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The Code7 Contest is on until Oct 10th!

Code7 is where your ingenious application meets the opportunity to get millions of eyes on your work, plus a trip to LA for PDC09 and up to $17,777 in cash!

Show the world what you’re working with and take things up a notch when you code to the power of Windows 7.

Take three minutes to video yourself describing and demonstrating your application idea for Windows 7 and you could win big.

As you work, keep in mind our Code7 Contest Guiding Principles and Windows 7 Technologies:

Guiding Principles:
Your application should support one or more of the following Windows 7 scenarios:

• Simplify My Life
  Develop an application that makes the things customers do every day faster and easier, with fewer clicks, simpler navigation and easier ways to connect.

• More Media, More Places
  Design a great application to help customers create, edit, organize and share media.

• Gaming
  Make it fun and exciting for customers to get their game on.

• Work from Anywhere
  Help make customers more productive at home, at work, or on-the-go.

• Safeguard Your Work
  Help customers protect their data, whether it resides on their PC, USB devices or on a network infrastructure.

• Applications for a Better Tomorrow
  Use the power of your code to help communities prepare and plan for a better future.

Windows 7 Technologies:
Your entry should take advantage of one or more of the following technologies:

• Libraries
  Libraries make it easier for customers to find, work with, and organize files scattered across their PC or network.

• Windows Touch
  Use the Windows Touch APIs to build an application that introduces a new input method.

• Shell Integration
  Applications are now more discoverable, informative and interactive.

• DirectX 11
  Develop applications that utilize DX11 technology that delivers graphics so real, it’s unreal.

• Sensor and Location Platform
  Windows 7 introduces a platform for using sensor devices, such as light sensors or GPS sensors, to create environmental or location awareness in programs

CONTEST DETAILS:
https://www.code7contest.com

RESOURCES:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/dd433113.aspx