Want to create rich Internet applications and RIA desktop apps that run seamlessly online and offline? Adobe AIR —Adobe Integrated Runtime — makes it possible; Adobe AIR For Dummies makes it easy.

AIR allows Web developers to create rich Internet applications using Web technologies. They run on desktops and across multiple operating systems, and they’re more than mere wimpy widgets. Adobe AIR For Dummies gives you the scoop on AIR, working with local file systems and databases, setting up security, and all the stuff you need to know to create cool AIR apps. You’ll learn to:

* Build full-fledged Web apps with JavaScript, Flash, Flex, or HTML
* Integrate AIR applications with Flash
* Use AIR to access services like eBay and AOL videos on the desktop
* Understand the AIR security model and how application sandboxes protect your code and data
* Create apps for network connectivity, monitor remote network services, and work with audio files
* Debug your apps with the AIR Debug Launcher, the alert command, or the AIR HTML Introspector
* Set the environment path in Vista, Windows XP, or Mac OS X
* Use HTML and CSS as building blocks and handle events in HTML DOM
* Add drag-and-drop capability in Flex, Flash, and HTML apps

If you’re excited about the possibilities of building applications that run on the desktop and interface with external Web apps, Adobe AIR For Dummies is just what you need to get started!

With Adobe AIR, you can create rich Internet applications using Web technologies. They run on desktops and across multiple operating systems, and they're more than mere wimpy widgets. This book gives you the scoop on AIR, working with local file systems and databases, setting up security, and all the stuff you need to know to create cool AIR apps.

* Get out in the AIR — find out how to create AIR apps using Flex®, Flash®, and HTML with Ajax
* Play in the sandbox — understand the AIR security model and how application sandboxes protect your code and data
* Connect — learn about the database connectivity of Adobe AIR and how to work with SQL when building database applications
* Banish bugs — see how to use the AIR Debug Launcher, the alert command, and the AIR HTML Introspector to debug your apps
* Surf the AIRwaves — create apps for network connectivity, monitor remote network services, and work with audio files

Open the book and find:

* Secrets for creating Internet-savvy apps
* How to set the environment path in Vista, Windows® XP, or Mac OS® X
* Tips for using HTML and CSS as building blocks
* Ways to use Webkit extensions
* How to handle events in the HTML DOM
* Ten terrific RIAs to check out
* How to add drag-and-drop capability in Flex, Flash, and HTML apps
* Advice for instant downloading and auto-updating