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Working with Tile Notifications in Windows 8 Store Apps – Part I by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

One of the features that really makes Windows 8 apps stand out from others is the tile functionality on the start screen. While icons allow a user to start an application, tiles provide a more engaging way to engage the user and draw them into an application...

Filed under: .NET, C#, Javascript, HTML5, XAML, Windows 8, WinRT

Getting Started Building Windows 8 Store Apps with XAML/C# by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

Technology is fun isn’t it? As soon as you think you’ve figured out where things are heading a new technology comes onto the scene, changes things up, and offers new opportunities. One of the new technologies I’ve been spending quite a bit of time with...

Filed under: .NET, C#, XAML, Windows 8, WinRT

Free XNA Game Programming and Windows Phone 7 Events in Arizona in May by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

Interested in learning more about game programming with XNA or building applications for Windows Phone 7? Two free all-day events are coming to Phoenix in May that you can attend to learn more. These events are always a ton of fun with some talks on the...

Filed under: Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, XAML, XNA

Call for Speakers – Fall 2012 ClientDev Connections by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

John Papa and I just sent out a call for abstracts for the upcoming Fall 2012 DevConnections conference to be held in Las Vegas, NV. If you’re interested in presenting on client-side development topics such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery (or another...

Filed under: ASP.NET, Visual Studio, .NET, Silverlight, C#, ASP.NET MVC, Javascript, JSON, jQuery, MVVM, HTML5, XAML, DevConnections, Design Patterns, Windows 8, Metro Apps

Upcoming ASP.NET, HTML5 and Windows 8 Talks and Workshops at DevConnections 2012 by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

It’s that time of the year again! DevConnections 2012 is right around the corner and we have a lot of great new workshops and sessions planned for the ASP.NET and Client-Dev (HTML5, Windows 8 Metro, JavaScript, jQuery, etc.) tracks. The keynote at DevConnections...

Filed under: ASP.NET, .NET, Silverlight, C#, ASP.NET MVC, Javascript, JSON, jQuery, ASP.NET AJAX, CSS, HTML5, XAML, DevConnections, Design Patterns, Windows 8, WinRT, EF Code First, Metro Apps

Silverlight 5 Released with a lot of Great New Features by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

Silverlight 5 was released today and there are a ton of great new features available in this release. You can download the Silverlight 5 tools for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 here . One of the coolest new features is the built-in support Silverlight 5 now...

Filed under: .NET, Silverlight, 3D, XAML

The Tablet Show - “Resist the Drama” by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

I had an opportunity to talk with Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell (the .NET Rocks guys ) on their new show called The Tablet Show . It’s always fun talking with them since there’s never a boring moment or lull in the conversation. In this episode we...

Filed under: .NET, Silverlight, WPF, C#, XAML, Windows 8, WinRT, Metro Apps, Tablets

Call for Abstracts for Spring 2012 ClientDev Connections Conference by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

John Papa and I just sent out a call for abstracts for the upcoming Spring 2012 DevConnections conference to be held in Las Vegas, NV. If you’re interested in presenting on client-side development topics such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery (or another...

Filed under: .NET, Silverlight, Javascript, jQuery, RIA Services, MVVM, Windows Phone 7, HTML5, XAML, DevConnections, Windows 8, WinRT

New Line of Business Features in Silverlight 5–Debugging Bindings in XAML by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

This is the third post in a series covering new line of business features in Silverlight 5. Implicit Data Templates Ancestor RelativeSource Binding Debugging Bindings in XAML Elevated Trust Enhancements Using pInvoke Running with Elevated Trust In-Browser...

Filed under: Visual Studio, Silverlight, XAML

New Line of Business Features in Silverlight 5–Ancestor RelativeSource Binding by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

This is the second post in a series covering new line of business features in Silverlight 5. Implicit Data Templates Ancestor RelativeSource Binding Debugging Bindings in XAML Elevated Trust Enhancements Using pInvoke Running with Elevated Trust In-Browser...

Filed under: .NET, Silverlight, MVVM, XAML

New Line of Business Features in Silverlight 5 – Implicit Data Templates by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

Silverlight 5 has a a lot of new features that are attractive to marketing and media application developers as well as Line of Business (LOB) developers. My company focuses on building LOB applications for customers so some of the new features related...

Filed under: .NET, Silverlight, XAML

Interface’s Tech Immersion Conference Coming June 14th to Phoenix, AZ by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

Interface Technical Training has a great new conference called “Tech Immersion” coming to Phoenix, AZ on June 14th. The conference will offer sessions for CIO/IT executives, project managers, business analysts, IT pros and software developers alike and...

Filed under: .NET, Silverlight, Web Services, C#, SharePoint, Javascript, SQL Server, Windows Phone 7, IE9, HTML5, XAML

Demystifying Silverlight Dependency Properties by Dan Wahlin's WebLog

I have the opportunity to teach a lot of people about Silverlight (amongst other technologies) and one of the topics that definitely confuses people initially is the concept of dependency properties. I confess that when I first heard about them my initial...