Category Archives: Essentials
Here comes Windows 8
As part of my new work for Telerik, and in preparation for writing a book on Windows 8 XAML programming for APress, I’ve been digging into Win 8. Rather than waiting for it all to become clear, I’ve decided to … Continue reading
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Yet Another Podcast #63–Windows 8 with Shawn Wildermuth
Talking with Shawn Wildermuth about Windows 8 Development. Shawn Wildermuth is a nine-time Microsoft MVP (Data), member of the INETA Speaker’s Bureau and an author of seven books and dozens of articles on software development. Shawn is involved with Microsoft … Continue reading
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Yet Another Podcast #60–Knockout.js
Talking with Steve Sanderson, John Papa and Jon Galloway about Knockout.js and client side JavaScript programming. KnockoutJS Home Steve Sanderson’s Home Page John Papa’s Home Page Jon Galloway’s Home Page Knockout Tutorials Pluralsight Course on Knockout Single Page Applications Listen … Continue reading
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The Accelerometer and the Emulator
A Windows Phone Tutorial The Windows Phone 7.1 SDK (formerly known as Mango) includes a new extended emulator that allows you to see the effect of moving the phone when using the accelerometer. We’ll draw a dot in the center … Continue reading
Windows 7.5 Video: Fast Application Switching
The latest in the “Mango Videos” series is posted.
Yet Another Podcast #58–Julie Lerman and EF/CF
Talking with Julie Lerman about Entity Framework and Code-First. Julie’s blog Julie’s Book website Microsoft Entity Framework Developer Center EF Team Blog Domain Driven Design Listen | Yet Another Podcast Call in comments: 1-347-YAP-CAST
Playing A Sound, Simplified
Windows Phone Tutorial In a previous posting I discussed how to play a sound using a background process. That is great when you need the sound to continue playing even if you leave your application. But much of the time … Continue reading
Yet Another Podcast #56–Jeff Blankenburg: Evangelist
Talking with Jeff Blankenburg about his 31 Days of Mango series and what it means to be a Microsoft Evangelist. Jeff’s web site Migrating to Windows Phone 31 Days of Mango e-Book 31 Days of Mango Windows Telephone App Listen … Continue reading
Vibrating the phone
Windows Phone Tutorial A little vibration added to your application can be just the haptic feedback needed. It turns out that vibration is absurdly easy to add; so much so that discussions of adding vibration typically come with the caveat … Continue reading
Binding Formatting
Windows Phone Tutorial When you are binding data there are additional properties that allow you to format the display and to handle errors and null values. The StringFormat property allows you to add any standard .NET format string that matches … Continue reading
DecryptR Part 2
In a recent post, I discussed the DecryptR application I have been toying with. While the fundamentals are working, there is much to do. Today I’ll make a few minor improvements. First, let’s set the font in the list box … Continue reading
Yet Another Podcast #55–David Plat on Why Software Sucks
Talking with David Platt, author of Why Software Sucks about software design, both good and bad David’s Web Site Listen | Yet Another Podcast Call in comments: 1-347-YAP-CAST