LanHat - Lan Chat App
Laziness (to post) has been overpowering me for sometime now...I overcome that laziness now and present to you - LanHat: A LAN chat application. You can chat with other users on your network without the need for a central server/internet connection.
So, what do you do?
Scenario 1: Say you're an administrator in a local company and you want to allow your employees to talk to each other, but don't want to/can't give them internet access. They have 3 options now:
- Phone: you're in the same office! unless your office is big, you wouldn't do this. Moreover, this may be complex to implement in small offices, or its just too burdensome to call people (phone is just a hassle)
- Email: You can always send one line emails...emails are not really built for this kind of thing, they are for something more complex
- Face-to-face: Always the best, but its time consuming...say you wanna ask a friend if s/he's ready to go for lunch, you can walk there, and then s/he could say 10 more minutes....aww, what a waste, your work flow just broke
What is the solution? Chat!! You could just use MSN, Google Talk etc... or LanHat!
What is different about LanHat? With MSN, Google Talk etc, you need to have access to the internet, and it may even seem unprofessional (especially MSN of the two). LanHat can operate without internet connection (in fact it has no need for it). The only thing, the computers in the chat have to be in the same network. LanHat's interface does not show ads or a whole lot of "flashy" things to keep it simple and professional.
LanHat is in its beginning versions now and supports the basic features of chat. It will evolve to support advanced features (such as file transfers etc) when the time is right and when it is deemed as necessary/relevant.
You can download LanHat V. 0.0.1 from here (in reality its 0.0.2...but this is how we start!):
lanhat.zip
To sum it up,
Scenario 2: Everyone in your family is in a different room (say in different floors!), and you want to ask something to someone, but don't want to leave your spot, LanHat's here to help. Whats wrong with MSN here? There is no need for account creations or any such hassle with LanHat.
Scenario 3...N: Soon to come!
So, what do you do?
Scenario 1: Say you're an administrator in a local company and you want to allow your employees to talk to each other, but don't want to/can't give them internet access. They have 3 options now:
- Phone: you're in the same office! unless your office is big, you wouldn't do this. Moreover, this may be complex to implement in small offices, or its just too burdensome to call people (phone is just a hassle)
- Email: You can always send one line emails...emails are not really built for this kind of thing, they are for something more complex
- Face-to-face: Always the best, but its time consuming...say you wanna ask a friend if s/he's ready to go for lunch, you can walk there, and then s/he could say 10 more minutes....aww, what a waste, your work flow just broke
What is the solution? Chat!! You could just use MSN, Google Talk etc... or LanHat!
What is different about LanHat? With MSN, Google Talk etc, you need to have access to the internet, and it may even seem unprofessional (especially MSN of the two). LanHat can operate without internet connection (in fact it has no need for it). The only thing, the computers in the chat have to be in the same network. LanHat's interface does not show ads or a whole lot of "flashy" things to keep it simple and professional.
LanHat is in its beginning versions now and supports the basic features of chat. It will evolve to support advanced features (such as file transfers etc) when the time is right and when it is deemed as necessary/relevant.
You can download LanHat V. 0.0.1 from here (in reality its 0.0.2...but this is how we start!):
lanhat.zip
To sum it up,
LanHat is a simple and intuitive chat application that allows users in the same network to chat with each other without the need for internet access, or account registration. It has a small memory footprint and low cpu usage.Other scenarios (feel free to suggest additions to the scenarios :D):
Scenario 2: Everyone in your family is in a different room (say in different floors!), and you want to ask something to someone, but don't want to leave your spot, LanHat's here to help. Whats wrong with MSN here? There is no need for account creations or any such hassle with LanHat.
Scenario 3...N: Soon to come!
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