pt. I. The Foundation -- 1. Innovate with Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets -- 2. The Architecture -- 3. An Approach to Design -- 4. Selling Your Gadget -- pt. II. Developing a Gadget -- 5. Creating a Simple Gadget with RSS/Atom Feed -- 6. Design Patterns and Standard Practices -- 7. The MyBlog Gadget Revisited -- 8. Debugging and Deploying a Gadget -- pt. III. Advanced Samples -- 9. Site Statistics Gadget with Ajax -- An Information Gadget -- 10. Most Recent Used .NET Projects -- An Application Gadget -- 11. Radio Gadget and YouTube Video Gadget -- Fun Gadgets -- 12. Silverlight World Clock -- Utility Gadget -- pt. IV. Appendixes -- App. A. Tips and Tricks -- App. B. Extras.
Summary
"Using the Microsoft Gadget platform, you can create small, single-purpose applications that reside on the Windows Vista Desktop and Sidebar. This book is a guide to designing, building, and deploying these new applications."--Jacket.