Writer, the internet typewriter

Recognition

Lifehacker:

“What’s really slick is the way Writer’s interface elements fade to become almost invisible until you mouse over them, at which point they light up. Equally impressive, Writer offers a built-in word count feature, a choice of text colors (including amber—wow, does that take you back) and even an export- to-blog option. You don’t even need to register; the site relies on a browser cookie to remember you (and your documents).”

Download Squad (HuffPost Tech):

“Two things about it make it worth having in your bookmarks. The first is that you can use it anywhere. No memory key to carry around, no worrying about what OS you’re using. It just works, wherever you are. The second is that if you create an account, all of your documents also follow you around.”

SciFi.com:

“Did you ever catch one of those ’80s movies like War Games, where the old-school computers show text appearing slowly behind a cursor, accompanied by some kind of techy computer bleeping sound? Some of us are actually old enough to remember using computers before the screens changed from black to white, and harbor a little nostalgia for the days before Bill Gates became a household name.”

FreelanceSwitch.com:

“There’s something about these programs that force you to focus on your task. You can always format later. Use them in full screen mode, so everything else is blocked out. Then crank it out.”