Archive for May, 2010

Date: May 26th, 2010
Cate: Resources

The Hilo Project Team: Cooking Exciting Dev Content

The Hilo project team has been working on a special developer learning series to showcase best practices for creating native Windows applications and building on top of the best Windows 7 features.  They are working on articles, blog posts, and will be engaging the developer community over the course of the next few weeks.

Hilo Carousel

The first article in the learning series onto MSDN here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff708696.aspx

There is an article overview on the developer center here:
http://msdn.com/en-us/windows/ff686707.aspx

And there’s a code gallery page at:
http://code.msdn.com/hilo

The Windows Developer Center is hosting article landing pages and is featuring Hilo in its new Sample Application Gallery and updates will be made to those content pages as it makes sense.

Learn a few tricks for developing exciting Windows applications from the Project Hilo team @projecthilo

Date: May 3rd, 2010
Cate: Announcement

WINDOW SUMMIT 2010 – Now a Virtual Event

Windows Summit 2010 has become a virtual event!

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This is a special opportunity to learn – straight from the Windows team! How you can best use Windows 7 and Internet Explorer to enable great solutions for you customers. This event is designed for people who want to build great products on Windows 7.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-summit/default.aspx

Different tracks will be available for different roles:

  • Device technical implementer
    Discover the rich customization features in Windows 7 that enables partners to create a custom user experience for the PC or device. Targeted at software and device firmware engineers, this track will provide you with the direction and technical information to unlock the power of Windows 7 to create a great device experience. Available on May 25.
    Learn more

System technical implementer
Understand the features of Windows 7 that you can leverage to create and deliver the best system possible. You’ll see how implementing a few fundamental techniques can dramatically improve overall system quality and key user experiences. Available on June 2.
Learn more
Software technical implementer
The Windows 7 platform makes it easy for developers to create engaging, user-friendly applications by providing familiar tools and rich development features that allow them to take advantage of the latest PC capabilities. The sessions in this track will guide you through the key developer advances in fundamentals, richer application experiences, and the best of Windows and the Web. Available on June 16.
Learn more

Have questions about the event? Please contact at hwevents@microsoft.com.
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