Thursday, January 28, 2010

Resource of the Week - Prism

Instead of opening multiple browser windows or tabs, Prism allows users to separate web applications from the browser and run them as independent applications. Prism applications may be run from the desktop, start menu, or dock and run independently of the web browser, reducing the likeliness of browser crashes.

Prism is available as both a standalone application or a Firefox extension and will run on both Windows, Macintosh, and Linux machines. The following videos show how to convert a web application to a Prism application with both versions of Prism:

Standalone Prism


Firefox Extension


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