I've been quiet again for a while, mostly because my team has been heads-down for a few weeks working on a demo for ScottGu's MIX keynote, and today it went off without a hitch. Silverlight is an absolutely amazing platform, and I'm not just saying...

One of the big challenges for the Toolkit has been how to get the community more involved. The way CodePlex works, we only have a limited number of contributors that have checkin and source control rights (CodePlex is aware of this issue and working on...

Last night we released our 10301 Toolkit package. David Anson already wrote up a great post describing what's in there, but I thought I'd highlight some of the great stuff the team has done. We do almost all of our prioritization based purely on customer...

Yes, it's still painful But not as bad as it used to be. Damien, one of our Toolkit contiributors has written a great little article documenting some of his experiences getting his ListSearchExtender to work cross-browser . Good times! One thing...

It's done! You can download the RTM version of the ASP.NET AJAX bits here , and the matching Toolkit bits here . The ASP.NET AJAX project has been a lot of fun to be involved and it's great to have it full released so people can start to take advantage...

Several folks have asked for this, so here it is. Works with ASP.NET AJAX RC1 .

The MIX07 website is now up and taking registrations for this years show, again in Las Vegas. I'm planning on doing a Toolkit talk down there. The MIX show was a lot of fun last year. It was a different kind of show than I'd ever been at before. It...

Well, 2006 is pretty much in the bag at this point. Tomorrow will be my last day here in the office for the year. Microsoft empties out quickly this time of year as people start getting to the point where they need to take vacation or lose it at the end...

I write this post from a coffee shop in downtown Bellevue (not far from Microsoft). We had a massive wind storm here last night and most of the Seattle area is without power, Microsoft included. There are trees down everywhere. For some reason, there...

Oh that's right - we're big time now! Someone pointed out to me that one of the new microsoft.com pages is using the TextboxWatermarkExtender. Saawwweeet! Check it out: http://www.microsoft.com/design/

If you haven't already seen ScottGu's post on WPF/E , I'd recommend checking it out. WPF/E is a new technology that opens up incredible new possibilities for improving the richness and interactivity of the web. Scott links to a few demos, and the WPF...

We've refreshed the recent Toolkit release, you can download it here . After the last release, we discovered that the ASP.NET AJAX install didn't drop the Microsoft.Web.Extensions.Design.dll on machines that didn't have VS installed. This was causing...

When I was getting familar with Atlas, something that struck me was how nicely you could use it to gather up all the random bits of script on your website and factor them into nice reusable blocks of code. This scenario was one of the driving forces behind...

Phew, long day yesterday. Three sessions is as many as I've ever done in a single day at TechEd. I've now been to three TechEd's in Europe and they consistantly impress me, not only in terms of organization, but in terms of the technical savvy of the...

I'm excited about my Toolkit talk tomorrow here at TechEd: DEV344: ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit Unleashed: Creating Rich Client-Side Controls and Components 8 November 2006 10:45 - 12:00 The ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit is a set of controls...

We've released an updated version of the Toolkit on CodePlex to match ASP.NET AJAX Beta 2 , which launched yesterday. Not many changes here other than what was necessary for compat. We fixed a few other bugs that people were running into as well (ModalPopup...

I'll be headed over to Barcelona for TechEd...been working on my slides, talks and what-not. I'm giving a talk on writing Toolkit components. It's coming together nicely. David will be giving a very similar version of the talk at ASP.NET Connections...

Here's two questions that are coming up frequently. I've written little mini-KBs for the Forums. Getting errors from components calling web services or page methods? Extenders not working in a templated or repeater control? Hope that helps!

Oh, something I forgot to put in the migration guide(s). If you're calling any web service methods from client script, this has changes a little bit. You now need to decorate those web services with [ScriptService]: [Microsoft.Web.Script.Services...

AJAX Control Toolkit Migration Guide This document briefly outlines the steps required to migrate an "Atlas" Control Toolkit extender to an AJAX Control Toolkit extender. Note this guide is NOT for users consuming Toolkit components, but for...

...finally catching my breath... This time I have a bon-a-fide excuse for not blogging in a little while. Why? Well I'm glad you asked...take a little journey with me. From the early days of the Toolkit, I've been having converation with the AJAX...

I'm finally a believer. See, a few months ago, before I went on my Russia trip, I decided to install Windows Vista Beta 2. I was an early Win2K user and was able to use it (at home even) from Beta 1 on. Ditto with XP. Since I was giving a keynote I...

There are quite a few resources out there to help with learning the Toolkit. Whether you're a new user or a Toolkit Pro, there's something to learn for everyone here. If I've missed anything, let me know: Joe Stagner's great How-Do-I videos (I count...

David has a great post on using DynamicPopulate. Check it out !

Wow - last week was a push to get this baby out there. Growing pains! But we did it and I'm sure this is our best release yet. Between the bug fixes, the incorporation of community feedback, and the great new features, it's really something special...