The Klog

Along with the ton of announcements made at PDC 2009 it was announced that the Surface SDK Workstation Edition and technical resources that go along with it are now publically available for any developer to use.

Previously, this content was only available on a separate Surface community site that was invite only, but a new Technical Resources section has now been added to main Surface Website.

its worth noting that you do not need a Surface unit to develop applications for the platform, but it is a whole lot cooler if you do. The Surface SDK contains a Surface Simulator application to host your application and this even supports multiple mice if you have some spares knocking about.

Here is a list of the other new stuff for you to get started with

• MSDN
  • A new Microsoft Surface section of the MSDN Library (under .NET Development), providing the Surface SDK documentation and other topics about developing Surface applications.
  • New Surface-specific forums about designing and developing Surface applications.
• TechNet
  • A new Microsoft Surface section of the TechNet Library (under Products and Technologies), describing the basics of the Surface software and hardware and how to set up, customize, troubleshoot, and maintain Surface units.
  • New Surface-specific forums about the Surface software platform, hardware, and applications.
• Microsoft Download center
  • A new product category for all Surface downloads, including the Surface SDK Workstation Edition, applications, documentation, and any software fixes.
• Microsoft Support
  • Public Surface KB articles for fixes, known issues, and workarounds.
  • Surface Solution Center to direct customers to the right self-support and assisted-support options.

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