Thursday, January 7, 2010

How SparkFun (and 800.com) and small commerce or startup websites can scale

How SparkFun (and 800.com) and small commerce or startup websites can scale

How SparkFun (and 800.com) and small commerce or startup websites can scale

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 11:27 AM PST

Somewhere in late 1997, early 1998 (as I recall) I was working at a place called 800.com. Me and three guys (Joe Tillotson, Javan Smith and Patrick Cauldwell) from our consulting firm were helping create the storefront, shopping cart and business systems. We did it all in COM and Classic ASP. I did most of the friend end ASP, HTML, cut graphics, did scale, browser compat, the whole thing. Javan ended up working there full time for some years as I recall. It was deep in the beginning of the first boom. We were sleeping with our servers. The place had no offices yet, and we were sitting on the stairs of the Tyee Group in Portland. March 1, 2002 800.com sold to Circuit City and disappeared . I still say they could have been like Amazon, but it...(read more)

Silverlight Cream for January 07, 2010 -- #771

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 09:58 AM PST

In this Issue: Davide Zordan , Andrej Tozon ( 2 ), Anoop Madhusudanan , David Kelley , and Walt Ritscher . Shoutout: Walt Ritscher posted this Mesmerizing 3D shapes as GIF files and wow, mesmerizing is right.... check out the link of others as well! From...( read more )...(read more)

Video of the SLHVP First Release

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:41 AM PST

  Brief Video Illustration   I've created a very quick video that shows the proof of concept version of the Silverlight HyperVideo Platform and describes a bit about the project. We are working on creating a page where the latest version will...( read more )...(read more)

Please Vote for my Mix 2010 Session!

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 07:29 AM PST

Developing Without Limitations The voting for the Open Call entries for Mix 2010 sessions is now open, and I would love to have your vote! The title of the session is Developing Without Limitations , although if I had to rename it I would probably rename...( read more )...(read more)

Updated Web Community Application

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:38 AM PST

I've posted the first set of minor updates to my new Web Community Application Project at www.MMARingside.org Updates include…. Migrated to ASP.NET 4Beta. Add Daily News Updated and Downloads Page. Add Membership & Rolls with SQL Express. Add Global Properties like Site Name, Slogan. Refractor Controls and MasterPage. Note that the code for each update is downloadable. Disclaimer: Use this code at your own risk. I, and Microsoft, make absolutely NO expressed or implied warranty what so ever. This sample code is provided for your enjoyment, it is not supported and it is not official Microsoft "best practice". I offer it only for any learning value you may derive from it. You can find a link to the updates page on the top menu at www.MMARingside...(read more)

Using RIA Services Programmatically

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:56 AM PST

Many demos of WCF RIA Services show off using the DomainDataSource Class to in a declarative manner to quickly throw together a data-enabled application. And in VS2010, there is added support for using the Data Sources Window to Drag/Drop data entities...( read more )...(read more)

Make sure to test your Silverlight apps with browser zoom

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 05:59 AM PST

My laptop has a 16 inch screen with 1920×1080 resolution and my eyes aren't what they used to be so I run in high DPI mode 125%. This makes all of my icons and text bigger, but it also sets IE to 125% zoom. This is fine for the most part except for...( read more )...(read more)

RIA Services Talk at CNY .NET Dev Group

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 05:12 AM PST

Thanks to everyone who attended my WCF RIA Services talk at the CNY .NET Developer Group in Syracuse, NY! In this talk we used Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 and WCF RIA Services Beta to develop a line of business application centered around (what else) Beers...( read more )...(read more)

Honey, I MEF-fed the Silverlight Gallery (for Christmas), Part 1

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 02:46 PM PST

One of my early experiments with Bing Maps Silverlight Control eventually turned into a Halloween Live Gallery . This photo viewer application is based on the CircularPanel3D control from Expression Blend's Wall3D sample that shipped with the product...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Session at NEBytes, 20th January, Newcastle

Posted: 07 Jan 2010 01:16 AM PST

Just a quick plug for a session that I'm delivering at a new Microsoft User Group in Newcastle on the 20th January. The group is called "NEBytes" and you can find it and details of the sessions on the 20th by clicking their banner below; I'm delivering...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Cream for January 06, 2010 -- #770

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:29 PM PST

In this Issue: Jeremy Likness , Bob Bartholomay , Richard Waddell , Damian Schenkelman , and Shawn Wildermuth ( 2 ). Shoutouts: Jesse Liberty announced Silverlight HVP Proof Of Concept Released! ... on schedule and exceeds the promise. Jesse also posted...( read more )...(read more)

WPF / Silverlight tutorial: Visibility property and binding

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:05 PM PST

Visibility property is a very powerful and yet often overlooked property available in both WPF and Silverlight. It enables you to set Visibility of certain UIElement objects to different states like: Visible, Collapsed and Hidden (not supported by Silverlight...( read more )...(read more)

A Silverlight / Expression Blend behavior to add Multi-Touch Manipulation and Inertia

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:30 PM PST

I've updated the behavior available in the Expression Community gallery adding Multi-Touch manipulation (translation, rotation and zoom) and inertia effects using code from the Surface Manipulations and Inertia Sample for Microsoft Silverlight....( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Podcast: Accessibility with Silverlight

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:01 PM PST

After a short break, our third Silverlight podcast is now available. This podcast features Sean Hayes of the Microsoft Accessibility Business Unit. It is about accessibility on the web, with Silverlight and the Accessible Media Project. Listen to the...( read more )...(read more)

Blend and design-focused MIX10 Open Call Entries

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 02:48 PM PST

Voting on the open call sessions for MIX10 went live yesterday. You have until January 15th to submit a ballot with your top 5 choices. The most voted sessions will then be announced on Monday, January 18th. There are only a few variables to select your...( read more )...(read more)

Catch Alicia Keys Live from the Apollo this Thursday, 1/7, 6pm PST – Powered by Microsoft Silverlight

Posted: 06 Jan 2010 02:21 PM PST

You're invited to watch Alicia Keys perform live this Thursday, January 7, at 6pm PST. For more information about this exclusive event, watch the video promo below. Our World Live (OWL) , a music marketing and broadcasting company, is partnering...( read more )...(read more)
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