There’s “just enough software” which is often only a “super wizard” that lets users do one thing really well. Step A, Step B, Step C, Repeat. A simple calculator is like this. Then there’s “everything anybody could ever want software” which often must resort to a boatload of “wizards” just to expose functionality to the user. Hmmm….how do I do that again with this enormous software package? Example: Windows XP.
The philosophy behind Joyent Connector is to provide a collection of tools which customers can use to create their own “applications”. We offer email, calendar, contacts, files, backup and more applications coming soon such as voice. But we’re most proud of our efforts to help customers transcend these “silos” so that they can work with data in the connected way it exists in real life. This post from Tom Webster shows Connector doing just that.
