This special edition of CODE Focus covers Windows AccessibilityTable of Contents:*) A Letter from the Director of Accessibility at Microsoft*) Open Accessibility*) Accessibility 101*) Windows Automation API 3.0 Overview*) What’s New in Windows 7 Automation API*) Creating Accessibility-aware Silverlight 2 Content*) Making Custom Controls Accessible*) Microsoft Accessibility Testing Tools vs. the Ten-ton Gorilla of Accessibility Guidelines Compliance*) Internet Explorer 8 New Accessibility Features*) A Pragmatic Approach to WPF Accessibility*) Writing a UI Automation Provider for a Win32-based Custom Control*) Creating UI Automation Client ApplicationsFor more information, visit www.codemag.com

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This special edition of CODE Focus covers Windows LiveTable of Contents:*) Welcome to the Windows Live Platform CODE Focus Magazine*) Introduction to Microsoft’s Windows Live Platform*) Live from the Web! Bring the Windows Live Messenger Experience to Your Web Applications*) Virtual Earth-What’s New in the Latest Release*) Weaving the Windows Live Services into Your Web Site*) Building Personalized Applications on the Windows Live ID Platform*) Windows Live Delegated APIs*) Light Up the Web-Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live*) Developing Plugins for Windows Live Writer*) Getting Started with the Windows Live Tools*) Windows Live Admin Center*) Introduction to the Live Search APIFor 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…)