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a good slideshow of data storage options from Go2Web20

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adobe air and some of the applications built for it

The Adobe® AIR™ runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems.

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microsoft's silverlight

Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.

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jooce - a personal desktop