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Beyond "Hello World"?

So I've got this problem.  Every time a beta or technology preview comes out, I eagerly get a copy, anxiously install it, and excitedly work out a Hello World project. And then I stop. Not out of laziness.  Not because I've lost interest.  It's just that I don't have any other non-trivial project to work on.

 

This happened to me on the .net betas, more recently on the Office 2k3 betas.  And now I'm afraid it’s going to happen on .NET 2.0 and Longhorn.  I've installed the PDC Whidbey and the Longhorn Alpha.  I did a Hello World WAML and Hello World ASPX.  And now I’m stuck.

 

Am I alone in this? Is there a list of sample project suggestions out there that I simply don't know about?  Ugh, I just don’t want to be caught behind the curve ... especially this time and especially with Longhorn.

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  • Try what I did with VS.NET 2002 B1: a tray-bound utility to convert between units (meters->pounds, miles->kilometers). Mine was called TUSUC (The Ultimate Silly Unit Converter). It's fun AND useful.

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