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Yochay Kiraity has been working with the team to create Managed Code APIs making it even easier for .NET developers to take advantage of new features in Windows 7.  In this video, Yochay demonstrates the Multi-touch functionality built into Windows 7 and shows how to handle…

This week on Channel 9, Brian and Dan discuss the week's top developer news, including: - Brandon LeBlanc -  Windows Team Blog - Video snippet of Steve Ballmer signing Windows 7 Gold Disc - Michael Fortin - Windows 7 Efficiency - Yochay Kiriaty - Ensuring your application is ready…

Artists embody a diverse set of talents and interests. This gives them a rich array of experiences to draw upon in their work. In the same way, Richard Ward brings an eclectic background and collection of interests to his efforts at Microsoft.  He brings this diversity to his own art of…

To help prepare your applications for Windows 7, download the Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers. The kit includes code, videos and labs for both native Win32 C++ developers and .NET developers covering the new features available in Windows 7.

Jaime Rodriguez sat down with Anson Tsao to discuss the new Multi-touch capabilities of WPF available in WPF 4 Beta 1.  Multiple inputs are exposed through existing and new input events, along with new manipulation and inertia events. For instructions on how to download and install…

Jensen Harris from the Windows User Experience team walks us through a quick look at "Windows 8". Also be sure to visit BUILDWindows.com for more information on our developer conference in Anaheim September 13-16.

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Laura and Paul scour the interwebs and their inboxes to find out what 'Softies are talking about- here's a taste of the flavor this week: The Dilbert Challenge Mango Apps now being accepted Smarter file copying in Windows 8 Social Networks & Microsoft in China

In this screencast, Garrett Serack from the Microsoft Open Source Technology Center talks about his new project, the Common Opensource Application Publishing Platform (CoApp). CoApp aims to create a vibrant Open Source ecosystem on Windows by providing the technologies needed to build a complete…

Jossef Goldberg explains how the deployment of your client applications will be easier in .NET 4.  The new Client Profile and improved Visual Studio feature integration are shown off as we walk through building a simple application and deploying it to a non-developer's computer. …