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Adobe AIR (short for "Adobe Integrated Runtime") is changing how we interact with certain parts of the web by bringing it directly to our desktops. There's a little bit of everything for everyone in the initial release of applications, so we've gathered together a sampling of 10 apps to give you a taste of what the service has to offer.
Be sure to check out our early selection of applications back in the day when AIR was still called Apollo.
AOL Top 100 Videos - Watch the top 100 videos from AOL's music section, separated by genre or, if you prefer, simply by which ones have received the most plays.
Chorducopia - The perfect accessory to our 11 Resources For Learning Guitar On The Web list, look up guitar chords anytime in an easy list or carousel format. You can try a free demo, and a license for $34.99.
Color Browser - A handy tool for designers to set up color schemes for their various projects. Pick the colors, save them, go back to reference what you've one in the past and what you're currently working on.
Google Analytics - The popular Google web statistics tool comes to your desktop and allows for some things to be done a tad quicker than in the web interface, such as changing the dates of the range, and opening various reports in tabs.
Klok - Considering how many freelance designers, musicians and more we have that read this site, this seems like the perfect tool for a lot of our readers. You can keep your projects in a tree on the left, and just drag them to the calendar as you work on them, setting them in 15 minute increments. You can then generate reports of how much time was worked for each job.
MyStylez.com - An editor for your MySpace profile that lets you control all aspects of your page, and also allows you to edit while offline, save your work, and use it when your next online.
NetBook - A combination ebook/audio book reader that gives you access to the Project Gutenberg Library, and allows you to read or listen to them while off line.
StockQ - Get streaming stock prices delivered to your desktop with a refresh rate you can set for 1 second to 5 minutes, as well as manage multiple portfolios.
Twhirl - As we have said before around Mashable, we all love Twitter, but there is nothing more annoying then refreshing your friend's timeline every few minutes to see what's new. Twhirl delivers your latest tweets directly to your desktop, giving you a pop-up and sound to let you know you have new ones. It will also allow for multiple account sign-ons if you have more than one account.
