex 3, and a new open source portal and all three announcements are indicative of where Adobe is going as it tries to expand on it's platform and bring the best of the web to the higher-featured desktop world. Because today...; Tags: Desktop, Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Adobe AIR, Rich Internet Application, Flex 3, Open Source, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-02-25