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Here’s my deck from the May 2010 MSDN Visual Studio 2010 launch events.  I am presenting on Windows 7 / .NET Framework 4.0 / VS2010 tooling improvements.  There are a bunch of notes in these slides as well.   Enjoy! Windows 7 Visual Studio 2010 for Developers View more presentations from lynnlangit . Read More...

Great news for Microsoft Certified Trainers and Academic Educators: You are invited to the MCT & Educator Virtual Summit 2010 . Register now for this event which will be free of charge and exclusive to MCTs and Educators. Join this  educator readiness marathon conference on April 7th – 9th, 2010. · Three days and nights of online readiness · Over 85 speakers delivering over 120 hours of content: technical sessions, train the trainer sessions and soft skills sessions. · Admission to this...

Wow what a launch today in Orange, CA!  Thanks to the standing-room only audience this morning.  Because of the crowd size, you were so kind as to send your questions via text messages.  I didn’t have time to answer all of your many questions all at the event, so here are the rest of the answers.  I’ll categorize the questions for easier reading too. General Developer readiness and internals Q: How do I get the Windows API Code pack? A: The new MSDN Channel9 Windows 7 online training...

Next week Monday and Wednesday, I’ll be presenting at the MSDN launch events for developers for Windows 7.  Both events are registered full already – however, I am posting my decks here for you.  Also we may be recording one set of launch sessions, if we do so, I’ll post the link to the recording on my blog. Session 1 – Windows 7 Taskbar and Library APIs Windows 7 Developer APIs -Task Bar Libraries View more presentations from lynnlangit . Session 2 – Windows 7 Graphics Enhancements and...

Regular readers will note that I recently purchased an inexpensive NetBook and upgraded the OS from XP to Windows 7 Home (blog detail here ). First I tested my NetBook out for plain old web browsing.  It worked just fine with one exception – some websites aren’t designed for the small screen size and resolution.  That is, of course, not the fault of the hardware or OS though.  As a web browsing appliance, my NetBook works just fine. Next up, time to install some applications. ...

Tomorrow I start the journey over to Africa, TechEd Africa in Durban, South Africa on August 2-5, to be exact.  While there, in addition to other presentations, I am scheduled to make three presentations about Windows 7 for Developers.  In the spirit of sharing, I will post my session abstracts and slide decks here now.  Please feel free to use / reuse them in any way you like.  I would appreciate a reference to my blog and/or facebook group ‘Windows 7 Developers’ in these decks...

Many of you have asked me what applications and tools I have installed on my primary Windows 7 demo machine.  I’ll remind you that I am using a HP TouchSmart tx2 (dual AMD 42) w/4 GB RAM.  I’ve installed Windows 7 RC 64-bit. I thought the easiest way to show you is via screenshots.  I’ve also installed some demo files, I’ll list the public demo files at the bottom of this post. continuing still continuing The demo XP2Win7 is highly recommended.  You’ll also want the API Code pack...

Enjoy this short video shot by one of the attendees of the recent demofest at MS Irvine, CA.  Woody Pewitt is demoing the MS Surface here.  Thanks to Philippe Lewicki for the video. Read More...

Ah but this isn’t a simple consideration.  As I’ve been digging in, getting ready to build my first Windows 7 multi touch application, I’ve found out just how much I have to learn!  For starters I am by no means an expert in WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) development.  This is, of course, the core of any Windows application UX.  Because I have done quite a bit of work in Silverlight, I thought I could use my work there as a basis for working in WPF.  Well, that’s kind...

Now that I’ve written a rough application spec, (see previous blog post), am I finally really to start coding?  Nope, not yet.  I want to mockup my UI and also to build my database.  For the former task, I’ve decided to enlist an experienced designer.  I am doing this for a couple of reasons.  The first is practical.  I, like most developers, am just not very skilled at designing UI.  Second, I am curious as to learning more about how designers who have used competitive...

Starting to develop for a new platform means some software setup, I’ll detail what I am using, list possible variants on my configuration and include links to everything so that you can get set up quickly and easily as well. Software needed falls into three main categories – the platform (OS) itself, developer tools and then software development kits (SDKs) and samples.  I will be as complete as is possible here, however, I am sure some of you reading are using cool tools or samples that I haven...

So, let’s talk here.  When is the last time you developed a Windows application?  Yeah, I thought so – me too actually.  You’ve probably heard a bit about Windows 7 and might be thinking that it’s time for you to take a look at it.  If you are the action-type, you can just download the release candidate now.  However, before you willy-nilly install it on mission critical systems, be reminded of this little item from the FAQ: Can I upgrade from the RC to the final version...