I recently came across an endevor by Mozilla Labs called Prism.  Well it WAS named WebRunner but is now called Prism.  It basically allows you to package websites into single applications.  For example instead of opening a whole browser with Plug-ins, Bookmarks and the like to update your blog.  You create an application using Prism and then you have a single window to edit your blog in. Read More Below...

It may sound a bit complex but it’s NOT.   The project is still in it’s infancy stage but I’ve used it a bit and it’s kinda neat.  Granted having an app for Facebook, Gmail,  Blogger may clutter up your desktop but it frees up your screen when you don’t need tabs, address bars or bookmarks.   A quick hint I found that you MUST name your app with a single word with no spaces.  But if you feel adventurous check out Prism