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10 Favorite Open Source Fonts You Can Embed in WPF or Silverlight

nerdplusart.com — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:51:35 GMT

Titilium Very nice sans serif that works well for display. Comes in many weights. I’ve actually used this font a lot in WPF for display and had good luck with it. It’s a little square so it leaves the UI looking a little futuristic if you...(read more)

MIX10 Keynote, Day 2

dotnet mania — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:51:31 GMT

Day 2 of the MIX keynote focused on the Web and a little bit of Visual Studio. Dean Hachamovitch, who runs the IE team, spoke first. His main focus was an update on the progress of IE9. History In the last year: IE8 getting big, Windows 7 released...(read more)

“Build Your Own MVVM Framework” is Online

.NET & Funky Fresh : WPF — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:37:00 GMT

Yesterday I delivered my talk, “Build Your Own MVVM Framework,” at Mix. Thanks to all who came out to listen and allow me a short time to share some of my ideas. I’m very grateful to have had this opportunity. Thanks also to all who...(read more)

Sample code for my #mix10 talk online

WPF — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:19:40 GMT

I just saw that the video for my MIX10 session is online already! Impressive work, MIX10 team. I also published the sample code on my web server, so here are the links: Powerpoint slides Video MVVM Demo 1 (start) MVVM Demo 1 (final) Command sample RelayCommand...(read more)

What we’re working on in early 2010

The Actipro Blog - WPF and WinForms Development — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:43:30 GMT

We’ve been getting a lot of e-mails asking about what we’re currently working on, when new releases are planned, etc. So I’d like to give an update on our plans for the next couple months. WPF Studio 2010.1 We’re working hard on WPF Studio 2010...(read more)

What’s new in MVVM Light V3

WPF — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:42:53 GMT

V3 of the MVVM Light Toolkit was released during MIX10, after quite a long alpha stage. This post lists the new features in MVVM Light V3. Compatibility MVVM Light Toolkit V3 can be installed for the following tools and framework versions: Visual Studio...(read more)

MVVM Light V3 released at #MIX10

WPF — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:40:46 GMT

During my session “ Understanding the MVVM pattern ” at MIX10 in Vegas, I showed some components of the MVVM Light toolkit V3, which gave me the occasion to announce the release of version 3. This version has been in alpha stage for a while, and has been...(read more)

Windows Phone 7 Application Platform Overview

dotnet mania — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:06:46 GMT

The basic story around development for Windows Phone is that it’s part of a larger application strategy. You have a couple base technologies ( Silverlight and XNA) and 3 screens (WP7, Xbox LIVE, Windows 7). Various pieces parts are in play...(read more)

Charles Petzold working on a Window Phone 7 book

Wpf Wonderland — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:07:55 GMT

Yes, it’s true. The king of Windows programming books, Charles Petzold, has a new project in the works. He’s writing a book about Windows Phone 7 Series development. Here is an excerpt. Sometimes it becomes apparent that...(read more)

MIX10 Keynote, Day 1

dotnet mania — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:13:46 GMT

MIX10 is all abuzz with Silverlight 4 and Windows Phone 7 . So let’s get right to the meat of it. You know it’s going to be a demo-packed keynote when ScottGu is the opening speaker. He’s known for talking a little, demo’ing a lot, and writing...(read more)

Silverlight 4 Release Candidate Announced at MIX10

Wpf Wonderland — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:36:09 GMT

Those of us who remember the Microsoft of ten or fifteen years ago recall the interminable long development cycles for certain products. Sometimes, it seemed that half a decade would pass before a new version of big product would ship. Project velocity...(read more)

My (very) short list of must read books for aspiring designers #mix10

nerdplusart.com — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:49:13 GMT

All fantastic books. There are other great books, but for me these are the essentials. 1. How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer by Debbie Millman // AmazonThis is the book to read if you want to understand...(read more)

Create a multi-lingual / multi-language MSI using WiX and custom build scripts

GeekTieGuy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:53:02 GMT

Some people might find this useful, so I thought I’d write it up. If you want to create a multi-language MSI (Windows Installer package) that works without a bootstrapper executable, this is one possible way to do it. It relies on an undocumented feature...(read more)

Come Hang at Mix…MVVM Style

.NET & Funky Fresh : WPF — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:07:00 GMT

Tomorrow I kiss the wife and baby goodbye (sadly) and hop on a plane heading to Mix in Las Vegas . This year I have the unique honor and privilege to present “Build Your Own MVVM Framework.” I’ll be speaking Monday afternoon at 3:30...(read more)

Session Voting Open for CodeStock

Smarty Pants Coding - - Coding with a touch of flava — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:18:57 GMT

A month or so ago I submitted my talk Thinking Outside the Battleship Gray Box for consideration at this year's CodeStock in Knoxville, TN. This talk will be based off the presentation I did at the Atlanta Silverlight Meetup last month taking into...(read more)