Hi, For those of you unfamiliar with the PDC, it is a big conference organised by Microsoft at which developers get an insight into the upcoming technologies from Microsoft. It's not so much about marketing, but how you, as a developer, can use these new technologies yourself, and the sessions often contain examples and demonstrations. At the 2005 PDC there were various tracks, including: 'tools and languages', 'presentation', 'communication', and 'office'. As you'd expect, there's plenty of information on Windows Vista, as well as information on Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and Office 12. There's even a session given by Thomas Logan of the Accessible Technology Group at Microsoft on User Interface Automation, which you can find in the Fundamentals track. Microsoft have made videos of the sessions publically available until some time in April. The files are around 150Mb to download, or you can view them as streaming media over the web. To start watching the sessions and working out what changes are in store in the world of development, go to: http://microsoft.sitestream.com/PDC05/ Will