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See Today’s Schedule In A Small Google Calendar Desktop Application
I’ve been intrigued by an application called Today that gives a quick overview of what you have on your calendar for today and places it in a nice little window on your desktop. However, for $20 I wasn’t sure that I needed it. So, I found a way to create a similar, but not as cool, app using the iPhone version of Google Calendar.
For free, I’m able to get an overview of my schedule for today, for this month, and the ability to add new events. Plus it works on Mac and Windows.
Get Quick Updates On All Your Favorite Social Sites With Fluid
If you’re anything like me, you have more than a few social networks you are a part of. Keeping up with all those networks can be hard too. However, with the Mac app Fluid you can create multi-site menu bar applications for quick and easy access.
What I have setup is Facebook mobile, Weather Underground mobile and Plurk mobile all loaded into one application and stored in my menu bar. When I click on the blue F, I not only see the weather conditions, but also any Facebook updates and Plurk updates.
Updated Mozilla Prism Shows A Lot of Progress
I was excited about Mozilla’s Prism application when it first arrived on the scene. But then Fluid came out and I realized how un-polished Prism was. However, Prism 0.9 is quite a large step forward.
What’s new in Prism 0.9?
The big thing is that it’s based off of Firefox 3. It’s got the speed and upgrades that the Firefox 3 betas have. Also us Mac users now get native widgets! It’s no longer got ugly checkboxes and drop downs. 
The Firefox 3 rendering engine alone makes it feel much snappier and more responsive than the first Prism 0.7 release.
Fluid vs Prism for Desktop Web Applications
When I wrote about Mozilla’s Prism project a while ago, I was very excited for the possibility of bring web applications to the desktop. Since then, a new project called Fluid has popped up. It’s the same ideas as Prism, however is Mac only.
Fluid is a small application that is used to create stand alone applications for web apps. Think of going into your applications folder and seeing Facebook or MySpace. In the end, they are individual web browsers that are created specifically for one website.
The Beauty of Mozilla’s Prism Project
Have you checked out Mozilla’s Prism project yet? It’s pretty sweet.
Prism is basically a version of Firefox with no address bar, no icons, no bookmarks, nothing. It’s just a browser that loads one pre-defined bookmark at a time. It sounds a little weird, but it’s really useful.
When you start up Prism, it asks you for a URL, a name, a few options and where you want to save your shortcut. Then, when you open the shortcut, it loads the website in the Prism browser and you get a clutter free, simple, web application that runs off the power of Firefox.
