FlashLabWeb Experiments by Brian Wiltshire

I want to share a really nice resource on the Adobe site called The Adobe cookbook. Find, share, and comment on code with the developer community. It basically covers most of their apps. Although still in the startup stage, there’s really a lot of helpful code snippets. So head over and start creating some snippets.

I found this on the Adobe site and thought it would be nice to share with web developers thinking of delivering their applications to desktops. As widgets become more and more popular, it’s definately something to think about for future developments. A very nice comparison chart by Adobe will make your realise about the differences in development for web and desktops.

The Adobe® AIR™ runtime complements the browser by providing the same application development and deployment benefits while adding desktop integration, local data access, and enhanced branding opportunities. An emerging design pattern for rich Internet applications (RIAs) is to deliver a browser-based version of an RIA in the browser for all users and an RIA on the desktop for more active users. Read the rest of this entry »

The new Adobe AIR runtime lets developers use Adobe Flash CS3 Professional software to build rich applications that deploy to the desktop. Adobe AIR applications run across operating systems and are easily delivered using a single installer file. With Adobe AIR, developers can use their existing skills in Flash to build highly engaging, visually rich applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Read the rest of this entry »

Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime that enables us to use our existing Flash web development skills and tools to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop.

Adobe AIR applications support native desktop integration, including clipboard and drag-and-drop support, local file IO, system notification, and more. Read the rest of this entry »