PDC Day 2 Keynote
Starts - nice video showing of various client/WPF applications
Ray Ozzie on -
Summarizing yesterdays keynote on Azure
Today keynote focus on user experience. Future of personal computing - PD, Web and Phone
The internet and PC are 2 different worlds. Make combination of PC, Web and Phone a lot more valuable.
Talking about what makes the PC great - access to hardware etc. Storing information locally
What's make the web great - common meeting place, every company's front door. Ability to assemble
What's great about the phone - always with you. Enable spontaneity.
An app that spreads all 3 is the best
App Model continue to be evolved. A more appliance like behaviour.
Web developer - huge focus
Alludes on how we will see web apps being taken offline and syncing -sounds interesting. Can't wait to see more - Is this Live Mesh and more?
Taking about different people that will come up.
First up is Steven Sinofsky - Windows 7 guy
- talking about introducing the client, software+Services, transition from Windows Vista, dev opportunities, fundamentals
3 things
personalized experience
find and organize
bring togather devices
First demo -
new taskbar
cool cool stuff
explorer - feature called libraries. Search a bit nicer too.
Built in home computing, get auto redirected to printer at home or work
gadgets anywhere on desktop. easier to customize desktop
demo on touch
can scroll, zoom etc with touch - even with apps that did not have support for Touch builtin.
MS Paint has a ribbon!!!
Now talking about software + Services in Windows 7
Windows 7 Live Essentials - brought all together into one suite, optional/downloadable. Do not have to use Live Services
spending some time on transition from Vista.
Talking about ecosystem and how we were not ready with drivers etc at Vista launch. Windows 7 compatible with Vista - do not need new drivers
talking about standards
Wordpad will support OpenXML and ODF
End to end experience - eg home networking
Developers opportunities
- Ribbon in Windows 7
- Jump Lists
- Libraries
- Multi touch
- DirectX
Video from Autodesk on TOuch - really nice showing how they can model with touch. Needs to be seen
Now talking about fundamentals
talking about performance. Reduce memory, disk io and power
demo
can create vhd directly from disk management
bit locker built into Windows
can boot from VHD - wow
better magnifier built into Windows - look a bit like Sysinternals
Windows P shortcut
remote desktop is multi monitor aware - most applause of the day
Full control of messages displayed. More control over UAC
Path to Beta
PDC attendees get CTP today
Expecting beta early next year
Feedback built in
Steven done. Scott on