As promised, you can get my decks and demos from www.publicsectordeveloper.com (direct link).  The demos are ''as-is'' but feel free to let me know if something doesn't work anymore. A more detailed explanation of the WPF deck and demos can be found here.  If you are interested in WPF, then don't forget to check out the WPF ...

I was catching up on some blog reading and came across two posts that I think those of you interested in the 3D feature of WPF will find helpful: Bootcamp Lecture deck from the WPF 3D Team Blog New Lab Posted: Creating 3D Content with Windows Presentation Foundation -Marc

I just finished reading this article over at ars technica.  Developers always ask me ''why Vista if WPF works just fine on XP SP2?''  WPF on Vista is a better experience because of the ''plumbing'' you will read about in this article. I think this article does an excellent job explaining the history of how and why versions of Windows ...

Here's a tidbit I've been meaning to blog about for months... If you install Windows Vista as our guest OS using Virtual PC 2007 (or Virtual Server for that matter), you may initially be disappointed by the fact that you only get the Windows Vista Basic theme: Have no fear, there IS a way to get the Windows Vista Aero theme for your guest ...

Thanks to everyone who attended.  You can download my deck here.  The demos & code I showed (plus more) are all available from http://wpf.netfx3.com/files/default.aspx except the New York Times Reader and the stuff I built using Expression Blend.  You can download Blend and the Visual Studio 2005 addin for WPF here.  Stay ...

When Feb. 27th 2:00P-3:30P EST (11:00A-12:30P PST) Where Register at this link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032325327 Note: Audio will be via the Internet.  Your machine will need a speaker. Abstract Windows Sidebar Gadgets are lightweight programmable objects that provide real-time, ...

Thanks to everyone who attended!  I've received a number of emails regarding the demos from my User Experience session at the DC Launch yesterday.  There are a ton of code samples / demos available with the Windows SDK. The ''healthcare prototype'' and ''Woodgrove Finance Explorer'' apps (along with others) are available at ...

Having spoken to a few customers, it has come to my attention many of you in the DC area aren't aware of the launch event we are having this month.  The event is open to the public.  Did I mention it is free?  Many of the folks on our team will be presenting.  Stop by and say hi if you attend! -Marc Ready for A New ...

.NET Framework 3.0 Release Candidate (RC) was made available for download on September 1st.  I have been holding off on blogging about it because all of the relevant tools were not yet available until yesterday.  Rob Relyea has a nice post here pointing you to all the bits.  -Marc tags: .NET, WinFX, .NET Framework ...