Here's the first of what I hope is a few more tutorials. This is pretty much introductory and explains some of the reasons why I decided to research creating a better user experience for Vista Sidebar gadget that use .NET. I show the issue that prompted...

I wanted some more proof that my .NET Sidebar Gadget Creator works so I started a new .NET based UserControl from scratch. Guess what, it does work. After I wrote the code for the WebCamControl in .NET, I fired up the .NET Sidebar Gadget Creator, went...

Ok, I finally worked out most of the bugs (I hope). I'll post the link and follow up with some tutorials and Sidebar Gadget development using .NET. Here's the file...using the new SkyDrive Beta to host the file!!!

I had quite the breakthrough today. First off, I totally rewrote major portions of the .NET Sidebar Gadget Creator. It is now a wizard (photos below) that leads you through the steps to create a Vista Sidebar that uses .NET. Here are some of the changes...