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Electric Rain has released Harmonyâ„¢, a Flash SWF-to-XAML Converter.

Electric Rain claims Harmony will convert SWF files to WPF and Silverlight based XAML. Sound to good to be true? Give it a try and let us know how it works.

Infragistics has partnered with Amazon and Microsoft to release a nice reference application for WPF called Tangerineâ„¢. The team at Infragistics built the reference application (called an “exemplar”) using NetAdvantage for WPF.

While you’re on their site don’t miss the other examples of NetAdvantage for WPF. It has some really nice controls with downloadable samples.

Dax Pandhi writes that WTF 0.9 is available for download.

WTF provides easy XAML based access to over 8 most basic and useful transitions including blur, fade, slide, and zoom. WTF is fully compatible with any WPF control - including custom and 3rd party controls. You can use unlimited WTFs in your app - and you get complete controls on the transitions whether they’re timed or triggered. Oh, and WTF is free!!

Check out the sample WPF code.

Microsoft launched a new Windows Forms and WPF Community site. There’s lots of good stuff there, Silverlight and WPF video tutorials, control galleries, downloadable WPF samples, forums and more. Worth a look.

According to BetaNews, Microsoft has released an update to Updates Expression Blend.

Microsoft on Thursday released an updated preview of Expression Blend 2, the next version of its interface design tool that integrates into Silverlight, Microsoft’s new Web-based platform for rich media that is competing with Flash. Most notably, the August update supports Visual Studio 2008, which is also in beta.

Shawn Wildermuth at Computerworld has an interesting article on the 10 Things You Should Know About Microsofts Silverlight

Topics include:

1. Silverlight Avoids Cross-Browser/OS Issues
2. Silverlight 1.1 Is the Real Story
3. Silverlight Uses Technologies Your Developers Already Know
4. Silverlight UI Is just Markup — Like HTML
5. Silverlight and AJAX Technologies Are Complementary
6. Silverlight Allows Developers and Designers to Work Together
7. Silverlight Deliverables Are Not Atomic
8. Silverlight Is New
9. Silverlight XAML versus WPF XAML
10. Silverlight Is a Great Way to Learn XAML

Source - Computerworld.com

Celso’s rolling out more great content at Nibbles Tutorials. The Blend & WPF section is live.