On Wednesday, Microsoft launched the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. So where do you start? Download and install the following: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 Learn from the following sites: Tools and SDKs...

So last night, I got to meet up with many of the MVPs who came out to Redmond, WA for the annual MVP summit. Having been in Windows since 2009, I haven’t been involved as closely with the MVP Summit as I have been in my previous roles. I had such a great...

On leap day 2012, we (the Windows Engineering) team launched the Windows 8 App Developer Blog! http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsappdev/ Post from this blog are all written by the individual engineers who worked on these features. The blog will let you connect...

Yesterday, the W3C accepted our Grid proposal and it is now published under w3.org! http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-grid-align/ This is start of the long road! If you have any feedback on the spec, I’d still love to hear it.

It’s been over a year since I last blogged. A lot of things has changed for me both personally and professionally this past year. So... what exactly has changed? First off, I have to say… I love the Silverlight technology! It was a lot...

Download it today from here: http://www.codeplex.com/Silverlight Yesterday, the Silverlight Oct 2009 Toolkit was published. Here are some of the most important updates: Visual Studio 2010 support All Toolkit controls now works on the new fully intereactive...

I haven't blogged in a while and like always.. I have plenty of excuses but I won't bore you with them. :) So what have I been up to? Well, like all products, once you've shipped there is a standard amount of churn in the organization. Anyways, the...

Jason Cooke works as a software tester for the AppFx group at Microsoft, where he's has been responsible for testing the Calendar and DatePicker controls. When started learning about the Silverlight SDK Calendar control, I was convinced that it needed...

Finally... after months of working out Silverlight 3 Beta 1 , it is announced!! Now I can freely blog about the features I work on! :) So what exactly have I been working on? Since Silverlight 2 ships, I became one of the lead PMs on a new team of...

At the MVP summit on Monday 3/2, ScottGu announced the new "Silverlight" Expertise for the MVP program. I am very excited about having this dedicated expertise for Silverlight. This will allow the Silverlight Product Groups (the runtime teams, VS, and...

Since I can't post much until MIX '09 is here.. I thought I'll do an off topic post. :) I started blogging when I first become a PM back in September 2005. Here are my top 3 posts for the past 4 years: #3 -With 12,154 views is Watermarked TextBox for...

Jason Cooke works as a software tester for the AppFx group at Microsoft, where he's has been responsible for testing the Calendar and DatePicker controls. One feature that I wanted in the Calendar control for Silverlight 2 was cool transition effects...

Many of you have been asking us where you can get the source and unit test of all the Silverlight 2 controls. It is now available on Microsoft Download. Enjoy! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=EB83ED4C-AC85-4DE9-8395-285628EE2254&displaylang...

In my last post , I said I have been working on a demo project that I had to wait to till PubCon's announcement of Live Search 2.0 API ! So without further ado... here is a preview of Silverlight Movies . This is a movie showtime search driven by Windows...

Sorry it took me a little longer to post everything, but here is my deck and my demo .  Please note that the demo is provided under the Microsoft Public License , and I provide it "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or...

Thank you to all who attended my session. As promised, here is my deck and my demo .  You can also view the demo directly here . Please note that the demo is provided under the Microsoft Public License , and I provide it "as is" without...

I've never been to Barcelona, actually, I have never been to Spain! So I'm really looking forward to this trip. In addition to Spain, I'm also spending 2 days in Istanbul for an event with a set of Finance Architects. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone...

Yes, I know. I'm a little late to the party. This past few weeks has been crazy, with Silverlight 2 RTW, PDC coming up and I'm going to TechEd EMEA, my blogging has fallen behind. :( But even tho I'm a week behind, I'd like to use this time to thank everyone...

This past week, I flew back to Ann Arbor, MI to participate in recruiting event at University of Michigan, my alma mater. It's been a lot of fun meeting the students and chatting about what it's like being a PM in Microsoft. I hope I gave everyone there...

<Editorial Note> I am delighted to have Jason to write this awesome blog showing everyone how to retemplate the Calendar using Silverlight Beta 2. Let us know what you think! </Editorial Note> My name is Jason Cooke. I work as tester for...

There has been quite a few write ups on TechEd North America and I have yet to see a photoblog of it. Since PhotoBlogs are quite a hit lately, I decided to do my first photoblog on TechEd! If you didn't make it to TechEd, hopefully this will give you...

One breaking change you may have noticed between Silverlight 2 Beta 1 and Beta 2 is that WatermarkedTextBox is no longer available in the Silverlight SDK (System.Windows.Controls.Extended.dll). We decided to remove the control because in a future version...

Just a few hours ago, I was doing my talk based on Silverlight 2 Beta 2 bits and one of my attendee asked about when Beta 2 will be available. I am happy to annouce that it is now available! Download the bits now on Silverlight.Net ! I have also...

Now that the TechEd 2008 - Developer is done. I'd like to thank everyone who came by the ASP.Net and Silverlight Booth or attended my very last session of the entire conference. I love talking with everyone, learning about what you've been working on...

At today's TechEd keynote, BillG announced Silverlight 2 Beta 2 will be available later this week . Silverlight 2 Beta 2 will include: UI Framework : Beta 2 includes improvements in animation support, error handling and reporting, automation and accessibility...