October 2008
Beginner to intermediate
744 pages
17h 10m
English
Google Gears (officially called just Gears) is Google’s open source software that enables offline access to normally web-based services. When you incorporate Gears into your application or gadget code, that application can function when the user is not connected to the Internet—effectively turning your web-based application into traditional desktop software.
Why is that important?
Imagine, for example, that you’re working on a big report using Google Docs, Google’s web-based word processor. All is well and good until you head off to your in-laws’ house for the weekend. The in-laws, unfortunately, don’t have an Internet connection in the house, and you can’t sneak away to use the WiFi service in the local Starbucks. ...