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Adobe AIR is a great platform for accessing Web Apps from your desktop, there are some great Adobe AIR applications are out there and the list is growing. Google web apps are so popular that everyone uses at least some of them, the list includes Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Maps etc, but there is no way to access these apps from your desktop so far.

GMDesk is a Adobe AIR application that allows you to access Google Suite of applications from your desktop. It supports Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Picasa and Google Maps.

Icon Generator is a little application that lets you generate a CS3 or Web 2.0 style icon, only 3 step- Pick color, type characters and click Create Icon. It allows you to create just create 4 different sizes of the icon. Icon Generator is based on Adobe AIR apps, so you will need Adobe AIR Runtime to install it.

Flaws

• Only 4 lines of text support
• No option to change text or design.
• No option to create custom icons

Advantages

• Create Icons in just 3 steps
• Wide range of colors to chose from.
• CS3 and Web 2.0 Style logo