Today I’ve discovered Google Gears. Google Gears is an open source browser extension that lets developers create web applications that can run offline.
To be honest I didn’t even know how it worked or why I would want to use it until I was using Google Reader. Adding the Common Craft feed to Google Reader I noticed a new addition to the top “Offline”. Curiosity set in and when I went to check it out I found out that when Google Gears is installed users can review the last 2000 news items while offline. This little feature can come in handy when I have time to catch up on feeds while I’m “disconnected”. It sounds like a battery backup to the alarm clock. Too cool for school!
The only question (okay one of my questions) for Google is to find out when are they going to hold a Teacher Academy in Maine, okay I’ll settle for New England!
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