Zune Annoyances
I just bought a Zune. Most everything that the reviews have mentioned is true: quick, sexy UI, nice tactile feel to the case, screen is crisp, software is easy to setup, music sounds good. Of course...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Live Brand
Lot's of action on Microsoft's Live brand lately. All of this activity reminded me of my own rather strong feelings about Microsoft's handling of Live and how every time I hear “Live” I cringe a...
View ArticleHow Do You Listen to Music?
With the recent announcement of the new Zunes coming this fall and the accompanying software, firmware, web site, server and music policy changes a lot of people have taken up the popular Zune vs....
View ArticleASP.NET MVC Makes .NET Fun Again
I've been dabbling in the Ruby on Rails world for awhile and I've always been drawn to the very clean separation of the Model-View-Controller framework, something Rails pretty much nailed in their...
View ArticleWhy does ASP.NET WebForms hate the ID?
Just needed to reiterate my hate for the way ASP.NET WebForms munge the id attribute on rendered HTML controls. Seriously, there is nothing more annoying than going to write a little JavaScript and...
View Article.NET Framework Guts Exposed
Remember that scene in Star Wars when Luke (or was it Han Solo?) cuts open that crazy goat-beast thing's belly and slides inside for life-giving warmth? Well the .NET guys have done the same today by...
View ArticleMicrosoft Shareholder Value
I just saw a quote from Joe Rosenberg via the MSFTextrememakeover that included one of the most asinine and scary things I've ever heard about Microsoft:Rosenberg said. "The company has lost sight of...
View ArticleObserving Silverlight From a Speeding Car
I've been putting myself through a crash course on Silverlight\WPF these last few days and here are a few random thoughts. All of this is after a 60 minute breakneck tour of WPF\Silverlight so I'm...
View ArticleLame Support for XML Code Snippets Visual Studio 2008
As I've been working my way through the Silverlight & XAML landscape inside of Visual Studio I've come to realize how much better tools like TextMate, InType& E are at editing straight text....
View ArticleThe Silverlight Toolkit and You
Ever since joining Microsoft back in August 2008 this blog has been pretty quiet and not just because I’ve been rolling around in the autumn leaves on campus but because of this gem, the Silverlight...
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Adding Silverlight Toolkit Controls to the Visual Studio and Blend Toolbox
Now that title is a mouth-full. I’ve seen a few questions in the Silverlight.net forums asking how to get the Silverlight Toolkit controls into the toolbox/asset library of Visual Studio 2008 and/or...
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MIX ‘09 & The Silverlight Toolkit March 2009 Release
It has been an action packed last week, a lot getting announced, released and talked about. What happened?MIX ‘09MIX09 was awesome, first because it was the first one I’ve ever been able to attend and...
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