Comments on: Blake Ross takes on information management http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/02/20/blake-ross-takes-on-information-management/ on programming, usability, and design; by Patrick Dubroy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:11:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jay Pullur http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/02/20/blake-ross-takes-on-information-management/#comment-144 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:18:06 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/02/20/blake-ross-takes-on-information-management/#comment-144 <p>SHaring off the desktop seamlessly through a web portal is something very similar to what Dekoh does. Dekoh Apps can carry user interface as simple and uncluttered as anyother to suit mom and pop.</p> <p>However, Parakey might have a different focus. That will not be apparent till thier fullblown website comes up.</p> SHaring off the desktop seamlessly through a web portal is something very similar to what Dekoh does. Dekoh Apps can carry user interface as simple and uncluttered as anyother to suit mom and pop.

However, Parakey might have a different focus. That will not be apparent till thier fullblown website comes up.

]]> by: Patrick http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/02/20/blake-ross-takes-on-information-management/#comment-110 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:55:06 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/02/20/blake-ross-takes-on-information-management/#comment-110 <p>Yep, ".Mac with sharing" sounds like a pretty apt description. Except, I think the idea is that you would use the Parakey web apps for all your work, whether it was shared or not. But I'm not positive.</p> <p>But I don't see what you mean by "Flickr for non-photos". I think it's a bit more like iPhoto or Picasa, which offer an easy way to share things the albums and photos on your hard drive. Flickr, on the other hand, still requires you to go through a bunch of extra steps to share your photos. Now, if the Flickr uploader could connect to your camera, and if Flickr had some editing tools, then I think you're getting closer.</p> <p>The reason I am interested is because they seem to be looking at the same problem I am: "Why is it so hard to do simple stuff?" For example, once you've got a photo album on your computer, shouldn't sharing it be as easy as clicking a single button?</p> Yep, “.Mac with sharing” sounds like a pretty apt description. Except, I think the idea is that you would use the Parakey web apps for all your work, whether it was shared or not. But I’m not positive.

But I don’t see what you mean by “Flickr for non-photos”. I think it’s a bit more like iPhoto or Picasa, which offer an easy way to share things the albums and photos on your hard drive. Flickr, on the other hand, still requires you to go through a bunch of extra steps to share your photos. Now, if the Flickr uploader could connect to your camera, and if Flickr had some editing tools, then I think you’re getting closer.

The reason I am interested is because they seem to be looking at the same problem I am: “Why is it so hard to do simple stuff?” For example, once you’ve got a photo album on your computer, shouldn’t sharing it be as easy as clicking a single button?

]]> by: e http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/02/20/blake-ross-takes-on-information-management/#comment-109 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:10:18 +0000 http://dubroy.com/blog/2007/02/20/blake-ross-takes-on-information-management/#comment-109 <p>Parakey sounds like <a href="http://www.apple.com/dotmac/" rel="nofollow">.Mac</a> with sharing. Or a Flickr for non-photos.</p> Parakey sounds like .Mac with sharing. Or a Flickr for non-photos.

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