http://www.metafilter.com/tags/ActiveDesktop Posts tagged with 'ActiveDesktop' at MetaFilter. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:26:20 -0800 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:26:20 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/50938/Web%2D20%2Don%2Da%2DDesktop%2DThis%2D20%2Dreference%2Dwill%2Donly%2Dwork%2Donce <a href="http://www.symphonyos.com/">The Symphony OS.</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Desktop">Microsoft</a> may have tired something like this before, but it certainly doesn't look as pretty. This beta linux distro is sporting something called the <a href="http://www.symphonyos.com/mezzo.html">Mezzo Desktop environment</a>. Under its hood resides a <a href="http://www.symphonyos.com/orchestra.html">http server and a Mozilla renderer</a> which allows you to run any applications coded with HTML, Javascript and PERL. Think small "Web 2.0" applications <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/jasonspisak/Mezzo/PhotoAlbum4.html">on your own computer</a> or more Dashboard widgets for tracking your FedEx packages. You might not get your extended family on to the alterative OS bandwagon, but a <a href="http://www.symphonyos.com/laws.html">different conceptualization</a> of the desktop never hurts. Instructions on how to get it running on Ubuntu are <a href="http://fak3r.com/articles/2006/01/31/howto-mezzo-desktop-on-ubuntu">here</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.50938 Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:26:20 -0800 ActiveDesktop hci JasonSpisak Mezzo Orchestra SymphonyOS Ubuntu phyrewerx