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MSDN Windows Vista and Microsoft Office Beta Experience Newsletter No. 3, May 9, 2006 
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Editorial
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Welcome the third edition of the Beta Experience newsletter for Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system!
'An ideal pairing', 'a perfect match', 'they were made for each other' - just a few phrases used to describe a situation where two elements align in a sublime fashion. Recently, I’ve been playing around with a perfect match of my own. Last month, I installed Windows Vista and 2007 Microsoft Office system on my Dell XPS M170 and immediately started to see the benefits of both. From the built-in search capabilities in Windows Vista to the new 'ribbon' menu in 2007 Microsoft Office system, Microsoft has added a ton of new features and improvements to dramatically improve productivity and the end-user experience.
Windows Vista provides the foundation for developers to build 'the next big thing' through a programming model with managed code called WinFX. It provides a powerful class library and runtime through three key technologies: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WinWF). These technologies will enable developers to quickly build robust and scalable applications with a dramatic visual perspective.
Finally, make sure to check out the Beta Experience for Windows Vista and Microsoft Office. The Beta Experience is the new testing and information platform for Microsoft developers like you. Learn about tomorrow’s technology today. Also, check out our realDEVELOPMENT_06 tour coming to a city near you, as we will be talking about all new stuff coming out over the next year. See complete agenda here.
John Bristowe
Microsoft Canada Developer Specialist
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Hungry for Data – RSS support in Windows Vista
With more than 60 million blogs out there, chances are that you are reading what is going on in the blogosphere. MSN spaces alone host more than 14 million blogs.
The weblog phenomenon, and the sheer numbers of Microsoft internal bloggers made the Internet Explorer team to include an RSS reader in the upcoming version 7 of Internet Explorer.
But this would not be reason enough for this month’ Beta Experience newsletter to focus on RSS. The real reason is: you can participate from the RSS phenomenon by programming against the Windows RSS Platform API.
Current versions of RSS and syndication standards make it possible not only to distribute blogs and newsfeed: you can use them in exciting new ways. Feeds can be used as a versatile notification and distribution mechanism - for any kind of data including multimedia files.
In order to better transport and consume structured data such as lists, Microsoft is proposing the 'Simple List Extensions' as a convention how to represent lists. This works equally well in RSS 2.0 and Atom Feeds.
Read more about Programming RSS in Windows Vista!
RSS LinksIntegrate Data: An overview of RSS in Windows VistaRSS in Windows VistaThe Canadian DE Developer Blog The IE Team BlogSimple List Extension SpecificationWindows Vista RSS Platform API ReferenceWindows Vista RSS Platform API Documentation on MSDN
2007 Microsoft Office system
Office 2007 client presents developers with new an exciting opportunities to create applications with a compelling user experience. The new Ribbon Interface presents end users with friendly and context sensitive navigation options and Customization options provide the developers with the tools to add custom controls, and thus enhance the user experience.
To learn more about the Office 2007 User Interface click here!
On March 21, 2006 Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect, debuted many of the new development possibilities afforded by the 2007 Microsoft Office system to an audience of professional developers attending the Office Developer Conference. See what Bill and Office Servers VP, Kurt Delbene had to say about developing on the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
Want the inside track on what the Microsoft Office development teams are up to? Read their thoughts on everything from the new Office user interface to file formats to SharePoint. Check out the Office Developer Center blogs!
Internet Explorer 7 and RSS
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Download and evaluate the newest, layout-complete build of the Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview and explore the improvements in security, user interface, and development platform.
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Internet Explorer 7 automatically detects RSS feeds on sites by illuminating an icon on the toolbar. A single click on the icon allows you to preview and optionally subscribe to the site's RSS feed, and then be automatically notified as content is updated. Read RSS feeds directly in the browser, scan for important stories, and filter your view with search terms or site-specific categories.
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Internet Explorer 7 provides rich functionality for downloading, storing, and accessing RSS feeds across the entire operating system, and enables more users than ever before to embrace RSS. Once a feed is subscribed to in one application, that subscription, and all the associated content, will be made available across the operating system for any application that wishes to consume it.
Visit the Internet Explorer blog to learn and discuss the latest issues concerning Internet Explorer.
Find the latest Internet Explorer 7 developer information and participate in Internet Explorer 7 newsgroups! Click here
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Community
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Calling all developers, system builders, and ISVs: build the best new application with Windows Vista and win US$50,000. There are no limits to what you can create, and the app is yours to keep or sell. We won’t even ask for your coding secrets. Learn more
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Emanuele DelBono is a Software Architect and .NET developer at Managed Designs. He is known as a teacher, author for programming magazines and speaker at technical conferences and workshops.
Read his article on RSS and his blog!
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realDevelopment_06
Are you keeping your web development real? Find out at realDevelopment_06, where you’ll have the opportunity to see the very latest technologies, trends, and techniques for web developers. This complimentary event kicks off in the morning with the WEB PLATFORM SESSIONS, an in-depth exploration of Web development technologies such as AJAX, RSS, Javascript and Gadgets. And in the afternoon, our SECURITY ON THE BRAIN SESSIONS focus on how you can build more secure web applications though enhanced development techniques. Real developers. Real strategies. Real insights. This is a must-attend event for every serious developer—but seating is limited.
International DevTeach Conference (8 - 12 May, Montreal, Canada)
Check out this conference, jam-packed with advanced developer sessions on the latest versions of Microsoft products. This year, we have 68 .NET sessions and 34 SQL sessions. DevTeach 2006 is the training you can't get any other way. The session schedule is now available.
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