The first tutorial covering some of the history of the .NET Sidebar Gadget Creator as well as issues creating .NET based Vista Sidebar gadgets has been posted. View the full post on my MSDN blog:
.NET Sidebar Gadget Creator Tutorial 1
I just created a WebCam Vista Sidebar Gadget. Read more about it here: Announcing the WebCam Vista Sidebar Gadget Here's a screenshot: Please note that this has only been tested locally on my machine using a LifeCam VX-6000. Your webcam may or may not work. If it does, let me know. If it doesn't...I guess let me know that too :-) ......