Windows Live Gadget SDK - Development Resources

Aside from the Windows Live Gadget SDK, here is a list of additional resources to help you be more successful with creating that awesome Gadget. You will need to have a good grasp of HTML, DOM, CSS and JavaScript in order to develop Windows Live Gadgets.

Places to Visit

Windows Live Dev - The One-stop-shop for information on all Windows Live Platform Services.
Windows Live Developer Center - this is a developer-focused site for developing on Windows Live platform and services.
Visual Studio 2005 Home - discover the benefits of Visual Studio 2005 and how you can purchase a copy!
Visual Web Developer Express Home - download this free IDE if you do not have Visual Studio 2005.

ASP.net Atlas Framework

Atlas Documentation & Resources
Creating an 'Atlas' Gadget for Live.com - a walkthrough on how to create a Windows Live Gadget using ASP.net.

JavaScript & DOM

JScript User's Guide - excellent documentation on JavaScript from MSDN.
W3C DOM Specification - official DOM standard specification from W3C.

HTML & CSS

CSS Reference - documentation on Cascading Style Sheets from MSDN.
W3C HTML Tutorial - simple and easy tutorial from W3C that teaches basic HTML.
W3C CSS Tutorial - another tutorial that you can walk through to learn CSS.

Other Gadget Development

Sidebar Gadget Development Overview - learn how to create a Gadget that will run on the Windows Sidebar.
Windows SideShow Gadget - learn how to create a Gadget that will run on the Windows SideShow.