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Everything about Windows SideShow
Former feature by Microsoft
Windows SideShow was a feature by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista to supply information such as e-mail, instant messages, and RSS feeds from a personal computer to a local or remote peripheral device or display. SideShow was intended to enhance the Windows experience by enabling new mobility scenarios for the Windows platform and by providing power saving benefits as part of Microsoft's broader efforts regarding a mobile initiative. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Windows SideShowA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Programming Gadgets for Windows Vista(TM) SideShow(TM) (Pro - Developer)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Windows on other worlds: The rise and fall of sideshow alleyCited 0 times
- Go sideways: Microsoft GadgetsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Windows Desktop GadgetsA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Programming Gadgets for Windows Vista(TM) SideShow(TM) (Pro - Developer)Roslyn Lutsch · 2007- 📕Bill Beresford's book of sideshow novelties and illusions (improved)Bill Beresford
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