Exactly one month ago, I decided to stop using web clients and start using desktop clients for some frequent tasks. What did I find? I like theweb clients better. For most of the apps I tried, I lasted about a day or two.
Why? I don’t know. Maybe I have pre-conditioned myself to automatically open the browser over the last 15 years. In some cases, I simply preferred the web version. These are all great apps though, here’s the break down:
- Postbox is a great app, but I just prefer gmail. The web user interface is about as good as I could wish for.
- NetNewsWire was the same as above, google reader (with the help of ByLine on my iPhone) is what I prefer.
- Tweetie is the one case where I did use the desktop application. Tweetie has a better user experience than twitter itself.
- MarsEdit was a long shot anyway, I mean, this is the first post since a month ago, I just haven’t blogged enough to even remember it exists.
So there it is. I’m a web-based junkie.