Using the Sync Framework on Windows Phone 7
For a mobile platform, like Windows Phone 7, you may be required to allow an application to work even when there’s no data connection available. Doing so is not that easy. You need to manage state...
View ArticleAdvanced MVVM: Doing visual states properly
An important plus of rich internet applications is the potential user experience you can achieve by applying UX patterns. A part of this is the visual states and their transitions. A visual state...
View ArticleMIX11: Boot Camps
Today was the preconference day at MIX11, which means boot camps for everyone that applied for them. There were options for the morning and afternoon boot camps and I chose the Silverlight and...
View ArticleMIX11: Day 1
Today was the first conference day and my second day at MIX11. The day began with a keynote and after that a couple of sessions. These are my findings of today. Keynote (Dean Hachamovitch, Scott...
View ArticleMIX11: Day 2
Today was a really interesting day, with lots of new stuff being announced and sessions packed with interesting information. These are my findings of this day. Keynote (Joe Belfiore, Scott Guthrie)...
View ArticleMIX11: Day 3
It’s a wrap, MIX11 is over. Yesterday was the last day of MIX and many people have already returned to their homes. There was not much news to be shared, but here are my findings anyway. Designer and...
View ArticleWindows Phone 7 Mango features
A lot has been said and written about Windows Phone 7 Mango. The eagerly awaited update to Microsoft’s new Windows Phone platform is said to sport 500 new features, bringing it up to par with its...
View ArticleLightswitch: custom ribbon button
Two weeks ago, on July 26th, Visual Studio Lightswitch 2011 was released. I ‘d seen a couple of videos what you can do with Lightswitch so I though I’d put it to the test by developing a replacement...
View ArticlePreparing for 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Metro style Apps using C#
Last week I took the 70-484: Essentials of Developing Windows Metro style Apps using C# exam. In preparation for the exam I used the resources below. Hopefully they can help you too preparing for the...
View ArticlePreparing for 70-485: Advanced Metro style App Development using C#
A few weeks ago I posted learning material for preparing for exam 70-484. In the meanwhile I also took the 70-485: Advanced Metro style App Development using C# exam and used the information below for...
View ArticleMove your development VM to Azure
During my day job I regularly had to use virtual machines to do my work on. It just simply isn’t convenient to run BizTalk Server or SharePoint on you laptop. I’ve used many types and brands of...
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