Just an Observation
I was checking my feeds and saw something in the “Enjoying” list on WhatDoIKnow.org that got me thinking a little bit. The gear-turner went like this:
“Well how about that. Microsoft has released a web developer toolbar for IE.”
Isn’t that kind of sad? I mean, Firefox came out, and passionate users hit the code editors and created a web developer toolbar in short order. Granted, Firefox isn’t platform dependant, but people loved that software enough to help make it better. When’s the last time you saw that - a quality example - for the Windows platform?
Admittedly, I’m a bit biased here. Yeah, I love my Mac and all that Apple has to offer, but I’m also a daily Windows user. I’ve got at least 50 hours a week on Windows while at work. In an effort to make that experience a little better - ala OS X - I’ve scoured download.com and versiontracker to find some elegant and useful apps and utilities. They’re just not there, and the ones that are usually cost $20, plus or minus…and have yet to match the quality of the free and open source offerings on the OS X side!
It’s like the kid who throws a birthday party, but when everyone gets there, there’s no presents for the birthday boy. He’s gotta rely on his parents to get him some. Sad.
#1 Jeff says:I’m in the same situation. I’ve started using Google Desktop. It’s the closest thing to spotlight that I’ve found. Very useful.
#2 Charlotte Web says:Even though I’ve got a 21″ monitor, I hate that Google Desktop takes up valuable screen real estate. I’d rather have the full screen without the clutter.
Oh, and I’ve recently become a full-time Windows user. I tell everyone I know not to use IE, if they can possibly avoid it. Firefox is sooo much better.