Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Los Angeles Web Camp

Los Angeles Web Camp

Los Angeles Web Camp

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:57 AM PDT

A few months ago I blogged about some Web Camp events that Microsoft is sponsoring around the world.  These events provide a great way to learn about ASP.NET 4, ASP.NET MVC 2, and Visual Studio 2010.  The events are free and the feedback from people attending them has been great.  We are working to setup many more web camps around the world in the months ahead. This Friday (September 10th) we'll be holding a free web camp in Los Angeles. Phil Haack, Jon Galloway, and James Senior will all be presenting at the event – so it will be really good. Details on the Los Angeles Web Camp can be found here . We just got additional space so some extra seats are now available. They are filling up fast, though, and will be sold out soon. ...(read more)

Introduction to Shapes in Silverlight 4

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:48 AM PDT

In earlier versions of Silverlight, there are very few shape controls like Rectangle, Ellipse available. But think on creating other shapes like Triangle, Polygon, Ring etc. If you need one of them in the earlier Silverlight version, how will you implement...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight on Windows Live Photos

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:05 AM PDT

I really like the subtle use of Silverlight on Windows Live Photos – it's not one of those over-the-top spinning, projection based UI's but it makes the experience for uploading photos and for viewing in a SlideShow just a lot nicer. If you've not seen...( read more )...(read more)

PivotViewer–The Control

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Following up on that previous post , the other side of the PivotViewer story is about the PivotViewer control itself. I find it "interesting" that my simple use of the control here; is using a collection that is available to anyone else to display in...( read more )...(read more)

Free Windows Phone 7 Events

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:33 PM PDT

Windows Phone 7 is here! Get the information you need to create and sell high-demand applications. Choose a full day of Windows Phone 7 fundamentals or join us for a hands-on app building workshop – or attend both days. Unleash your creativity and prepare to capitalize on this exciting new frontier.
Register at www.msdnevents.com/wp7.

GiveCamp is going National, Jan. 14 – 16, 2011

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 01:01 PM PDT

GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where technology professionals donate their time to provide solutions for non-profit organizations. Sign-up now by sending your contact name and GiveCamp location/city request to usgcamp@microsoft.com. Don't have a venue yet? Let us know: usgcamp@microsoft.com.

Infopath XSD to SQL Server Table

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:22 PM PDT

Ixsd2db makes it easier for infopath developers to create database tables from infopath xsd file. Its developed in C#.

This tool does not support child groups at this time. But that is something we are looking to have it in future.

Blend Bits 6: Paths Are Your Friend (2)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:42 AM PDT

Once you've got a Path or two you can have fun with them by combining them in lots of different ways. For instance, if we take these 2 Rectangles that have been converted into Paths; then I can make them into a single Path that can then be manipulated...( read more )...(read more)

Blend Bits 5: Paths Are Your Friend (1)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:08 AM PDT

There are a number of ways to create Paths in Blend. You can use the Pencil or the Pen Tools to draw them as you can see below; The Pencil gives you the freedom to draw whatever you like ( or, in my case it allows you to just make a big mess ); You'll...( read more )...(read more)

September 14th: Silverlight Network Stack Session in Birmingham

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:18 AM PDT

Just a quick plug. I'm doing a session on the Silverlight network stack in Birmingham on Tuesday of next week ( 14th ). I won't be introducing Silverlight as such but will, instead, be zooming in to look at the various communication options that the Silverlight...( read more )...(read more)

Blend Bits 4: Get Your Grids Sorted

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:52 AM PDT

Let's say that I want to create a UI using a Grid with 3 rows in it and I want the bottom row to be sized to its content and the other 2 rows to be sized in a 1:2 ratio. Firstly, I'd say that I tend to leave Grids in Grid layout mode in Blend. You can...( read more )...(read more)

Blend Bits 3: Watch Your Margins

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:27 AM PDT

If I'm working on this layout with a simple grid; and I add a Button to that top left (0,0) grid cell by selecting the button control over on my "Tools" window and then drawing a Button within the grid cell or by just double-clicking in the grid cell...( read more )...(read more)

Blend Bits 2: Learn a Few Keyboard Shortcuts

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:19 AM PDT

My second tip on Blend is to learn a few keyboard shortcuts. It's not that hard. Honest. I don't mean that you have to sit down and religiously learn them all. There's quite a lot and they're well documented in the help ( Blend Help is good by the way...( read more )...(read more)

WCF RIA Services Update

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:00 AM PDT

An update from the WCF RIA Services guys . I was lucky enough to have a chat with Dinesh a few weeks ago about RIA Services and I heard about some of the things that are going on but have a proper read of the forum post to get the official info from the...( read more )...(read more)

Blend Bits 1: Layout the Environment

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:47 AM PDT

My first thought about Blend is that it's a big beast and demands a serious love in terms of the number of pixels you devote to it. I've often had to demo Blend in front of audiences at a resolution of 1024x768 and it really means that you end up focusing...( read more )...(read more)

“Blend Bits”

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:23 AM PDT

I'm not a designer but I've been using Expression Blend since before it was first released for both Silverlight and WPF applications and it occurred to me that it might be useful to share some miniature tips/tricks around Blend in very short occasional...( read more )...(read more)

Sticky v1.0.50906 Released for Seesmic Desktop 2

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:49 PM PDT

I just updated the "Sticky" plugin for Seesmic Desktop 2 t hat I created.  Please feel free to download it and test it out. If you find any issues, please let me know on Twitter at @john_papa . To learn more about Sticky, check out this page which...( read more )...(read more)

Top 10 Silverlight Blogs

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 11:40 AM PDT

A few days ago I shared how I keep up with Silverlight and I promised I would share my "top blogs" so I categorized a few types of blogs that I read. OK, so I can't count very well … there are more than a top in here. But hey...( read more )...(read more)

Arcade Fire Demo, HTML5 and “One Markup”

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 03:42 PM PDT

I tried the "Arcade Fire" demo earlier today which you can grab up here; and I had the same experience as the guys at TechCrunch in that I first tried to view the site in IE9 and the site told me that it was "designed with Google Chrome in mind". I then...( read more )...(read more)
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