Ubiquity: Or how the internet got really cool while I wasn't watching

[Zoombie]

We all know Firefox beats every other kind of internet tool out there with a giant shovel.

Or maybe a chainsaw.

Can you beat someone with a chainsaw?

Well...if Firefox is a shovel, Ubiquity is a ffing nuclear weapon in terms of internet user friendliness and user power.

http://labs.mozilla.com/projects/ubiquity/
Watch and go "whoa"


PS: Hey, cool, this is my first PC&E thread ever! Yay!

[Don]

The more things change, the more they remain the same. I remember all the yelling when Windows and the Mac came along, and the assurances by the developers of both platforms that a command language was no longer necessary. Anything worth doing could be done with a mouse, they declared, and there was no reason for the user to learn a language to actually communicate their desires in a concise way.

[Mumut]

I've had more problems with Firefox siezing up in one day than I had in a year before I installed it. It's crap.

[James81]

I've had more problems with Firefox siezing up in one day than I had in a year before I installed it. It's crap.

Firefox USED to be cool back when it was the only program with tabbed browsing.

But now IE has pretty much caught onto all the things that made Firefox cool, so now there's no reason to really use it anymore cause as a browser, it really does suck ass.

I keep meaning to try Google Chrome. I hear it's pretty cool.

[maestrowork]

I think the underlying concept is cool (to be able to add content easily to your email, website, etc.). But introducing a new command language? That's not really that user-friendly. I know they want to push the "natural language" interface but I'm a bit skeptical.

[brokenfingers]

Firefox USED to be cool back when it was the only program with tabbed browsing.

But now IE has pretty much caught onto all the things that made Firefox cool, so now there's no reason to really use it anymore cause as a browser, it really does suck ass.

I keep meaning to try Google Chrome. I hear it's pretty cool.The thing that makes Firefox so cool is all its add-ons. I have so many mini-apps directly in my browser, I can't imagine using a browser that doesn't do all the things my firefox does.

It's become an all-purpose internet tool. IE and Chrome still have a loooong way to go to get anywhere near Firefox's usability and versatility.

[DamaNegra]

The thing that makes Firefox so cool is all its add-ons. I have so many mini-apps directly in my browser, I can't imagine using a browser that doesn't do all the things my firefox does.

I used to think the same way. Then I switched to Chrome and I can't even remember which add-ons I used to have in Firefox.

[brokenfingers]

I used to think the same way. Then I switched to Chrome and I can't even remember which add-ons I used to have in Firefox.Unless Chrome has the addons I need and use on a regular basis, it isn't even an issue for me.

It'd be like turning in my Playstaion 3 for an Atari.

[kuwisdelu]

I would use Firefox if I were on Windows, but since it's not fully Cocoa yet and I don't really use any add-ons anyway, I just use Safari. I'm looking forward to Chrome coming out for Mac, though. (Grumble, grumble, July, grumble, grumble.)

This Ubiquity thing looks interesting, but I have no idea what it does or why I would want it. It's all pretty vague.

[Tirjasdyn]

Firefox USED to be cool back when it was the only program with tabbed browsing.

But now IE has pretty much caught onto all the things that made Firefox cool, so now there's no reason to really use it anymore cause as a browser, it really does suck ass.

I keep meaning to try Google Chrome. I hear it's pretty cool.

Cept that IE doesn't read web page code well. In fact it sucks for it.

[Tirjasdyn]

I think the underlying concept is cool (to be able to add content easily to your email, website, etc.). But introducing a new command language? That's not really that user-friendly. I know they want to push the "natural language" interface but I'm a bit skeptical.

Echoed for truth...the last thing end users want to do is learn something.