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Zune Fail
The Zune hardware products are fantastic. The new Zune HD is particularly impressive. The Zune software is a joy to use when compared to that other product that controls 99% of the market. But until Microsoft figures out how to make the Zune Marketplace and the Zune Pass subscription service available in the rest of the world (outside of the USA) this isn’t going to go anywhere. -
Direct2D and the Desktop Window Manager
Many moons ago, when Windows Vista was still in beta, I wrote an article showing readers how to program with the Desktop Window Manager (DWM). I also followed up with another article showing readers how to display controls on glass. Both articles focused on User32/GDI which at the time was still the way to go for native application developers. -
WinUnit is Now on CodePlex
I’m totally hooked on WinUnit. As someone who writes a lot of native code it’s just absolutely essential. Up until now the only place to get it was via the download for the article that Maria wrote for MSDN Magazine.
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Windows with C++: Drawing with Direct2D
My latest Windows with C++ column, "Drawing with Direct2D", just went live on the redesigned MSDN Magazine website. This is really a continuation of my previous column where I introduced Direct2D. From the article: