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A Look at Windows Vista from a Developer Perspective
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: The Web View, West Wind
Rick Strahl discusses Windows Vista for developers.
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Being Ultra-Mobile
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2007 - Vol. 4 - Issue 2 - Mobility, Markus Egger Talks Tech
CoDe Focus Mobile Editorial by Markus Egger
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Developing Windows Vista Applications for the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC)
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2007 - Vol. 4 - Issue 2 - Mobility
Growing up in the 80s, two of the concepts that drew me in to computer science were computers that were small enough to take with you (called “Luggables” then) and displays that were thin enough to hang on a wall.Technology has come a long way in that time-and the Ultra-Mobile class of personal computers that run the Windows Vista™ operating system is a great example of that progress. So what is a UMPC and why would I be interested in writing an application that is optimized for it?
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Introduction to Windows Touch Technology in Windows Vista
Last updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2007 - Vol. 4 - Issue 2 - Mobility
I think we’re making progress toward the goal of bending computers to conform to human factors rather than bending my human factors to conform to the way computers accept input.Ultimately, our brains will be plugged directly into “the grid,” but until then, users still have to learn how to type, control a mouse, and press buttons in certain sequences. The arrival of the Windows Vista™ operating system with Microsoft® Windows® Tablet and Touch Technology is another step toward really natural computing.
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The Proper Developer Environments for Mobile PC, Tablet PC, and Ultra-Mobile PC Applications
Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2007 - Vol. 4 - Issue 2 - Mobility
When Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition appeared in 2002, developers were sometimes confused about whether to write code on a Tablet PC or if it were possible to develop Tablet PC applications on existing desktop computers.The solution turned out to be fairly straightforward, if less than intuitive. However, with the addition of Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs), multiple releases of the Tablet and Touch Technology API, and now the Windows Vista™ operating system, this question arises again: What do you need to do to set up your developer environment and create applications for these form factors?
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Windows Vista Mobility: Why Should You Care?
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2007 - Vol. 4 - Issue 2 - Mobility
“Why should I upgrade to Windows Vista™?” is the single most-asked question I get at work these days. Curiosity is driving a lot of folks towards this latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft. What’s new? What does it do? What’s in it for me? Everyone wants to know what’s so special about it and if it is worth it. “How much time do you have right now?” is usually my first reply, closely followed by, “Do you have a laptop?”
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An Overview of Windows Presentation Foundation
Last updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2006 - March/April
By now you should have heard of several new acronyms that are usually associated with Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn).
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Into the Future
Last updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2005 - Vol. 3 - Issue 1 - Tablet PC and Mobile PC, Markus Egger Talks Tech
Tablet PC and Mobile PC development is very popular today, and it will get more popular and important in the future.For Mobile PC developers, there are significant changes coming in the near future, some in the Windows XP timeframe, others in Windows Vista. This article provides an overview over what’s on the drawing board or already available in technology preview builds.
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Welcome Letter from the Tablet PC Team
Last updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2005 - Vol. 3 - Issue 1 - Tablet PC and Mobile PC
Tablet PC Team Welcome Letter Jan 06
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Beyond the Mists of Avalon
Last updated: Thursday, May 25, 2023
Published in: Publisher's Point, Markus Egger Talks Tech, VFP Conversion Papers
Markus Egger discusses tools used to create WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation, formerly "Avalon") interfaces, in particular, WinFX Extensions for Visual Studio as well as the Microsoft Expression product line.