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Safari 4 Beta thoughts

Like a lot of people I was surprised and excited to see news about the Safari 4 beta today. I recently had switched back to Safari from Firefox 3 as my primary browser (I tend to do this every 6 months) and so was excited to test drive the new version. While there are many [...]

Stikkit launches public beta

Stikkit opened their doors to public beta testing today, which I immediately signed up for (and suggest you do too). It’s the first offering from Rael Dornfest’s new company values of n, which is located downtown. It looks like a really great concept, smart stickies, and I hope that these guys are successful!
Update: [...]

Swift: WebKit for Windows

Strange, but a cool idea. A group of developers have taken the WebKit sources and wrapped them into a browser for Windows, called Swift. I could only find one screenshot, and it reminds me a lot of K-Meleon or old versions of Phoenix/Firebird (pre-Firefox).
Take a look:

More info at getswift.org.

BBC Backstage

The Beeb today launched a new program, BBC Backstage, which is intended to supply web developers with services such as RSS feeds and APIs for new uses. Their slogan, “Use our stuff to build your stuff”, fits nicely I think. This is a rather bold move, but not so much for the very [...]