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Spring - 1.3.3b1

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	1.3.3b1
Release Date:	2004-03-09
License:	Beta
Downloads (this version):	2,281
Downloads (all versions):	346
Price:	$21.95

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Product Description:

Spring is an innovative, web-inspired desktop.

Major productivity features include:

Effortless AIMing! Drag between any Spring Object and a person to transfer it to them via AIM
Visual Amazon Products (Via Watson)
1-Drag Flight Booking For every airport in the US
1-Drag Personal Intros Drag between two people to introduce them
1-Click and 1-Drag Evites To your favorite places with your friends and family
Visual Web Search Drag between a person, place, product, etc and a search well to search by name
Ubiquitous Mapping/Directions From your home/work to any person or place
1-Click Store Locators From your home/work
Desktop Weather Personalized to your zip code
Desktop Stock Charts

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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Contextual Menus - Version: 1.3.2, 2/10/2004 08:03PM PST

mikeru

I agree that the desktop metaphor needs reworking, and that it's a good idea to focus on the communications aspect of computing, since that seems to be the primary use of computers nowadays. However, I don't think contextual menus (especially using a right- or control-click) is a good idea. It would be better if Spring also organizes things for you, and shows you more information without having to dig through menus. Anyway, keep it up!

And as a side note, incidentally, Microsoft/Windows seems to be working on making things easier by moving away from desktops as well ("task-based"). Hate to admit it, but I think their concept is a good one...

Spring Content - Version: 1.3, 6/12/2003 11:58AM PST

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robbbeal

Be sure to check out the new Spring Content page for a summary of all the various content that Spring now supports, http://usercreations.com/spring/SpringContent.html

To the Developer:… - Version: 1.1b3, 2/6/2003 07:01PM PST

MacHead

Read the comments here! Spend some time on the docs so people know what it is and how to use it. The best app in the world is nothing more than a huge waste of time if no one can figure it out!