February 20th, 2009 — WPF
Deep Zoom Composer has been updated this week to v0.9.000.6.
Application improvements include better memory management and a PNG transparency fix, while DeepZoomTools.dll has had some significant improvements according to Kirupa & Janete of the Expression Blend and Design team.
February 18th, 2009 — WPF
Adam Kinney has posted an excellent video interview with Blaine Wastell covering Prism v2
February 18th, 2009 — Expression Blend, Silverlight, WPF
As developers we quickly forget how confusing it can be when trying to get up to speed on a new platform. That initial dive in is the hardest part. Not because the the technology is difficult, but because there are very few beginner tutorials. It seems like the majority of information on the web will be geared toward the advanced user when all you need is for someone to walk you through the basics.
That’s why I like to see these tutorials like Adding Items to a Listbox using Blend from Kirupa. He does a great job of structuring the tutorial with a clear goal lots of screen shots.
The only thing I think he could add is the source for download. I know it seems silly to post the source for a list box, but for someone who is completely new to Silverlight it would be helpful.
February 11th, 2009 — WPF
If you’re reading this blog it’s safe to assume you’re a technology nerd, which means you’ve got to appreciate this article on Technology Review.
The Army’s Remote-Controlled Beetle : Scientists use neural implants to wirelessly control the flight path of a giant flower beetle. Um, just watch the video.
February 10th, 2009 — Silverlight, WPF, XAML
Karl on WPF has a new release of XAML Power Toys available. In this release:
February 6th, 2009 — Flash, WPF, XAML
Microsoft Semblio is an SDK for developing interactive instructional material in WPF. Content creators can quickly assemble lessons that include various file formats and data from XAML, Office and Flash. The added quiz creation tools make it easy to test a student’s progress.
Visit the Semblio website to view demos and download the SDK.
January 30th, 2009 — WPF
thirteen23 has released an absolutely stunning Twitter Client written in WPF called Chirp.
The fit and finish on the UI is top notch with fluid transitions and a great sonic pallet from the startup mnemonic to the little clicks and alerts. It’s not just a pretty face either. Chirp has a lot of nice features like infinite scrolling, inline replies and message threading to give replies context.
Give it a try, install couldn’t be easier with ClickOnce.
January 13th, 2009 — WPF
Colaab is a Silverlight application that enables real-time asynchronous collaboration.
colaab offers any business or organisation secure, real time collaboration through a rich, simple user interface that streamlines work and cuts down wasted hours spent in meetings. Tired of sending emails back and forth with no audit trail and versioning nightmares? colaab is for you. colaab is the smarter, simpler and more effective way of collaborating in real time or your own time.
December 16th, 2008 — WPF
Andy Beaulieu has released the latest revision of the WPF Physics Helper Library on Codeplex.
The WPF Physics Helper library makes it incredibly easy to add objects to your project that employ the Farseer Physics Engine. But don’t take my word for it, check out the video demo to see just how easy it it to implement. Andy also has several demo apps available to give you a taste of how it works.
December 16th, 2008 — DeepZoom, Silverlight, WPF
The website for the Renault Laguna Coupe is full out Silverlight. Check it out at www.laguna-coupe.com. Nice clean design and great use of DeepZoom and Video.
