In this tutorial we explain

what web applications are

and tell you why there are so many

web apps

these days. With

cloud computing

becoming commonplace users want to be able to use certain

programs and applications

anywhere there's an

Internet connection

. Those programs are called web apps.

You may have certain Web sites that you visit a lot like Facebook, Tucows, or Evony. On your Mac it's possible to create a site-specific browser to take you to a specific site. Using the Mac application Fluid, you can create your own browsers for your favorite sites.