Get an expert‎,‎ developer‎-focused introduction to the next generation Windows client operating system‎.‎ Windows programming authority Brent Rector takes you inside the WinFX application model‎,‎ explaining how its unified‎,‎ managed‎-code environment dramatically simplifies many programmatic housekeeping tasks and provides application security services from the very beginning of the development process‎.‎ Then you ll jump right into compiling‎,‎ deploying‎,‎ and running your first applications‎.‎ From learning the new Extensible Application Markup Language ‎(‎XAML‎)‎ to taking advantage of the radical enhancements in security and privacy features‎,‎ unified storage‎,‎ file system APIs‎,‎ rich media‎,‎ and collaboration and communication services you get the prerelease insights and code to dig into the Longhorn API right now‎.‎ Discover how to‎:‎ Design applications using the WinFX application model Work with the Microsoft ‎.‎NET Build Engine Exploit XAML to produce media‎-rich user interfaces and enhance online page navigation Use the new WinFS storage system to access‎,‎ manipulate‎,‎ extend‎,‎ and share data with less programmatic complexity Move information between a ‎.‎N ET object and the UI and back again without writing any procedural code using data binding Create security‎-enhanced communication applications from Web services to RemoteObjects using Microsoft s new Indigo technology Write mobile applications with improved power management‎,‎ grab‎-and‎-go docking‎,‎ and wireless networking capabilities #160‎;‎