I've got one on my desk which ssh -X's into a "real" computer and then throws a java script heavy dashboard up on the Rpi's X11 screen. Sort of like an X-terminal of yore. Running the browser native on the Rpi bogs down.
I've also got one serving up a static view of some database with json and thttpd. I've found that NFS mounting storage is more effective than using the SD card (in another thread where we were debating the longevity of SD Cards I took one and wrote a bunch of files to it until it failed, which it did fairly quickly, so I try to keep all file systems mostly readonly on the SDcard and R/W mounted ones. You could also use a USB drive for that. The Rpi's Achilles heel is that everything goes through USB though.
I've also got one serving up a static view of some database with json and thttpd. I've found that NFS mounting storage is more effective than using the SD card (in another thread where we were debating the longevity of SD Cards I took one and wrote a bunch of files to it until it failed, which it did fairly quickly, so I try to keep all file systems mostly readonly on the SDcard and R/W mounted ones. You could also use a USB drive for that. The Rpi's Achilles heel is that everything goes through USB though.
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