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The Windows 7 Sensor and Location platform provides a unified approach to how an application interacts with ambient data. The Sensor platform abstracts device drivers and exposes ambient data in a consistent API so that developers can readily interact with any type of sensor (such as ambient light sensors, temperature gauges, or GPS devices). The Location APIs build on the sensor data and provide physical location information (such as addresses or latitude and longitude).

• Building Sensor- and Location-Aware Applications with Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (PDC 2009)
• Windows 7: The Sensor and Location Platform: Building Context-Aware Applications (Dan Polivy, PDC 2008)
• Windows 7 Location Platform Overview (Alec Berntson, Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)
• Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform Overview (Dan Polivy, Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)
• Introduction to the Sensor and Location Platform (Product documentation, MSDN)

Writing a Location-Aware Gadget (Microsoft Download Center, Nov 2008)

• Windows 7 Online Training: Sensor and Location (Windows 7 Online Training: Jaime Rodriguez, Yochay Kiriaty)
• Windows 7 Sensor and Location Developing Drivers Part 1 (Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, September 2009)
• Windows 7 Sensor and Location Developing Drivers Part 2 (Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, September 2009)
• Windows 7 Sensor and Location Deep Dive into Location (Gavin Gear, Yochay Kiriaty, June 2009)

Samples

• Enhanced Default Location Provider (Code Gallery, May 2009)
• Location API Samples (Windows SDK, August 2009)
• Location-Aware Navigation Application for Windows 7 (Code Gallery, August 2009)
• Sensor and Location .NET Interop Sample Library (Code Gallery, June 2009)
• Sensor API Samples (Windows SDK, August 2009)
• Sensor Development Kit for Windows 7 (Code Gallery, May 2009)
• Sensor Diagnostic Tool (Code Gallery, May 2009)
• Windows 7 Sensor XNA Racing Game (Code Gallery, May 2009)
• General Requirements for Application Development (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Location API C++ Programming Reference (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Location API Programming Guide (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Sensor API Programming Guide (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Sensor API Programming Reference (Product documentation, MSDN)

The Windows Animation Manager enables developers to change the position, color, size, rotation, contrast, and opacity of visual elements. This API simplifies the development and maintenance of animation sequences and enables developers to implement consistent, intuitive animations.

Videos

• Windows Scenic Animation Overview (Yochay Kiriaty, January 2009)

Written Content

• Introducing Windows Animation (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Using Windows Animation (Product documentation, MSDN)

Step by Step Learning

Guides you through some common development scenarios that use Animation Manager.

Tutorials

• Adding Animation to an Application (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Storyboard Construction (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Scheduling a Storyboard (Product documentation, MSDN)

Videos

• Animation Manager Deep Dive and Tutorial (Yochay Kiriaty, May 2009)
• Windows Animation Advanced Topics  (Yochay Kiriaty, August 2009)

Samples

• Application-Driven Animation Sample (Windows SDK, August 2009)
• Timer-Driven Animation Sample  (Windows SDK, August 2009)
• Custom Interpolator (Windows SDK, August 2009)
• Grid Layout (Windows SDK, August 2009)
• Priority Comparison (Windows SDK, August 2009)

• Windows Animation Manager Developers Guide  (Product documentation, MSDN)
• Windows Animation Reference   (Product documentation, MSDN)

Just released on CodePlex.. Get it while it’s *HOT*

http://wp7guide.codeplex.com/

This new guide from patterns & practices will help you design and build applications that target the new Windows Phone 7 platform.

The key themes for these projects are: 
A Windows Phone 7 client application
A Windows Azure backend for the system

Project Overview

High level Architecture

UI Mockups

Project's scope

Team members blogs

Scott Densmore

David Hill

David Hill's WebLog News Feed

Updated Prism Template Pack for Visual Studio 2010 RTM

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  |  From David Hill's WebLog

Prism 4.0 – Have Your Say!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  |  From David Hill's WebLog

Prism Template Pack for Visual Studio 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010  |  From David Hill's WebLog

Prism – A Look Ahead

Monday, March 15, 2010  |  From David Hill's WebLog

Custom Content Loaders in Silverlight 4.0

Thursday, December 24, 2009  |  From David Hill's WebLog

David Hill's WebLog News Feed

Alex Homer

Writing ... or Just Practicing? News Feed

Cause and Defect

Sunday, August 15, 2010  |  From Writing ... or Just Practicing?

Can I Plug My Guitar Into My DNS Server?

Sunday, August 08, 2010  |  From Writing ... or Just Practicing?

Are Geeks "Creative"?

Sunday, August 01, 2010  |  From Writing ... or Just Practicing?

Photographic Forgetfulness

Sunday, July 25, 2010  |  From Writing ... or Just Practicing?

Minimalism is Made in China

Sunday, July 18, 2010  |  From Writing ... or Just Practicing?

Writing ... or Just Practicing? News Feed

Masashi Narumoto

Masashi Narumoto's Blog News Feed

Windows Azure Instance limits

Thursday, April 22, 2010  |  From Masashi Narumoto's Blog

Trick in Windows Azure deployment

Saturday, April 03, 2010  |  From Masashi Narumoto's Blog

Worker Roles – Don’t rush!

Saturday, April 03, 2010  |  From Masashi Narumoto's Blog

Visual Studio Web Test

Friday, March 26, 2010  |  From Masashi Narumoto's Blog

Weird errors when upgrading a package

Thursday, March 25, 2010  |  From Masashi Narumoto's Blog

Masashi Narumoto's Blog News Feed

Eugenio Pace

Eugenio Pace News Feed

Tailspin Surveys Mobile - An early screenshot

Thursday, August 05, 2010  |  From Eugenio Pace

Tailspin Surveys–Windows Phone 7 edition–A guide to the Guide

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  |  From Eugenio Pace

Tailspin Surveys–Windows Phone 7– UI Mockups

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  |  From Eugenio Pace

Tailspin Surveys–Windows Phone 7 edition

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  |  From Eugenio Pace

Claims Identity Guide samples updated

In the big rush for people to attend the PDC which is now sold out, there is another conference in Redmond held October 18-222, 2010 that will probably less attended but may be more important for architects and developers.

The Microsoft patterns & practices Symposium is the event for software developers and architects to have engaging and meaningful discussions with the people creating the technologies and guidance aimed at addressing their scenarios.

This 5-day event provides an environment to learn about and discuss a broad range of Microsoft development technologies and the opportunity to drill into the details with p&p and product team members and industry experts.

Symposium Highlights

· Keynote Sessions by Senior Microsoft Executives and Leaders

Jason Zander, Yousef Khalidi, and Charlie Kindel and more

· 3 Developer Workshops on Enterprise Library, Prism and Windows Azure

· 25 Thought-provoking sessions on Windows Phone 7, SharePoint, ASP.NET, Dependency Injection, Agile practices, and much more including patterns for how to apply these technologies in proven ways

· Evening Networking Reception with entertainment, food and drinks

· Symposium Party on Thursday Night at Lucky Strike Billiards in Bellevue

· “Ask The Expert” Lunches and several Open Space sessions

Register before August 31^st and save $300 per person.  Space is limited so don’t delay.

Learn more about the Symposium on the web at
patterns & practices Symposium
@pnpsymposium #pnpsym
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