Only2Clicks Prompts a Question: What do you Browse?
I wrote up a piece yesterday on The Outsidr that discusses a relatively new web service called Only2Clicks. If having your bookmarks presented to you visually - on any computer or mobile browser - is of interest to you, I highly recommend you head over and give it a read. The concept and implementation are excellent; it has quickly become a useful tool for me. Just last night in fact, my area suffered a power outage that lasted about 15 hours. Because I now work exclusively on my desktop (lappy is dead) I had to head out and find a different computer to work on. Thankfully, Only2Clicks not only prevented this from being a total nightmare, it made it quite simple.
After publishing the article, I started thinking. I noted near the end thatOnly2Clicks provides an iPhone interface that allows you to not only access your bookmarks on any computer, but also on any full-browser equipped mobile. Here’s a screenshot from my N95-4:
What this made me realize however, is just how different my computer and mobile browsing habits really are. Here I have the real internet in my pocket (as Apple would say), and about 90% - 95% of my mobile browsing is done on mobile-formatted websites. Why?
- “Real” webpages are too big
- Mobile processors are too slow
- Connectivity options are too slow (yes, even HSDPA and WiFi)
- Mobile screens are too small
Why go to jaiku.com when I can go to m.jaiku.com and interact 10 times as fast (more like 50 times as fast sometimes)? Why use standard Google services when the mobile options are so light and fantastically fit for mobile consumption? I do visit some full pages from time to time but I’ll never spend much time on any one or click through several pages.
If you’re reading this blog, chances are pretty good that you have the real internet in your pocket as well. Do you use it?
(of note, I’ve created a “Mobile” tab that stores all of the sites I frequent from my mobile. In other words, Only2Clicks is still usable [and awesome] on my N95-4.)
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just because they are typically formatted in one narrow column. While this
is ideal for the tiny screen on a mobile it's a bit weird for me on a nice
big LCD. In many cases though I definitely agree that mobile sites on a
computer could definitely come in handy - in my head I'm picturing three
narrow-sized browser windows open at the same time aligned next to each
other. Hmm...
Also, you should get your hands on Firefox and Ad-blocker Plus. ;)
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computer without - the other being easyGestures.
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