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Bytes by MSDN: Tim Sneath and Tim Huckaby discuss Windows 7

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:14:00 +0530

Check out Tim Huckaby's interview with Tim Sneath as he shares his excitement about Windows 7 and the latest announcements!

Click here to download the Windows Phone 7 Toolkit

About Tim

Tim is director of the Windows and Silverlight technical evangelism team, based out of Microsoft's corporate headquarters in Redmond. His mission is to see developers create stunning applications built on the Microsoft platform, and to persuade his mother that computers aren't out to get her. Amongst other strange obsessions, Tim collects vintage releases of Windows, and has a near-complete set of shrink-wrapped copies that date back to the late 80s, as well as a 'museum' of Virtual PC images from Windows 1.0 to the present. Tim spent the first thirty years of his life in the UK, and his occasional attempts to speak English with an American accent for ease of comprehension cause much hilarity amongst his colleagues.

Stuff Tim recommends you check out

Bytes by MSDN: Mark Russinovich and Tim Huckaby discuss changes in Windows 7

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:12:00 +0530

Tune in as Mark Russinovich explains kernel changes in Windows 7 and confirms to Tim Huckaby his respect for managed code developers.

Click here to download the Windows 7 API Code Pack

About Mark

Dr. Mark Russinovich is a Technical Fellow working in the Platform and Services division. Russinovich is a widely recognized expert in Windows operating system internals, and operating architecture and design. His discovery of a rootkit on popular Sony audio CDs led to industry reforms in the area of computer privacy.

Russinovich joined Microsoft when it acquired Winternals Software, the company he cofounded in 1996 and where he worked as Chief Software Architect. He is also cofounder of Sysinternals.com, where he wrote and published dozens of popular Windows administration and diagnostic utilities including Filemon, Regmon, Process Explorer and RootkitRevealer. He previously worked at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center, researching operating system support for Web server acceleration and serving as an operating systems expert.

Russinovich coauthored "Inside Windows 2000" and "Windows Internals," both from Microsoft Press, is Senior Contributing Editor for Windows IT Pro Magazine, and has written dozens of articles on Windows internals. He has been a featured speaker at major industry conferences around the world, including Microsoft's TechEd, IT Forum, Professional Developer's Conference, Windows Connections, Windev, and TechMentor, and has taught Windows internals, troubleshooting, and file system and device driver development to companies worldwide, including Microsoft, the CIA and the FBI.

Russinovich earned his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Stuff Mark recommends you check out

Tanagram Partners: Exploring Natural User Interfaces In the Real World

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:46:00 +0530

Natural User Interfaces (or NUIs) seem to be one of the hottest buzz words in the development world these days. Microsoft is rolling out many technologies that map into NUIs, including Windows 7 Touch, Windows Phone 7 and the soon to be released Kinect for XBOX. But with this new concept in how humans should “naturally” interact with software, what does NUI actually mean?

In this interview, Tanagram Partners explore a real-world approach to building a NUI, starting with a detailed storyboard for a real-world app. This video is technology agnostic, but really paints the possibilities of what “natural” really means in Natural User Interfaces.

Go to http://tanagrampartners.com/ to learn more about Tanagram Partners.

Pivot Tables with Tons of Developer Resources

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:39:00 +0530

Just showing off a long list of resources that will eventually make it into the Windows Developer Center. If you are interested in topics like how to write a Windows app, grab my excel spreadsheet with pivots of Windows developer resources and browse around in the pivots as I show in the video. Apologies for the sound quality, I was using a Webcam mic.

Twoja aplikacja z logo „Compatible with Windows 7” w jeden dzień

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:13:00 +0530

Myślisz że zdobycie logo „Compatible with Windows 7” wymaga dużo czasu i nakładów finansowych? Wydaje Ci się że Twoja aplikacja musi spełnić dziesiątki wyśrubowanych wymagań? Nic bardziej błędnego! Na tej sesji dowiesz się jak szybko zdobyć bezpłatne logo „Compatible with Windows 7” razem ze wszystkimi korzyściami płynącymi z jego posiadania, jak punkty w programie partnerskim Microsoft. Dowiesz się jakie są wymagania, jak wygląda procedura testowa oraz na jakie problemy możesz się natknąć. Dzięki tej sesji kompatybilność aplikacji z Windows 7 nie będzie miała dla Ciebie tajemnic.
Autor: Lech Biernacki

Introduction to Project Hilo

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0530

Project “Hilo” is a series of articles and sample applications that demonstrate how you can leverage the power of Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010 and Visual C++ to build high performance, responsive rich client applications. Hilo provides both source code and guidance that will help you design and develop compelling, touch-enabled Windows applications of your own. Join Yochay Kiriaty and James Johanson for an introduction of Project Hilo, a quick tour of its architect and design principles.

Additional information about the project can be found in the Introducing Project HILO post, and on MSDN – Hilo: Developing C++ Application for Windows 7

Imperial War Museum, Armadillo Systems and Windows 7 Touch

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:02:00 +0530

David Gristwood visits the Imperial War Museum (http://www.iwm.org.uk/) in London to find out how they are using a new Windows 7 multi-touch system, developed by Armadillo Systems (http://www.armadillosystems.com/), to let visitors to the museum learn more about important icons from World War II, such as the Spitfire plane.

Visual Studio 2010 Seattle Simulcast (Part 4 of 6): Windows Development with Visual Studio 2010

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:10:00 +0530

This recorded session from the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Seattle launch event talks about Windows development, enhancements with C++, and the user experience.

Find out how you can ride the next wave of innovation with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Learn about the variety of rich application platforms that Visual Studio 2010 supports, including Windows 7, web, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, and Windows Phone 7 Series. From tighter testing and collaboration to application development, it’s a whole new world of innovation.

Visual Studio 2010 Seattle Simulcast (Part 1 of 6): Welcome & Keynote

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:09:00 +0530

Find out how you can ride the next wave of innovation with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Learn about the variety of rich application platforms that Visual Studio 2010 supports, including Windows 7, web, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Windows Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, and Windows Phone 7 Series. From tighter testing and collaboration to application development, it’s a whole new world of innovation. You'll get a full day of training from Microsoft engineers and evangelists from these Seattle launch event videos.

This recording is the welcome and keynote from the event.

Watch the rest of the videos from this event:
Part 2: Improving Software Development Across the Lifecycle
Part 3: SharePoint and Office Development
Part 4: Windows Development
Part 5: Web and Cloud Development
Part 6: Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools and Platform Overview

Ch9Live at Tech.Ed NA 2010 - Ask Mark Russinovich Anything... LIVE!

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:11:00 +0530

Charles Torre sat down with Mark Russinovich at Tech.Ed North America 2010 to answer live questions from the Tweetosphere and studio audience.

Recorded live as part of Channel 9 Live at Tech.Ed North America 2010

Retaligent leverages Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities for their Clienteling Solution

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:28:00 +0530

Retaligent Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of Clienteling and Assisted-Selling solutions has developed an application, leveraging the Windows 7 Touch, using Silverlight 4.0 on the MS-Dynamics CRM 4.0 platform. This new feature-rich retail Clienteling, Loyalty and Campaign Management solution employs multi-touch capabilities, enabling an intuitive and responsive user experience that shortens the in-store training process. Retaligent’s new Silverlight user interface coupled with Windows 7 Touch allows for reusability, portability and scalability across multiple devices such as Point of Sale, Kiosk and Windows Mobile 7 devices.

Enjoy the show!

Sanjay Jain

ISV Architect Evangelist

Microsoft Corporation

Blog: http://Blogs.msdn.com/SanjayJain

Twitter: http://twitter.com/SanjayJain369

TechSmith Lights Up Windows 7

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:42:00 +0530

ISV Architect Evangelist Patrick Foley talks with Dewey Hou and Dean Craven from TechSmith about how TechSmith uses Windows 7 jump lists and task bar progress in Camtasia Studio, the popular screen recording and production software. Snagit, and Morae are also discussed, along with what to expect next from TechSmith.

About TechSmith

TechSmith provides screen capture and recording software for individual and professional use.

People everywhere use TechSmith products to grab images and record content straight off computer screens to create dynamic presentations and screencasts.

Other ISV Videos Show How to Light-up On Windows 7

For more news, tips, and links to developer training, see the US ISV Community blog.

Consistent UX, Composite Apps and Windows 7 with Jack Henry

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:33:00 +0530

In this screencast we visit with Ken Schultz of Jack Henry to see how WPF 4 and other technologies are helping them create a consistent user experience across a large set of applications. We take a look at their “Xperience” composite application shell, and we get to see how they’ve integrated into the Windows 7 taskbar for user favorites and for launching composite apps.

To learn more about Jack Henry and the banking products they offer, visit:

www.jackhenry.com

Dayforce leverages Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities for Web Clock, part of their Workforce Performance Management Solution

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:12:00 +0530

Dayforce, an industry pioneer of Workforce Performance Management solutions, uses Microsoft Windows 7 Multi-touch capabilities in their Web Clock to deliver more usable, flexible and interactive experience to enterprise business clients. The Web Clock lets enterprise clients set up machines without the need for keyboard hardware or mouse hardware. Employees can then use the Dayforce Web Clock without any external peripherals to perform key work time-related tasks, including logging in, recording punch-in times, recording punch-out times, and performing administrative tasks related to time worked.

The Web Clock is part of Dayforce’s complete, Microsoft-architected solution for enterprise workforce management, including time & attendance, labor scheduling, and employee self-scheduling. To learn more or to book a free demo, please visit www.dayforce.com or call 1 (866) 748 7066.

Enjoy the show!

Sanjay Jain

ISV Architect Evangelist

Microsoft Corporation

Blog: http://Blogs.msdn.com/SanjayJain

Twitter: http://twitter.com/SanjayJain369

Interview with Kofax

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:55:00 +0530

In this interview, Suresh Sreedharan sits down with Rob Jensen from Kofax to talk about their products and Microsoft partnership.

How to build a Windows 7 troubleshooting pack

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:06:00 +0530

ISV Architect Evangelist Patrick Foley explains why Windows 7 troubleshooting packs are so useful and demonstrates how easy it is to build one.

Enjoy the show!

John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
http://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnell
http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde
http://www.twitter.com/jodonnel

Sharing Your Windows Experience Index with WEI Share

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:23:00 +0530

Brandon LeBlanc from The Windows Blog and I talk about using the Azure service WEIShare.net to capture scores from your Windows Experience Index.

Well-Timed Technology Update on Windows 7

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:14:00 +0530

Jason De Lorme speaks with Raja Tummla about the Windows 7 features that Eagle Investments is leveraging in their NxG application. Eagle was in a position to update their technology architecture, and this dovetailed nicely with the advent of new UI features in Windows 7. Raja describes for us how they leaped forward with .NET and Windows 7.

Enjoy the show!

John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
http://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnell
http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde
http://www.twitter.com/jodonnel

Stardock is Impulse-Driven on Windows 7

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:12:00 +0530

Patrick Foley talks with Kirk Windisch of Stardock Corporation. Kirk shows Impulse, a PC game and media storefront, and highlights how Windows 7 light up features enliven the user experience. The entire process of making a selection, purchasing it, installing and running it for the first time is seamlessly executed by Impulse while the user watches ImpulseTV and sees his progress in a non-obtrusive task bar display.

Enjoy the show!

John O'Donnell Microsoft Dynamics ISV Architect Evangelist
Microsoft Corporation
http://blogs.msdn.com/jodonnell
http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde
http://www.twitter.com/jodonnel

WEI Share: Share your Windows 7 Experience Index

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:34:00 +0530

WEI Share ("We Share") is a Coding4Fun code sample that takes your Windows Experience Index score and shares it with the world (anonymously) to an Azure website with a Silverlight front end and lets you post your WEI score to Facebook for bragging rights.

Why would you want to share your WEI score with the world? First, this gives us a place to compare WEI scores across a wide range of hardware and even see how many touch points a multitouch computer may give you. Second, a computer's speed is dependent on the efficiency of the drivers. Sometimes WEI scores go up, sometimes they go down. This will allow you to judge the score that various versions of a driver may give you.

You can run WEI Share at www.WEIShare.net and download the source code at WEIShare.codeplex.com (coming later this week).