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Adobe tools put desktop apps in the browser
Adobe is preparing to open source development tools that will enable existing desktop and server software to run in Web browsers, according to reports. Read more »
Adobe plots its path on the Web
Best known for apps like Photoshop, Adobe is relying on Kevin Lynch to break out of the shrink-wrapped software business. Read more »
Adobe blasts Apollo into beta through AIR
Adobe Systems on Monday released a beta version of AIR, a software download formerly called Apollo, that makes Web-native applications operate like desktop programs. Read more »
More than meets the eye in Microsoft plan
A little-known Microsoft project promises to bring advanced graphics to a broad range of devices and set up a potential showdown with Adobe Systems. Read more »
Google takes Web apps offline
Google today announced the availability of a new open-source browser plug-in, Google Gears, that promises developers the ability to create applications that work within a browser -- even without Internet connectivity. Read more »
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Adobe AIR brings the Web to the desktop
The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) lets developers build Web applications with a rich user interface that mimics desktop applications. Read more »
Free framework looks to simplify Ajax development
Adobe's Spry framework for Ajax is meant primarily for users who are Web design professionals or advanced nonprofessional Web designers. Here's a look into obtaining and using it. Read more »
Getting to know ColdFusion 8
In the final interview of our MAX07 series, we talk with Tim Buntel, senior product marketing manager ColdFusion, and discuss the release of ColdFusion 8 Read more »
Starting with Spry
Spry is intended to be a way of easily implementing Ajax; designers with entry level HTML, CSS and JavaScript experience should find Spry an easy way to integrate content. Read more »
Make the most of mapping down under
Map-based mashups are appearing everywhere. Whether you're planning a bike commute or looking for hotels, Andrew Muller shows how Aussies can incorporate maps into applications. Read more »
Why developers should check out ColdFusion 8
The recent release is by far the most compelling version since they moved to the Java platform -- and possibly even the most compelling version ever. Read more »
Flash and Flex: cached and componentised
Mike Potter is the developer marketing manager for Flex, we sat down with Mike at MAX and discussed where Flex and Flash is heading. Read more »
Build an AIR application for your website
Adobe AIR brings web technologies to the desktop through the integration of the Webkit rendering engine in a Flash-style desktop-based runtime. AIR applications running on HTML, CSS and Javascript can interact with the local file system, manipulate local SQL databases and even use AJAX on any domain. Read more »
MAX 2006 Report
Max 2006 was staged in Las Vegas on 23rd - 26th October, Andrew Muller was there for Builder AU. Read more »
Flex: The new face of design and development
Far more than just a toy for graphic-savvy developers, Adobe's Flex is one of the best Rich Internet Application tools around. Read more »
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Adobe's MAX Conference 2007, Day One Keynote
-- The big event of a Flex, Flash or ColdFusion developer's year is Adobe's annual conference held this year in Chicago. Builder AU's Andrew Muller attended this year and reports on the first day's opening. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.
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