Jolicloud - A Beautiful Netbook Distro

Jolicloud looks hot.

Considering that my Eee has taken a back seat (think third row of the minivan guys) to the iPhone when it comes to couch surfing, it's a big statement that there's something off with the form factor of today's Netbooks.

The resolution scaling on iPhones (and iPod Touches) in Safari is untouchable by the small-screen netbooks.

The fact that my touchscreen cracked a week after I installed it (frown) might have had something to do with it too.

Still hard to beat for travel, however, since my Eee is still Skypetaculous.

Sliderocket - A Cloud Based Keynote for Windows Users

Sliderocket is a cloud-based presentation tool in the vein of PowerPoint and Keynote. Written with Adobe technologies (AIR), it's cross platform and supports offline sync. I've been experimenting with the free trial, and one thing is for sure, it will satisfy any Keynote-envy that a Windows user could have. The user interface is polished, and more intuitive than anything you'll ever see in PowerPoint's lifetime.

Advanced features come at a price, but relative to buying PowerPoint licenses for your employees, they're quite inexpensive. I wouldn't be surprised if a big player like Google or even the likes of Apple buys this company in the next 24 months. The app is that good.