I have been investigating and designing an MP3 download manager built using Flex and delivered as an Adobe AIR app. Its a really interesting area, since desktop application development and web development is finally becoming a relatively easy activity and OS compatibility issues are becoming a thing of the past. AIR apps can be built in a number of different ways and there are tons of tutorials and resources on the net to help you get started. I will share a few helpful articles and my experiences getting the grips with the platform as we go through.
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