Special Issue focusing on Mobile PC DevelopmentTable of Contents:*) Being Ultra-Mobile*) Welcome from the Mobile and Tailored Platforms Group*) How to Be Where Your Customer Wants to Be*) Developing Windows Vista Applications for the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC)*) Windows Vista Mobility: Why Should You Care?*) The Proper Developer Environments for Mobile PC, Tablet PC, and Ultra-Mobile PC Applications*) Adapting Existing Applications to Work on UMPCs*) Introduction to Windows Touch Technology in Windows Vista*) Inking in ASP.NET 2.0, AJAX, and IE7*) Basics of Ink in Windows Presentation Foundation*) Exploring Ink Analysis*) Best Practices in Game Design for the Ultra-Mobile PC*) SideShow Development in Depth*) Tablet PC Input Panel Programmability*) Exploring Tablet PC Application DeploymentFor more information, visit www.codemag.com

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Special Issue focusing on Mobile PC DevelopmentTable of Contents:*) Being Ultra-Mobile*) Welcome from the Mobile and Tailored Platforms Group*) How to Be Where Your Customer Wants to Be*) Developing Windows Vista Applications for the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC)*) Windows Vista Mobility: Why Should You Care?*) The Proper Developer Environments for Mobile PC, Tablet PC, and Ultra-Mobile PC Applications*) Adapting Existing Applications to Work on UMPCs*) Introduction to Windows Touch Technology in Windows Vista*) Inking in ASP.NET 2.0, AJAX, and IE7*) Basics of Ink in Windows Presentation Foundation*) Exploring Ink Analysis*) Best Practices in Game Design for the Ultra-Mobile PC*) SideShow Development in Depth*) Tablet PC Input Panel Programmability*) Exploring Tablet PC Application DeploymentFor more information, visit www.codemag.com

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Dan DiNicolo provides a roadmap to protecting Vista against new and unexpected security threats that might arise to hijack your system. Follow these steps, abide by the Golden Rules of Windows security, and you’ll sleep better. See at a glance what’s critical for security: implementing logon security, strong passwords, and firewall configuration. Plus, explore additional layers of security, such as e-mail encryption and secure file deletion and update your system regularly to be sure you have all security patches and Service Packs installed.

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When you want to defend Windows Vista,it’s good to know a PC Magazine expert Unless a time machine just dropped you in the 21st century, you already know that protecting your computer is essential. Now, here’s Vista—new enough that no one is sure exactly what security threats might arise to hijack your system. That’s why the road map that Dan DiNicolo provides in this book is so (more…)