Windows 7 "Windows @ Work" Article Contest
This competition is over -- thanks to everyone who participated!
Use Visual Studio 2008 and/or Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 to build a great
Windows 7 application, and then post an article on The Code Project. You could win a fully loaded
HP Touchsmart tx2z Notebook!
Congratulations to our winners!
Ivo Beltchev - Classic
Shell
Dmitry Vitkovsky - Creating
a Timer Using the Amazing New Windows 7 Features
Sacha
Barber - Windows 7 /
VS2010 demo app
The original rules follow:
Submit a great article explaining how you built an app for Windows 7 –
complete with code - and if yours is the highest rated article by both The Code
Project community and our judges, you could win a fully loaded HP
Touchsmart tx2z Notebook!
Requirements
- Write a great article using the regular Code Project
submission guidelines
- Your article should include screen shots and code samples
- Your article must use Visual Studio 2008 and/or Visual Studio
2010 Beta
- The app should run as a Windows client, and should take advantage
of Windows-specific technologies/features found in Windows 7 (such as jumplists,
thumbnails, etc.)
- You’ll need to tag your article with the key words "Windows 7”
- Post your article on The Code Project to automatically be entered
in the contest
What You Can Win
Codeproject.com members can vote on your article. The articles that are
highest-rated by members will be rated by our judges to determine the final
winner. If your article wins, in addition to receiving one of our three great
prizes, you’ll be highlighted in The Code Project’s weekly newsletter and on our
contest page.
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Grand Prize |
Runner Up Prize |
Second Runner Up Prize |
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FULLY LOADED!
HP TouchSmart tx2z Notebook PC |
HP TouchSmart tx2z Notebook PC |
HP TouchSmart tx2z Notebook PC |
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Valued at over $2,600!! |
Valued at over $1,700! |
Valued at over $900! |
- Upgrade to Windows 7 (64-bit)
- AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-87
(2.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
- 8GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics with 64MB Display Cache Memory
- 12.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED Widescreen
(1280x800) with Integrated Touch-screen
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- Webcam Only with HP Imprint Finish (Reaction)
- Upgrade to Wireless-N Card
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Office Professional 2007
- Corel(R)PaintShop(TM) Pro X2
- Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 7 & Adobe Premiere(R) Elements 7
- Syncables Mobile v4
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
- HP 90W Smart AC/Auto/Air Combo Adapter KS474AA#ABA
- 3-year Accidental Damage Protection Extended Service Plan for
Notebook PCs
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- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
(64-bit)
- AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-86
(2.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
- 6GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics with 64MB Display Cache Memory
- 12.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED Widescreen
(1280x800) with Integrated Touch-screen
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- Webcam Only with HP Imprint Finish (Reaction)
- Wireless-G Card
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- Computrace LoJack for Laptops, Two Years
- Adobe(R) PhotoShop(R) Elements 7.0
- Roxio Creator 2009
- Syncables Mobile v4
- MAGIX Music Maker 15
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
- 1-year Accidental Damage Protection Extended Service Plan for
Notebook PCs
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- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
64-bit)
- AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-85
(2.3GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
- 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- Upgrade to 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 250GB 5400RPM SATA
Hard Drive
- ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics with 64MB Display Cache Memory
- 12.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED Widescreen (1280x800)
with Integrated Touch-screen
- LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
- Webcam Only with HP Imprint Finish (Reaction)
- Wireless-G Card
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
- HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
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time. The Code Project reserves the right to substitute prizes for the
cash equivalent. |
The Rules
- Articles must follow the guidelines listed above.
- The articles can use any programming language but must focus on one of
the Windows 7 features.
- No cheating, lying, stealing code, or biting.
- The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered
into.
- Only those who live in jurisdictions in which this contest is legal may
enter.
- Any breach of the rules and the prize will be awarded to the runner up.
- The contest runs from 3 November 2009 to 3 February 2010, at 11:59:59 PM US
Eastern Standard Time. After the contest closes, no additional entries will
be permitted.
- By entering the contest you agree to the rules, conditions of entry, and
agree that your name, member profile information, article, code and any
other submitted material can be used for promotional purposes by The Code
Project and Microsoft.
- By entering your article in the contest you agree that The Code Project
and Microsoft can link to your article and all accompanying data or information
for promotional purposes.
Some Excellent Resources
Below are some great links to help you get started.
Download the Windows 7 Training Kit for
Developers
This is the most comprehensive Windows 7 training kit to date.
Get the Windows API Code Pack for
Microsoft .NET Framework
Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework provides a
source code library that can be used to access some new Windows 7 features from
managed code.
Download the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
Discover how Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and .NET Framework 4.0 mark the next generation of Microsoft developer tools. This is no namby-pamby beta. It’s a full-octane beta release with a "Go Live" license that you can use to concept, build, test, and deploy killer Windows 7 apps —and you can even use it to create your contest submission.
Check out these Windows 7 resources:
For continued support for developing applications, services, and
drivers for Windows 7—including application compatibility resources, a source
code library, and much more—bookmark these resources:
Discover how to build Innovative Applications with the Windows 7 Developer Guide
Download the Windows 7 Developer Guide to learn how Windows 7
makes it easy for developers to create engaging, user-friendly applications by
providing familiar tools and rich development features that allow them to take advantage
of the latest PC capabilities.
Check out a Sample Article and then get started on your Windows @ Work contest article
submission
Titled “Display Progress and Overlay Icons
for Multiple Views from .NET in Windows 7 Taskbar”, this article describes how
to use Windows 7 new taskbar features, progress indication and overlay icon,
from unmanaged .NET code. The second part shows you how to manage progress
indication and overlay icons in case of multiple views (windows) and provides
appropriate missing classes for Windows API Code Pack.
Update
to Windows API Code Pack is available!
This release includes bug fixes,
new APIs to support DirectWrite and Direct2D, additional samples, and
documentation improvements.
Develop
Your Windows 7 Application
Windows 7 is a highly anticipated
operating system release for Microsoft, and we believe that migration to
Windows 7 will be faster than with our last three releases. To get you started,
we've set up a clear, three-phase approach to take advantage of the operating
system's innovations.
Platform
Update for Windows Vista and Platform Update for Windows Server
2008
Start writing applications and
drivers that take advantage of the latest Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
technologies, without losing customers on Windows Vista and Windows Server
2008.
Get
the Windows Driver Kit
Windows Driver Kit includes:
A set of headers, libraries, build tools, build environments, code samples, documentation,
and other tools that can be used to create drivers and kernel software
Ultimate
Developer Gift:
Buy
Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition with MSDN Premium before
March 22, 2010, and you will automatically be transitioned to the new Visual
Studio 2010 Premium with MSDN at no extra cost. Visual Studio 2010 Premium
offers all the functionality of today’s Visual Studio Team System 2008
Developer and Database Editions, plus many more new features. With your MSDN
Premium subscription, you can use Windows 7 to design, develop, test and demo
your applications on as many machines and devices as you need, as long as each
person on your team is a subscriber.
Conditions of Entry
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Current winners list
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