Interactive ASP.NET

I ran into this really neat app this week called App Inventor for Android .  It allows for rapid prototyping of Android applications.  I have used DroidDraw in the past and have found it to be very helpful in designing Android UI.  It won’t do anything when I’m done but I can at least...

I have been playing with Windows 7 in my VM machine for a few weeks now and have found it to be amazingly fast and lean!  So what will keep people from making the leap from XP to Windows 7? Application and hardware compatibility of course!  Windows has such a large following now days in large...

Silverlight 2 is great! Silverlight 3 is AWESOME! My first experiences with the beta framework and tools have been overwhelmingly positive. In this post I’ll go over my experience creating an application using some of the new features and I’ll show how easy it is to make your Silverlight...

There have been a lot of buzz around Windows 7 lately. Most people plan to migrate from XP straight to Windows 7, skipping Vista altogether! Personally I have really liked Vista. The only real issue I had is it wouldn't run a really old game that I used to play on Windows XP. Considering the game was...

This announcement on Scott Gu's blog touts the success of the launch of Silverlight 2.0 and announces Silverlight 3.0. Out of the success stories noted on the blog one of the coolest applications is the new Netflix player! Having worked only a little in Silverlight but a lot in WPF I have been very disappointed...

For the last few months I have been testing out IE8 and for the last few months I have been testing out Google Chrome. I actually reviewed Chrome in a previous post and concluded that there probably wasn't any real reason to migrate from what your are using already. I think I may be changing my mind...

Pat is an excellent presenter and a friend. I am also excited about SQL Server and Pizza so this meeting was a winning combination for me! It was also nice to see some familiar faces and had a small but decent turnout. Environment The meeting started late (as expected with almost anything I attend now...

Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 has been released. This version is supposed to be pretty stable as I understand it. The tools on the other hand, still feel very much like a beta! I had a heck of a time getting this junk installed! The link to download Silverlight 2.0 Beta 2 for Visual Studio is here...

For those who haven't heard Visual Studio 2008 has officially been released! That also means that the .net Framework 3.5 has also been released! For those who have done the Beta's there is a couple of method renaming that has happened that will break your bits! Summary To add a record .Add and...