Maps appear to be all the rage on the web these days. Google and Yahoo! seem to battle each other for features on an almost daily basis. But online maps have one shortcoming—you can't take them with you. This is where Adobe AIR comes in. Using your existing web development skills and Adobe AIR, you can take an HTML-based web applications to the desktop and integrate it with standard desktop functionality, including local file IO, drag-and-drop and clipboard support, and more.
