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ately I've been traveling a lot. As I do so, I've been using Microsoft's Outlook Web Access increasingly. I think it's *very* well done. I had heard about it a lot in the last year (especially as Microsofties were saying things like "AJAX is nothing new, we've been doing that for years").The UI is very, very rich for a browser application.
In the office, however, I still use the heavy, client version of Outlook--it just plain has a better UI, and it has better features. I also use the client version when I'm disconnected (on a plane, for example, or anywhere else I don't get free internet access).
I really like the option of a Thick Client when appropriate, and a Browser client when the Thick Client just isn't possible (at home on my MacBook Pro, for example).
Just now, trying to read my personal e-mail, I received another reminder of why I don't love browser-only applications:
Gmial is temporarily unavailable. I shouldn't worry; they're currently working to fix the problem.
All I can say is, thank goodness that we're not using this for corporate email!
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ReplyDeleteToo true. I've been trying to use Google's word processor and spreadsheet. They make it nice when I want to access the information wherever I go, but I use "Edit/Undo" a lot in MS Office and, of course, it's just not the same from a browser. That's one of the reasons Steve Gillmor is wrong about "Office Dead."
ReplyDeleteP.S. - I also invented AJAX several years ago. Only at that time we called it "programming."