On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7254436.stm > > Adobe Air allows developers to build tools that still have some > functionality even when a computer is no longer connected to the net. > A free download will allow users of Macs, PCs and, later this year, Linux > machines to run any Air applications. > > The BBC is also building prototype applications with AIR. > "The nice thing about it is that it works on all the different platforms - > Mac, PC and eventually Linux," said John O'Donovan, chief architect in the > BBC's Future Media and Technology Journalism division. > > So what do people think? > > I saw this at FOWA last year, at the time I saw it as a bit of a backwards step as far as encouraging fully blown webapps - but looking at it now it could have it's advantages. Be nice to have a gMail that works offline but without a client, for example - but I wonder how much 'client' one has to download to get an air app to work. I have a trial CD around somewhere, if I get a spare few hours I will have a look at it.
