WebRunner is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface. WebRunner is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers (SSB). An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn’t have the menus, toolbars and accoutrement’s of a normal web browser. Some people have called it a “distraction free browser” because none of the typical browser chrome is used. An SSB also has a tighter integration with the OS and desktop than a typical web application running through a web browser.

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Using XULRunner, I’m working on a custom, kiosk-style browser for my
company. When clicking on a link that opens in a new window
(target=”_blank”), nothing happens. The JS console shows “No chrome
package registered for chrome://navigator/content/navigator.xul .” From
an LXR search for “navigator.xul”, I guessed a pref named
“browser.chromeURL” might have something to do with this (though not
referenced by a toolkit/ file), so I added it, pointing to my XUL file.

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Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, software, documents, etc.
You may now easily publish your files through the Ares decentralized network. As a member of the virtual community, you can search and download just about any file shared by other users. Latest versions support BitTorrent protocol and Shoutcast radio stations.
With Ares you can also join chat rooms or host your channel and meet new friends.

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ToxTox is an Open Media Browser / TV 2.0 Platform. Just sit on your couch and watch all your favorite Internet content. It’s Free, Extendable and in development. Based on Mozilla, VLC and Open standards like RSS, OPML and XMPP.
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MobiDVD is the world’s first easy-to-use, all-in-one DVD/VCD/CD ripper & converter software built on XUL, which rips and converts the audio/video content from a disc to the playable format of portable video devices such as iPod, MP4, PSP, iPhone, Apple TV, 3GP Cell Phones, Zune, Archos, all MP3 player with high quality and fast speed. MobiDVD supports almost all popular video and audio formats including AVI, MP4, DivX, XviD, MPEG, WMV, 3GP and etc. It also allows user to split audio/video content into clips by specifying duration or file size. Read the rest of this entry »

Remote Operating System built with DHTML, Javascript, XUL and some crazy hacks.

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Komodo Edit is a free multi-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax technologies.

Komodo Edit has support (including auto-complete for most) for Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Tcl, HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, RHTML, Template-Toolkit, HTML-Smarty and Django out f the box. The auto-complete works much better out of the box for PHP here than in many of the other options.

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Mab is a Rich Web Application to search products on all 6 Amazon-branded sites (com, ca, co.uk, fr, co.jp), showing results in a handy interface, typical of desktop programs. MAB lets you search within one window without distracting you with plenty of images and texts not concerning what you are effectively looking for. MAB can make you feel like the world’s most powerful bookstore clerk!
If you are using Mozilla or Firefox browser you can try it now using the remote version, that doesn’t require any kind of installation.

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