TechDays Post-Event Resources: Windows Client/Windows Phone Track

TechDays is in full swing, with (as of the time of writing of this post), TechDays Toronto complete and TechDays Vancouver and Montreal upcoming, now is a good time to provide you with some post-conference resources that you can refer to if you want to try out the technologies from the sessions you saw in the Windows Client / Windows Phone track.  So without further delay, here are the post-event resources you can use to get further acquainted with the technologies discussed in the track:

• Windows Phone
• Microsoft Canada Windows Phone Resource Page:  A one stop shop for everything you need to get started with Windows Phone and use the techniques you saw on stage.
• Why Can’t We Be Friends?  Art and Function in Windows Phone Apps:  A blog post outlining some of the important things to think about when building an app with Metro styling principles.
• Mango App Challenge:  Publish 2 Apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace and get a Phone!

• HTML5/Internet Explorer
• BeautyoftheWeb.com:  A resource site that shows off some great HTML5-driven sites.
• BuildMyPinnedSite.com:  How to build pinned sites, all in one website.
• IETestDrive.com:  A site to test out some examples of standards-compliance on your browser and some next generation web capabilities.

• Windows InTune
• Main Product Page:  The main product page on Microsoft.com for Windows InTune
• Free Trial for Windows InTune:  Sign up for a 30 day trial here.
• Exploring Windows InTune:  Learn about Windows InTune here.
• Windows InTune on TechNet:  TechNet resources for Windows InTune

• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
• MDT On the TechNet Library:  TechNet Resource site for the MDT
• MDT Trial Download Page:  Download page for the MDT, including the new 2012 Beta
• Getting Started on the MDT:  A webcast on how to use the MDT (Windows Live ID required)

• Windows Deployment Services
• WDS Resource Page:  A TechNet Resource Page for WDS
• WDS Getting Started Guide:  A WDS guide on TechNet
• WDS Resource Page on Microsoft.com:  The WDS page on Microsoft.com

Happy exploring!  I hope these post-event resources help you start trying the technologies you saw at TechDays!