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This is Windows Client Developer roundup #16, the last one before all the MIX festivities. Sending this one out a day early so I can make my flight on Sunday. In preparation for all the coolness at MIX, make sure you have your Silverlight/WPF/XNA development toolbox up to date.

I'll be at MIX10 this week. Be sure to watch the keynote at MIX (usually broadcast live), as well as the sessions once they are posted (typically by the end of the week). Stay tuned to the MIX website. For more details see the Channel 9 Live "Who What Why When and How" post.

The Windows Client Developer Roundup aggregates information of interest to Windows Client Developers, including WPF, Surface, Windows 7, XNA, Windows Forms, Silverlight and Windows Phone. If you have something interesting you've done or have run across, please send me the URL and brief description via the contact link on my blog.

WPF

• Windows 7 Multitouch Application Development (Part - I)(.net funda)
• • Part II
• More on text clarify enhancements (Visual Studio Blog)

Silverlight

• Silverlight Games 101: Space Rocks game step 1: The Game Loop (Bill Reiss)
• • Step 2, Step 3

XNA

• XNA Zune HD game: xna gunfight (Mike Wolf & Cynergy)
• GDC 2010: XNA Game Studio 4 (Channel 9)

Cross-Technology (WPF, Silverlight, Surface, etc.)

• Advanced MVVM Book Review (Justin Angel)
• • Be sure to read the replies, many of which disagree with the review.

Windows Phone and Courier

• Getting our Game On (Charlie Kindel)
• Microsoft shows off XNA games running on Windows Phone, full 3D is a go (engadget)
• Windows Phone 7 Series Video Roundup (Charlie Kindel)

Fun

• Epic Movie Trailer Includes all Movie Clichés (Urlesque)
• Laptop Steering Wheel Desk (look at all the customer images and comments)(amazon)
• The Luxury Motorcycle Sidecar (looks like a sportscar)
• How many of these video games can you name? (via Adam Kinney)