Another web word processor: ajaxWrite

Om Malik reports on a project from Michael Robertson called ajaxWrite. Yes, it's another web-based word processor. The nice thing is, you get a window to yourself, and that window (complete with tabs for your docs) is a pretty basic word processor. I'm soaking in it right now... What's really impressive is the speed and stability of the app. That could be due to it only being compatible with Firefox, as having only one target allows you to focus on streamlining your performance. One essential feature for me is the ability to save your writing as a Word doc (the default), plain text, RTF, or PDF. Some limitations appear to be no inline saving, so if you lose power or your connection, you'd have to copy/paste your Great American Novel. Like Om, I'm not sure what the business model is, but with no signup, speed, stability, and good Save As formats, it appears to be a useful tool for when you're needing a web-based word processor without all the bells and whistles.












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Subscribe to commentsPhilMar 23rd 2006 10:58AM
I tried it. It did not seem to be able to upload an ordinary word.doc from my machine. When I created a new one and saved it to my machine, the result, viwed in Word, was empty.
I think I'll wait to get a Writely invite.
TaylorMar 23rd 2006 9:35PM
I'm, unfortunately, going to have to report the same experience as Phil.
yakov chodoshMar 26th 2006 5:40PM
zoho family is better than writely, and you don't need an invite. http://zoho.com/