Windows Vista   1. Windows Vista Developer Story gives an overview of the enhancements made in Windows Vista from a developer perspective 2. MSDN Nuggets help you to get started with Windows Vista   Glass with C# in Windows Vista Watch as a streaming file Download as a zip file Building RSS Applications with IE7 in Windows Vista Watch as a streaming file Download as a zip file Integrating Your Application with Windows Vista User Account Control Watch as a streaming file Download as a zip file Programming with Windows Vista Task Dialogs and Other comctl32 v6 Controls Watch as a streaming file Download as a zip file Using Application Restart and Recovery Watch as a streaming file Download as a zip file Sidebar Gadgets in Windows Vista Watch as a streaming file Download as a zip file Windows Error Reporting in Windows Vista Watch as a streaming file Download as a zip file 3. The following webcasts go deeper to explore some key aspects of Windows Vista:   • MSDN Architecture Webcast: Using and Creating Gadgets for Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista • MSDN Webcast: The Revolutionary Windows Vista Transactional NTFS (TxF) Infrastructure • MSDN Architecture Webcast: Modifying Applications to Run on Windows Vista • MSDN Architecture Webcast: Using Windows SideShow • MSDN Webcast: What Can Windows Vista Do for You? • MSDN Webcast: Building Peer to Peer Applications 4. The following Channel 9 Videos have interesting information on Windows Vista:   • New Vista GUI Stuff for Devs • The Advancement of Windows: Michael Fortin - Windows Vista SuperFetch • The Advancement of Windows: Narayanan Ganapathy - Windows Vista IO • Windows Vista: Ready for ReadyDrive • Arun Kishan - Process Management in Windows Vista • Diving into the Vista Heap • Going Deep: Richard Ward - Engineering security into Windows Vista • Charlie Owen - Your first Media Center/Vista application (and a look at their secret room) • Rob Short (and kernel team) - Going deep inside Windows Vista's kernel architecture • Cleartype Team - Typography in Windows Vista • Vista Audio Stack and API • Surendra Verma: Vista Transactional File System • Sean Alexander (and others) - Windows Vista Sidebar and Gadgets • Tomas Palmer and Tolga Acar - Crypto in Windows Vista • Chris Jones - 10 things devs need to know to build a great Windows Vista application • Kam Vedbrat - Looking at Windows Vista's user interface (AERO) • Rob Kenny - Application Compatibility Office 2007   1. Office Business Applications (OBA)   • Video: Office Business Applications Explained provides an overview of the Office 2007 Developer Platform • Javed Sikander explains the notion of Office Business Applications in What is an OBA? • Building Office Business Applications • Office Business Applications: Building Composite Applications Using the Microsoft Platform 2. Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office Second Edition (VSTO SE):   • Customize the Office (2007) Ribbon UI for Developers (Part 1) • Customize the Office (2007) Ribbon UI for Developers (Part 2) • Customize the Office (2007) Ribbon UI for Developers (Part 3) • Understanding the Excel Object Model from a Visual Studio 2005 Developer's Perspective • Understanding the Word Object Model from a Visual Studio 2005 Developer's Perspective • Architecture of the Outlook Add-in Support in Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office • Creating Custom Task Panes Using Visual Studio Tools for Office • Compare VBA 6.0 and Visual Studio Tools for Office • Migrating a VBA Solution to a Visual Studio Tools for Office Add-In • MSDN Webcast: Advanced Topics for Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System (Level 200) 3. OpenXML File Formats   • Application Development using the Open XML file formats • MSDN Webcast: Open XML Format for Architects • ARCast: Office 2007 Open XML Format (Part 1 of 2) • ARCast: Office 2007 Open XML Format (Part 2 of 2) • OpenXML and Ribbon Customization: Using MS Office Word 2007 to Modify Mindjet MindManager Maps 4. Microsoft Office Sharepoint Portal Server (MOSS)   • MSDN Webcast: SharePoint Workflow Development and Modifications • MSDN Webcast: Integrating Line-of-Business Data and Applications into Your Enterprise Portal • MSDN Webcast: Extending the Web Content Management Features of Office SharePoint Server 2007 • MSDN Webcast: Building Collaborative Applications Without Code Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007 • Ted Pattison Shows Us SharePoint (#189) • MSDN Webcast: Developing, Deploying, and Hosting Rich Office InfoPath 2007 Client and Browser Forms • MSDN Webcast: Building Collaborative Applications Without Code Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007 (Level 300) 5. Hands on Labs   • First Look at Microsoft Office 2007 • Programmatic Manipulation of the Microsoft Office Open XML Formats • Understanding the 2007 Microsoft Office System User Experience and Interface Design • Introducing Content Types for Windows SharePoint Services 6. Other Resources   • Office Developer Live: Master Office Application Development • Office Business Applications Developer Portal • VSTO Developer Portal • VSTO Home Page • OpenXML Developer Community Site • Office 2007 Content on Channel 9 « Go back to event details