Top10 AIR applications for productivity

Stefanos Karagos | May 6, 2008

You probably already know, Adobe AIR — the runtime environment that lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems.

Many AIR applications show up the last months.

Some of them are really great. Great to make us more productive. So let's give these a try:

1. WebKut is an AIR application that allows you to capture web pages, or parts of them in a very simple way. It provides you 3 capture options: the entire page, the current view, or only a selection. Useful.
2. The Google Analytics Reporting suite is an Adobe AIR application that brings Google Analytics to the desktop. It uses it’s own custom API to interact with Google and nearly implements all features of Google Analytics.
3. This is my favorite one! Twhirl supports Twitter and Friendfeed and also cross-post updates to Pownce and Jaiku. Twitpic is also integrated into Twhirl. This is the best and most popular Twitter client available till now.
4. Klok is a tool intended to be used by individuals, like myself, who have a need to track the time they spend on projects, tasks or anything else for that matter.
5. ShifD allows users to shift notes, links and addresses between desktops and mobile devices. You can access ShifD through web interface or through browser bookmarklet or using a desktop application.
6. AirTalkr is a multi platform IM client that connects to Gtalk, MSN, Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ as well as to Flickr and YouTube.
7. Snippage: Easily make desktop widgets out of any site! Wouldn't it be great if you could take pieces of your favorite web sites and put them on your desktop? Things like that auction you've got your eye on, your web mail's inbox, or even that search box you're always using. Well, Snippage lets you do just that.
8. AgileAgenda is a project scheduling utility which lets project managers enter data about tasks. The app, an Adobe AIR Derby Best in Show winner, dynamically adjusts to the changing conditions of a project. It knows today's date and it will automatically adjust tasks that are or aren't complete based on that. Tasks can be moved, extended, or split as needed. A light table lets you view the tasks, reassign them, change their priority, or change the durations. And like most project scheduling utilities, a GANTT view is available as well. Your data can either be stored locally, or even better, on AgileAgenda's web service. AgileAgenda supports data sharing via XML or PDF exports and/or a web-based view on their web service.
9. ORA Time and Expense is an application for tracking timesheet tasks and expenses. It can also generate and export reports such as timesheets, expense reports, and invoices. It uses the webcam APIs assist in the filing of expense reports by taking pictures of receipts and including them in the expense reports.
10. Doomi: Clear'n simple to-do's. Designed to stay out of your way, be easy to use, and look pretty.

Did I miss any other?

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