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• Webcast Schedule for December 2008

  Register today for our upcoming webcasts! Date Time Location Title and Registration Presenter Audience December 12, 2008 14:00 - 15:00 EST Webcast Cloud Services for State and Local Government Joel Reyes Developers December 17, 2008 14:00 - 15:00 EST Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:28 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Webcast, Joel Reyes

• DevDinnerOnDemand: Overview of the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

  With the .NET Framework 3.5 (the version native to Visual Studio 2008) coming up on its first anniversary, Microsoft is poised to release the first update to the framework in the form of Service Pack (SP1).  This Service Pack is unlike your standard Read More... Posted Sunday, November 09, 2008 9:25 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), AJAX, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), ADO.NET, LINQ, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5, DevDinner

• Improve WPF application deployment with the Client Profile Designer

  Sorry for repurposing content, but this one is easy to miss so I think it is worth it “The Client Profile Configuration Designer is the designer for the .NET Framework Client Profile. It will allow developers to customize the end-user deployment experience. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 8:26 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008

• Helpful walkthroughs, labs, and Expression Blend support for the WPF Toolkit

  I’ve already blog’d about the WPF Toolkit & the WPF Ribbon Preview .  One of the things that may not be obvious, is how to get started with the new controls.  Buried inside the October 2008 Release page is a set of links for control walkthroughs, Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:45 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008

• WPF DataGrid, DatePicker/Calendar, VisualStateManager (VSM) and more…

  Good news for WPF developers, the WPF Control Toolkit is evolving rapidly.  The kit is available from the WPF codeplex site ( http://www.codeplex.com/wpf ).  There’s a brand new release available with v1 of the DataGrid.  There’s also a Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:54 AM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

• MUST HAVE: XAML Power Toys

  Depending on how many blogs you read, you’ll be seeing a barrage of “Silverlight 2 released” posts today.  If you haven’t seen it already, make sure you check Scott Guthrie’s post about the release at http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/10/14/silverlight-2-released.aspx Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:20 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, Visual Studio 2008

• Webcast Schedule for November 2008

  Register today for our upcoming webcasts! DATE TIME LOCATION TITLE AND REGISTRATION LINK PRESENTER S OWNER TARGET AUDIENCE November 8, 2008 14:00 -15:00 EST Webcast Windows Presentation Foundation Application Model Jennifer Lee Joel Reyes Developers November Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:46 AM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), MSDN, Joel Reyes

• Microsoft Public Sector Technology Conference - October 22, 2008, Austin, TX

  I am pleased to announce the agenda and details for the Public Sector Technology Conference in Austin, TX to be held on October 22, 2008. ACTION REQUESTED: Please register today as space is limited!!! Event Date & Time : October 22, 2008 , 9:00 – Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 6:33 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, Joel Reyes

• FOLLOW UP: Developer Dinner on .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

  Thanks to everyone who attended!  You can download the deck and links to the code here: Normally, I make my actual demo code available for download.  However, this time around, my demo code was based on the .NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit.  Read More... Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:22 AM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), ASP.NET, AJAX, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), WPF, WCF, Visual Studio, ADO.NET, LINQ, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5, .NET Framework

• Free training on .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and ASP.NET MVC

  Looking for free introductory training on the .NET 3.5 SP1 & ASP.NET MVC?  Head over to Jonathan Carter's blog to get all the details on the .NET 3.5 Enhancements Training Kit RTM .  What will you find?  Information and links to download Read More... Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 2:25 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), ASP.NET, AJAX, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), WCF, Visual Studio, ADO.NET, LINQ, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5, mvc

• WPF Datagrid & the WPF Toolkit

  In addition to releasing the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 last week, which included a number of improvements to WPF , the WPF Codeplex site went public.  This site is the home for the WPF Toolkit and WPF Futures. From the site: "The WPF Toolkit is Read More... Posted Monday, August 18, 2008 11:07 AM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), WPF, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework

• SaaS Vendor quits browser to boost sales

  Interesting win-back from the browser for WPF. Whats are the two take-aways for public sector developers and decision makers? First, user experience has a huge impact on adoption. This is an example of Software Plus Services at work. Its not something Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:48 AM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Smart Client, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Software Plus Services

• WEBCAST RECORDING: Adding Mapping Capabilities to your Applications with Virtual Earth and ASP.NET AJAX

  First, let me apologize since I promised to make this recording available almost two months ago.  I was trying to get the recording uploaded to the same Live Meeting servers as my other webcasts.  Needless to say, I had some challenges.  Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:27 AM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), ASP.NET, AJAX, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), WPF, WCF, Webcast, Virtual Earth, .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, ASP.NET 3.5

• P&P ships Composite Application Guidance for WPF

  The Patterns & Practices team has recently released the Composite Application Guidance for WPF which provides guidance for "componetizing" the development of enterprise-class WPF applications across multiple development teams, with each team owning Read More... Posted Thursday, July 03, 2008 10:42 AM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: .NET Framework 2.0, Smart Client, patterns & practices, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), .NET Framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, Lamont, .NET Framework, Architecture

• SCREENCAST: Using Virtual Earth in a WPF Application

  As promised, here is the screencast for my previous post: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/keydet/Using-Virtual-Earth-in-a-WPF-Application/ - Marc Read More... Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 4:25 PM from Public Sector Developer Weblog | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Virtual Earth, .NET Framework 3.5