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Friday, October 30, 2009

Windows® API Code Pack for .NET Framework

The Windows® API Code Pack for Microsoft® .NET Framework provides a source code library that can be used to access some new Windows 7 features (and some existing features of older versions of Windows operating system) from managed code. These Windows features are not available to developers today in the .NET Framework.


The individual features supported in this version (v1.0) of the library are:

  • Windows 7 Taskbar Jump Lists, Icon Overlay, Progress Bar, Tabbed Thumbnails, and Thumbnail Toolbars.
  • Windows 7 Libraries, Known Folders, non-file system containers.
  • Windows Shell Search API support, a hierarchy of Shell Namespace entities, and Drag and Drop functionality for Shell Objects.
  • Explorer Browser Control.
  • Shell property system.
  • Windows Vista and Windows 7 Common File Dialogs, including custom controls.
  • Windows Vista and Windows 7 Task Dialogs.
  • Direct3D 11.0, Direct3D 10.1/10.0, DXGI 1.0/1.1, Direct2D 1.0, DirectWrite, Windows Imaging Component (WIC) APIs. (DirectWrite and WIC have partial support)
  • Sensor Platform APIs
  • Extended Linguistic Services APIs
  • Power Management APIs
  • Application Restart and Recovery APIs
  • Network List Manager APIs
  • Command Link control and System defined Shell icons.

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Urdu Nastaleeq Font for mobiles

CRULP announces successful deployment of open source Pango rendering engine onto Symbian mobile development platform. This engine allows rendering of complex Asian writing systems through Open Type fonts. Please visit http://www.crulp.org/research/Project-Details/ALSMP.htm for some details. The current work has been on Arabic script.
The picture shows Nafees Nastalique Open Type Font rendered on Nokia E51.


The project aims to continue to investigate deploying Pango on Adroid mobile platform by Google and develop training material to enable the same for other scripts.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

MSDN Virtual Labs

MSDN Virtual Labs! Quickly evaluate or learn how to build great applications for Windows and the Web through a series of guided, hands-on labs which can be completed in 90 minutes or less. The best part is, the MSDN Virtual Labs don’t require any installation and are available to you immediately for FREE.
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Friday, October 23, 2009

Windows 7 is now available

Here's the email from MS:
We’ve reached the final milestone in our Windows 7 release schedule—general availability! Thank you all for the feedback you have provided during the Beta and Release Candidate processes. You have helped us make this the strongest Windows client operating system to date.
For continued support for your deployment and migration processes—including resources to help you with application compatibility, security, networking, manageability, and much more—bookmark these resources:
- Guidance, tools, and demonstrations - Springboard Series for Windows 7 on TechNet
- Community advice, tips, and best practices – TechNet Windows 7 Forums
- Virtual labs, webcasts, and podcasts – Windows 7 IT Pro Events and Webcasts Portal

Also, to stay up to date on new resources, the latest guidance, and upcoming events, sign up to be a Springboard Series Insider!
Thank you for all your support!
The Springboard Series Team
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Monday, October 19, 2009

MS launches Kid's Corner--Beginner Developer Learning Center

Are you a cool kid who wants to impress your friends and family with your mad skillz? Check out the Kid's Corner for lots of fun, easy to understand lessons on programming!
Are you a parent or teacher looking to start your kids learning about computer programming? Start here!

Kid's Corner
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Microsoft Ajax Minifier

Scott Guthrie recently announced that the ASP.net team published a free tool that enables you to improve the performance of your Ajax applications by reducing the size of its JavaScript files. The new tool is named the Microsoft Ajax Minifier.

You can read Scott Guthrie’s announcement here.

Overview of the Microsoft Ajax Minifier

The Microsoft Ajax Minifier was created by Ron Logan (who is clearly a super-genius). The Microsoft Ajax team has been using this tool internally for a number of years. For example, they use the Microsoft Ajax Minifier to minify the Microsoft Ajax Library before publishing it.
The Microsoft Ajax Minifier enables you to reduce the size of a JavaScript file by removing unnecessary content from the JavaScript file. The tool supports two modes: normal crunching and hypercrunching.
When you use normal crunching, the Microsoft Ajax Minifier strips all comments, unnecessary whitespace, curly-braces, and semicolons from a JavaScript file. Surprisingly, just removing all of this unnecessary code fluff can make a significant difference to the size of a JavaScript file.
When you use hypercrunching, the Microsoft Ajax Minifer gets more aggressive about reducing the size of a JavaScript file. In hpercrunching mode, the Microsoft Ajax Minifier shortens the names of local variables (variables in functions but not global variables) and it removes unreachable code.
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Monday, October 12, 2009

Windows 7: 77 Windows 7 Tips

Windows 7 may be Microsoft’s most anticipated product ever. It builds on Windows Vista’s positives, and eliminates many of that OS’s negatives. It adds new functionality, too—all in a package that is less resource-hungry than its predecessor.


And whether or not you're upgrading from Vista or skipping it altogether and moving up from Windows XP, you'll need to know how to make the most of it in your environment. Here are 77 tips and tricks to get you there.
Here are some tips that would enhance your user experience for Windows 7.
Windows 7: 77 Windows 7 Tips

At a Glance:
Make Windows 7 faster
Get more done with Windows 7
The best Windows 7 shortcuts
Securing Windows 7
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

LINQ to SQL Tips and Tricks

There are many little tips and tricks for LINQ to SQL which can make our lives easier, or improve the speed and efficiency of the generated code. The article at CodeProject details some more tips related to LINQ to SQL.
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Monday, October 05, 2009

How to Use Your iPhone as a USB Drive

These are instructions on how to use your iPhone as a USB stick / USB flash drive without needing to install software on your computer.
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This is one of the most useful iPhone utilities I have ever seen. A big thanks goes to dmp for creating this app!
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