RAV TUX
June 14th, 2007, 01:17 AM
With all the talk about Web OS's and virtual OS's is anybody else excited or atleast interested in Parakey?
http://www.parakey.com/
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Here is some 411 about Parakey:
founders, Blake Ross (http://www.blakeross.com/bio/) and Joe Hewitt (http://www.joehewitt.com/about.php)
What is Parakey?
Parakey is both a platform and a set of applications. The platform, written in Python, C++ and JavaScript, offers a means of building applications that merge the best of the desktop and the Web. Like desktop apps, these apps work offline, offer more privacy than pure websites, run quickly, and integrate with the system. But like Web apps, they are also more creative, visually alluring, accessible from anywhere and potentially accessible by anyone. In short, Parakey apps are designed to be both useful and social, a combination that is too rare today.
What separates Parakey from others in this space is that we're building not just the platform but also the first set of applications on top of it. We enjoy programming, but ultimately we started this company to make computers better for average users. When people need to call their "computer friend" in 2007 to install a program, scan a document, burn a CD or show a picture to a friend, there is a problem. Fixing it will take time and the patience to sit down with users and understand them. It is not unusual for Parakey employees to push bits around one day and teach a beginners' computer course the next.
So when everyone can finally do the kinds of things we experienced users take for granted, what new opportunities emerge? Parakey is about answering that question.
Why join Parakey?
As founders of Firefox (http://www.firefox.com/) and Firebug (http://www.getfirebug.com/), we have helped build software used by hundreds of millions of people, from kids to grandmothers, programmers to pottery makers and everyone in between. We intend to scale Parakey to an even wider audience, and you will be part of the extraordinarily small team doing it.
We are young guys—Blake is 21 and midway through his degree at Stanford, and Joe is 29. We will be working with you as peers, not kings. No TPS reports here.http://www.parakey.com/jobs/summer.html
http://www.parakey.com/
I signed up to be notified when this is available.
Here is some 411 about Parakey:
founders, Blake Ross (http://www.blakeross.com/bio/) and Joe Hewitt (http://www.joehewitt.com/about.php)
What is Parakey?
Parakey is both a platform and a set of applications. The platform, written in Python, C++ and JavaScript, offers a means of building applications that merge the best of the desktop and the Web. Like desktop apps, these apps work offline, offer more privacy than pure websites, run quickly, and integrate with the system. But like Web apps, they are also more creative, visually alluring, accessible from anywhere and potentially accessible by anyone. In short, Parakey apps are designed to be both useful and social, a combination that is too rare today.
What separates Parakey from others in this space is that we're building not just the platform but also the first set of applications on top of it. We enjoy programming, but ultimately we started this company to make computers better for average users. When people need to call their "computer friend" in 2007 to install a program, scan a document, burn a CD or show a picture to a friend, there is a problem. Fixing it will take time and the patience to sit down with users and understand them. It is not unusual for Parakey employees to push bits around one day and teach a beginners' computer course the next.
So when everyone can finally do the kinds of things we experienced users take for granted, what new opportunities emerge? Parakey is about answering that question.
Why join Parakey?
As founders of Firefox (http://www.firefox.com/) and Firebug (http://www.getfirebug.com/), we have helped build software used by hundreds of millions of people, from kids to grandmothers, programmers to pottery makers and everyone in between. We intend to scale Parakey to an even wider audience, and you will be part of the extraordinarily small team doing it.
We are young guys—Blake is 21 and midway through his degree at Stanford, and Joe is 29. We will be working with you as peers, not kings. No TPS reports here.http://www.parakey.com/jobs/summer.html