I have attached the first of the demos from my MIX 2011 session . Note that I have attached two versions: the 'before' version to illustrate the problems, and the 'after' version to show the fixes. This post will walk you through each of the tips and...

I just got back from Las Vegas where I had the opportunity to attend and speak at the MIX 2011 conference. A recording of my session can be viewed here on Channel9: Expert Lessons: Top Tips for Building a Successful Windows Phone Application I had...

If you are developing for Windows Phone you have probably been using the the Image element in various places of your UI already. Using the Image element is very easy and wouldn't warrent a blog post: just set the Source property to the URI of your image...

For the last 18 months I have been (and I still am) working on an exciting new project: Silverlight for Windows Phone 7. I haven't had much of a chance to continue my posts about Silverlight, Tablet PC etc., but I am planning pick this up again now and...

I have been sitting on this sample for quite a while, but never found the time to get it ready for a post. Before I switch the focus of my blog over to Windows Phone 7 development, I wanted to get this out of the way first :-) With Silverlight 4, we...