Comments on: Fold: A Handy new “Desktop in a Browser” http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/05/fold-a-handy-new-desktop-in-a-browser/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Louis http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/05/fold-a-handy-new-desktop-in-a-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Louis Thu, 11 May 2006 14:32:34 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=470#comment-744 Fold is much more useful than Netvibes, the HTML containers allow for a mashup of literally any web content in one single page, afaik no other start page has this. Also the fixed 3 column layout of netvibes (and all similar offerings) is a fantastic waste of screen space - on a large monitor you end up with 600 pixel wide columns that hold 40 characters of text or three Flickr thumbs - no wonder they need tabs ;-) Fold is much more useful than Netvibes, the HTML containers allow for a mashup of literally any web content in one single page, afaik no other start page has this. Also the fixed 3 column layout of netvibes (and all similar offerings) is a fantastic waste of screen space – on a large monitor you end up with 600 pixel wide columns that hold 40 characters of text or three Flickr thumbs – no wonder they need tabs ;-)

]]> By: futomaki http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/05/fold-a-handy-new-desktop-in-a-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-743 futomaki Thu, 04 May 2006 21:41:10 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=470#comment-743 Not bad at all, but I preffer http://www.netvibes.com/ . It feels way more mature, light-weight, and has many features I miss in Fold (ie. tabs, unread feeds counters - both on tabs and in windows name). But competition is always good for users :) Not bad at all, but I preffer http://www.netvibes.com/ . It feels way more mature, light-weight, and has many features I miss in Fold (ie. tabs, unread feeds counters – both on tabs and in windows name). But competition is always good for users :)

]]> By: Lifehacker http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/05/fold-a-handy-new-desktop-in-a-browser/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Lifehacker Wed, 03 May 2006 17:04:42 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=470#comment-745 <strong>Fold personalized start page</strong> Just-launched start page Fold is out to be your web-based desktop. Embed, drag and drop Fold "desktop" modules like an Ajax word processor, weather, MP3 player, Flickr photos, feeds and sticky notes. With Fold you can assign a desktop background,... Fold personalized start page

Just-launched start page Fold is out to be your web-based desktop. Embed, drag and drop Fold “desktop” modules like an Ajax word processor, weather, MP3 player, Flickr photos, feeds and sticky notes. With Fold you can assign a desktop background,…

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