What’s Flock? It’s a web browser. Mostly. Built off the same Mozilla-fied architecture as Firefox, Flock has all of the tabs and shortcuts of its cousin, as well as a hefty set of other features that are meant to make it very useful for blogginating folk.
I’ve heard of it for a few weeks now, but I didn’t figure I needed it. Then the other day, Emily* sent me an email. There was a file attached. It was entitled “Why Thomas Needs Flock.”
Nothing sells a good idea like an annotated Visio diagram.
So I’m giving it a try. I like the way it incorporates Flickr and del.icio.us, though I had to be careful during the latter’s setup. Which the wrong click, all of my local bookmarks could’ve been passed into my public del.icio.us. It’s not that I’ve anything to hide, but I tend to “browser bookmark” links that are more immediately tied to work.
The Flickr photo bar is great though. There is also a built-in uploader.
Most useful is the bottom bar. It acts as a kind of chalkboard that allows you to drag links or photos or text for safe keeping (and for blogging later, presumably).
Right now, I’m using the built-in blog post tool. The proof will be in the doing. So if this post looks like ass, blame Flock.
To make out-of-the-box Flock more like my comfy Firefox, I added a couple of extensions: Gmail Manager (new mail notification in your status bar and right-click composition), Web Developer Toolbar, and Forecastfox Enhanced (weather forecasts, including local radar, in your status bar)
So … anyone else using Flock? Anyone else interested?
* – She who has no blog, but really ought to start one.
Blogged with Flock
