10 Ways to Light Up Your Application on Windows Vista

Top-10 Ways to "Light Up" Your Application on Windows Vista Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist http://blogs.msdn.com/cheller Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Agenda Top-10 Developer Calls to Action for Windows Vista Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Confident 1. Run securely 2. Rock Solid Be Design for reliability & manageability 3. Establish a customer feedback loop Clear 4. Follow the Windows Vista user experience guidelines Create an Impression 5. Enrich the user experience 6. Enable users to visualize, organize, and search Connected 7. Build for connected systems 8. Bring data to the user with RSS Get Connected 9. Make document data accessible 10.Build for mobility 2 2 Agenda Top-10 Developer Calls to Action for Windows Vista Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Be Rock Solid 1. Run securely 2. Design for reliability & manageability 3. Establish a customer feedback loop Confident Clear Create an Impression Connected Get Connected 3 3 Confident Run Securely Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: User Account Control Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Confident Design for Reliability & Manageability Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: Restart Manager Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Confident Establish a Customer Feedback Loop Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Required for Demo: Windows Error Reporting Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Confident Agenda Top-10 Developer Calls to Action for Windows Vista Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Confident Be Rock Solid Create an Impression Clear 4. Follow the Windows Vista user experience guidelines 5. Enrich the user experience 6. Enable users to visualize, organize, and search Connected Get Connected 17 Clear Bringing Clarity to Your World Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: The Windows Vista Visual Experience Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Clear Follow the Windows Vista User Experience Guidelines Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: New Win32 UI Elements in Windows Vista Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Clear Enrich the User Experience Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: Windows Sidebar Gadgets Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Clear Enable Users to Visualize, Organize, and Search Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: Windows Vista Explorer Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Agenda Top-10 Developer Calls to Action for Windows Vista Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Confident Be Rock Solid Clear Create an Impression Get Connected 7. Build for connected systems 8. Bring data to the user with RSS 9. Make document data accessible 10. Build for mobility Connected 33 Connected Build for Connected Systems Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: Ad Hoc Networks and "People Near Me" Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Connected Build for Connected Systems Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: Windows Meeting Place Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Connected Bring Data to the User with RSS Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: IE7 Feeds Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Connected Make Document Data Accessible Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: XPS Documents Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Connected Build for Mobility Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: Mobility Center Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Connected Build for Mobility Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour Demo: Ink Support in Applications Catherine Heller Windows Vista Technical Evangelist Call to Action Summary Windows Vista & IE7 Readiness Tour • Start with app compat – test your current applications to ensure they will run correctly on Windows Vista • Consider getting the Certified for Windows Vista logo • Think about how to make your apps “light-up” on Windows Vista – Where’s the “low hanging fruit”? – What’s aligned with the strategic direction of your product? – Which experiences will provide the greatest value to your users? • Discover opportunities for providing new user experiences 50 © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This presentation is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS SUMMARY.