Articles filed in category 'Windows Vista'

Rick Strahl discusses Windows Vista for developers.

By now you should have heard of several new acronyms that are usually associated with Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn).

CoDe Focus Mobile Editorial by Markus Egger

In "Beyond the Mists of Avalon," Markus Egger explores the evolving landscape of Microsoft's Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and its associated tools, highlighting the initial complexity and verbosity of XAML for UI development. He details recent advancements, including the introduction of Visual Studio "Orcas" with the "Cider" designer and the standalone "Sparkle" tool, aimed at simplifying WPF design for developers and designers alike. Egger underscores the growi...ng maturity of WPF technologies and supporting third-party tools, encouraging developers to begin learning WPF now as it approaches readiness for production deployment with an anticipated Go-Live license.See More

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?

In "Into the Future," Ellen Whitney and Markus Egger explore the evolving landscape of Tablet and Mobile PC development, highlighting significant advancements in hardware and software, particularly within Windows XP and Vista. They emphasize the integration of Tablet PC features into all Windows Vista editions, the introduction of sophisticated Ink Analysis for enhanced handwriting recognition, and new developer tools like the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and XA...ML. The authors convey that these innovations create exciting opportunities and challenges for developers, while signaling a bright future for Tablet and Mobile PC technologies in both user experience and application development.See More

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 t...oward really natural computing.See More

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 ques...tion arises again: What do you need to do to set up your developer environment and create applications for these form factors?See More

“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?”