HRNUG Windows 7 Development Links and Information
My thanks to all of the folks who came out for my presentation last night at the Hampton Roads .NET User Group, and especially to Kevin Griffin for his hard work in building and running the group!
Last night I talked about developing for Windows 7, and specifically about the new Sensor and Location API, as well as multi-touch development in WPF 4 and Silverlight 3. Here are some links that you may find useful on these topics...
Sensor and Location API:
- Windows API CodePack - Provides managed code access to many new Windows 7 features, from Taskbar Jumplists, overlay icons, etc. to Sensor APIs.
- Sensor and Location API team blog - information straight from the source on these new features.
- Location in .NET 4 - Accessing the new managed location API built into the .NET Framework 4.
- Sensor Device Driver Interface (DDI) - Information on how sensors communicate with the Windows 7 Sensor API.
- Writing a Sensor API driver for the Wii Remote - Interesting project on codeproject.com.
Windows 7 Multitouch:
- Intro to Multitouch in WPF 4 - demo code available
- Basics of Multitouch in Silverlight 3 - demo code available
- Windows Touch on MSDN Code Gallery - includes a .NET interop library sample
I also had a side discussion with some folks on Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center, and home automation, so I wanted to share some of my favorite resources:
- The Green Button - great user forum for Windows Media Center. Lots of good information on troubleshooting and optimizing your media center experience.
- We Got Served - fan site for Windows Home Server. Includes forums, and lists of WHS add-ins, and more
- WHS Add-ins - big list of add-ins for Windows Home Server, including plug-ins specific to home automation, such as mControl, from Embedded Automation.