Jump Lists

CTO Bob Janssen of RES Software explains why his company supports the light up features in Windows 7, including Jump Lists. He describes what his company did to move user functionality from Windows XP. He tells ISV Architect Evangelist Bruce Kyle why it was important for RES Software to…

Windows 7 offers a new way of controlling your desktop, managing your windows, and launching applications. The Windows 7 Taskbar is a new application-launching and window-switching mechanism that consolidates the functionalities from previous Windows OS Desktop mechanisms such as Quick Launch,…

Ari Smith from Next Generation Logistics talks about their FreightMaster product as well as their work with Dynamics AX, Dynamics NAV and Dynamics GP. In particular Ari tells us about their success building a WPF application and taking advantage of Windows 7 light up features such…

ISV Architect Evangelist Patrick Foley talks with Dewey Hou and Dean Craven from TechSmith about how TechSmith uses Windows 7 jump lists and task bar progress in Camtasia Studio, the popular screen recording and production software. Snagit, and Morae are also discussed, along with what to…

Social networking site Every Day One Thing promotes user actions to help the environment and community. Small actions can add up to global changes. Users post actions, such a riding in a car pool or recyling, on the site and into their Twitter feed. Concord Mfg CEO Ryan Kyle explains to ISV…

SARANGSoft incorporates Windows 7 features of jump lists, icons, and taskbar thumbnails in next version of their data backup software. filexpertéz is a powerful yet simple to use file management tool for desktop and server computers that replicates, deletes, backs up and…

This is the third part of my ScreenCast series on implementing the Windows 7 Taskbar features in less than 10 minutes (well I ran little over this time , sorry). The short video shows how to leverage the Windows 7 JumpList feature for your application. You can find the…

SARANGSoft lights up an application that streamlines the work of IT Pros for maintaining Active Directory and networked assets. The software, SysExpertez, is written in Windows Presentation Foundation and lights up jump lists in Windows 7. SysExpertez helps an IT System Manager / Administrator…

QuarkPromote incorporates Windows 7 light up features for its Rich Internet Application (RIA). Users customize promotional material, business cards, and fliers using the QuarkPromote. Users get the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) client from the website. The thick client allows…

Jason De Lorme speaks with Raja Tummla about the Windows 7 features that Eagle Investments is leveraging in their NxG application.  Eagle was in a position to update their technology architecture, and this dovetailed nicely with the advent of new UI features in Windows 7.  Raja…