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Getting started with the custom install badge Adobe AIR has a seamless install feature. This feature lets you embed a SWF file in a web page that lets users install an AIR application from the browser. If the runtime is not installed, the seamless install feature installs the runtime. The seamless install feature lets users install an AIR application without saving the AIR file to their computers. Included in the AIR and Flex SDKs is a default badge.swf file, which lets you easily use the seamless install feature. The custom badge featured in this article was created by Grant Skinner for Adobe Systems. Want a new look and feel for your install badges (it looks cool!) Note: This badge is still beta quality, so you may discover bugs. Figure 1 shows a sample look and feel of the new install badge (left) and the help screen (right) which users can access by clicking the question mark icon on the Install Now button.

HOW TO COMMUNICATE IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN THE INTERNET USA :: Freedom and Liberty :: Print this ArticleHOW TO COMMUNICATE IF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN THE INTERNET02-07-2011 9:48 pm - Wallace Scenario: Your government is displeased with the communication going on in your location and pulls the plug on your internet access, most likely by telling the major ISPs to turn off service. This is what happened in Egypt Jan. 25 prompted by citizen protests, with sources estimating that the Egyptian government cut off approximately 88 percent of the country's internet access. What do you do without internet? NOTE: If you have advice to add, please log in and Aadd your comments. Print out your contact list, so your phone numbers aren’t stuck in the cloud. CB Radio: Short for "Citizens Band" radio, these two-way radios allow communication over short distances on 40 channels. Ham radio: To converse over these radios, also known as "amateur radios," you have to obtain an operator's license from the FCC. FIND THE PRIVATELY RUN ISPs Dial-up can be slow.