Being the web citizens that we are, probably all our browsers look like this: at least 10 tabs open, rather 15, and somewhere in the middle is the doingText-discussion, you’re currently working on. In this situation, staying in top of things is not that easy. Not to mention the risk of a browser crash.

So get doingText out of the daily browser habits and make it a standalone desktop application similar to your old-school word processor. This goes by creating a site specific browser (SSB) with Fluid or Prism. The SSB will behave like a desktop application and appears as a single programme in your dock or start menu. But remember: It’s still a browser and therefore useless without an internet connection.

Fluid is perfect for Mac OS X 10.5 and higher, while the Mozilla Labs’ Prism is available for Mac, Linux and Windows or as an add-on for Firefox.

So how does it work?
Install Fluid or Prism on your computer. When you start it, you’re asked to enter the URL and a name under which it will appear in your programme’s sectionan. In our case the URL is either http://doingtext.com or http://doingtext.com/session/new for the login page. Optionally, you can choose where to save the App and define an icon.

We wish you a lot of fun with the new doingText-experience.
Thanks to roidrage and mite.