A look at Longhorn's Features from a Technical Standpoint...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_alerts.asp
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Notifications for Longhorn - The new method by which Windows will notify a user of information (replacing dialog boxes and the tooltip bubble that currently pops up from the taskbar:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_alerts.asp

WinFS - The new file system and how it's integrated into the Shell:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_storage.asp

The Longhorn Sidebar - A technical look:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_sidebar.asp

Longhorn Contacts - The new way of keeping all contact information in a central location available to all applications:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/wux_topic_contacts.asp

Typical ways of accomplishing a task in Longhorn, the easy way:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnaero/html/cb_recipe_patientdb.asp


More available at MSDN - just check the links available to the left of the MSDN website.
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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
that was interesting. finally an explination of why someone would want that sidebar i keep on seeing pictures of.

i wonder how big a monitor it is designed for though. even on my home machine with a 17inch monitor i wouldnt want to give up that much screen space.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
All i can say its still bs. not good . Vb based so as always crap. and 8bit. Man this sucks. They try to copy the amiga os more and more but fail at every point.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I suspect every program under the sun will be installing itself onto the sidebar. Forget what MS suggests it's usage SHOULD be limited to. It's gonna be cool at first, but it's gonna be a nightmare once people realize how easy it will be to exploit. Consider it the icons in the system tray, but much larger, gone horribly wrong. Only time will tell I guess.