HTML5 is quickly becoming the web standard for amazing interactions on the Internet, but little has been done to bring this experience to the Windows desktop until now. Pokki is a HTML5 app that lets you interact with most of your web apps through its beautiful interface. Developers can built feature rich, connected desktop applications using HTML5 and other latest web standards. Individual services are called “Pokkis” and each Pokki is dedicated to a specific service. The program sits on your task bar where the Quick Launch bar would normally sit and functions more beautifully than any Quick Launch bar designed by Microsoft. (more…)

I usually thought of having meaning and pronunciation of any English word at my fingertips. Word can be anywhere from web-page to word document to your email. WordWeb is one such desktop dictionary software for Windows which look up words with single click in almost any program. It’s all-in-one English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows. It works offline, but it also can look up words in web references such as Wikipedia, Wikitionary and WordWeb Online. The software has a full dictionary and thesaurus for American, British, Canadian, Australian, Indian, and global English. It’s free to download.

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