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Using WPF in a Truck

U.S. Xpress is a Tennessee-based truckload carrier with a reputation for delivering excellent customer service and using innovative technology to do so. In the mid-2000s, the company deployed an in-cab solution that automates engine diagnostics and provides Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:09 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: .NET, SQL Server, WPF, SQL Server Compact

Expression Studio 3 Available to All MSDN Premium Subscribers

Yes, way! Expression 3 is cool, and now MSDN Premium customers can get all of the new version of Expression. Expression Web Expression Web makes creating compliant standards-based Web sites faster and easier... Find out more about Expression Web Read More...

Posted Thursday, July 30, 2009 4:20 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: WPF, Silverlight, Expression

MIX09: Sharing Skills and Code with Silverlight & WPF

Session: Recording , Code: T87F, 59 minutes Jeff Wilcox , Software Development Engineer, Silverlight Toolkit team, Microsoft Agenda Client platform vision What’s shared between Silverlight and WPF? Today’s Controls and Features Building controls for Silverlight Read More...

Posted Sunday, May 03, 2009 4:42 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: Visual Studio, Architects, WPF, Silverlight, MIX

MSDN Unleashed, in a city near you

Session 1 : Demystifying WPF Today’s applications need to do more than simply work. They need to draw in the user, and provide a differentiated experience. This means moving beyond battleship gray forms, boxy UIs, and providing a positive user experience. Read More...

Posted Monday, September 08, 2008 11:30 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: .NET, Visual Studio, Events, WPF

What is Your Top Feature in .NET 3.5 SP1?

I was just reading an article in Application Development Trends, titled Microsoft Ships Visual Studio 2008 and .NET SP1 . It has a nice walk-through of some of the new capabilities in .NET 3.5 SP1, and they are grouped into logical categories. They start Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:45 AM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: .NET, Visual Studio, Windows Vista, WPF, ASP.NET, SQL Server Compact

How do you get ready for .NET 3.5 SP1?

Yesterday, Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and .NET 3.5 SP1 released. And as I've been saying, there is a lot in there. ASP.NET Dynamic Data, AJAX enhancements, URL routing (used by ASP.NET MVC in a later release), Entity Framework, ADO.NET Data Services, WCF Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:00 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: .NET, Visual Studio, ASP.NET AJAX, Workflow, WCF, SQL Server, WPF, Silverlight, ASP.NET, SQL Server Compact

Next Web Talk at our Cincinnati Office, June 12, RSVP

Register Join Microsoft and Pluralsight in a timely discussion on Next Web In this seminar, you will take part in a technical exploration of the latest technologies Microsoft has to offer, and how you can take advantage of those technologies to provide Read More...

Posted Wednesday, June 04, 2008 6:32 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: Visual Studio, Events, DPE, WPF, Silverlight, ASP.NET

Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint

Ever since I heard about this, I've liked this idea. Talk to any designer about SharePoint, and they won't be happy about the default skin. Thankfully, SharePoint has all sorts of extensibility. And this project takes it a step further by utilizing Silverlight. Read More...

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 6:14 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: SharePoint, Architects, WPF, Silverlight, ASP.NET

The Value of XAML

Of the many interesting MIX things that I learned, saw, and brought home, one is a copy of The New Iteration . Subtitled How XML Transform the Collaboration Between Designers and Developers in Windows Presentation Foundation , I've found this Read More...

Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:08 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: .NET, Windows Vista, WPF

The News Reader SDK is waiting for you!

Tim Sneath reported this, and I think it is very cool. Way back when - when the New York Times reader came out, I loved it. What a great way to read the newspaper. Now, you can build your own application using this SDK as the foundation. Be sure to notice Read More...

Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 3:36 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: Mobile, .NET, Windows Vista, S+S, WPF, Cool Stuff

Video.Show - a reference app for Silverlight and video

Just released is a sample app from Scott Stanfield (RD in San Francisco) and his company Vertigo . As presented on Tim Sneath's blog , this is a sample that shows how to deal with video presentation using all the new tools and Silverlight - almost like Read More...

Posted Monday, November 12, 2007 12:01 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: WPF, Silverlight

Charles Petzold Coming to Memphis

As stated in previous posts, the Memphis .NET Users Group will be hosting the Memphis Day of .NET on NOV 10. Today, they announced that Charles Petzold will be the keynote speaker. His topic: SKIP INTRO: The Future of Web and PC Graphics . He explains Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:34 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: Events, WPF

User Experience Guidelines from Microsoft

I didn't even know that this site existed. From the Windows Vista developer center, here is the Windows Vista User Experience Guidelines site . It includes several interesting pages like: Top Rules Top Guidelines Violations Designing with WPF New Features Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 4:41 PM by jonbox | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Vista, WPF