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Consistent UX, Composite Apps and Windows 7 with Jack Henry[MP4] [0:14:58] [2010/06/29]
In this screencast we visit with Ken Schultz of Jack Henry to see how WPF 4 and other technologies are helping them create a consistent user experience across a large set of applications. We take a…


Multi-Touch How-To and Digital Signage with Symon[MP4] [0:10:07] [2010/05/11]
In this video we visit with Keith Roller from Symon Communications and see how they’re leveraging Windows 7 and multi-touch in their cool digital signage players. Then we spend a few minutes…


Scaling Web Sites with Azure and Local Cache[MP4] [0:21:15] [2010/04/08]
In this screencast we learn how Microsoft teamed up with Symon Communications to build a scalable content delivery system for mobile devices. This Proof of Concept was created to help with Symons…


Software Escrow as a Service with EPS, Silverlight and Azure[MP4] [0:17:58] [2009/12/16]
In this video we visit with Markus Egger of EPS Software and Code Magazine. Markus talks about how they created a unique software escrow service (Tower48.com) using Silverlight and how they…


Creating Lookless Controls for WPF and Silverlight[MP4] [0:14:26] [2009/06/23]
This screencast is a continuation of a previous screencast entitled “Skins for WPF and Silverlight”. In this session we go beyond skinning built-in controls and learn what’s required to create our…


Skins for WPF and Silverlight[MP4] [0:20:15] [2009/06/23]
In this screencast we'll cover the topics needed to create custom skins for WPF and Silverlight. Topics include Resources, Templates, Styles and Dictionaries, and we'll see how each builds upon the…


[Live-Framework-and-Always-Available-Social-Applications]


Triggers vs. Visual State Manager[MP4] [0:18:13] [2008/10/10]
The Visual State Manager is on a very short list of features that exist on Silverlight today but do not exist on Desktop WPF. This short screencast introduces the Visual State Manager and…


[Virtual-Earth-Mapping-in-Silverlight-with-VIEWS]


Silverlight Image Search with LINQ to XML[MP4] [0:22:58] [2008/06/12]
This screencast demonstrates using Silverlight 2 and LINQ to XML to create an Image Search application. We even learn a little Expression Blend and .Net 3.5 in the process. The source code is…


Service Enabling Workflows[MP4] [0:11:24] [2008/04/29]
Part three in my short series on Workflow Foundation covers service enabling workflows. Service enabling a workflow doesn’t necessarily mean WCF, though WCF is certainly an option. In this…


Activity Defaults and Validation[MP4] [0:13:32] [2008/03/05]
This is part two in my short series on writing custom activities for the Workflow Foundation. In this screencast I cover data defaults and validation for your custom activities. This is a…


From Code Activity to Custom Activity[MP4] [0:13:29] [2008/02/09]
With the new workflow extensions added to .Net 3.5, some of the ISVs I work with have expressed a renewed interest in the Workflow Foundation. This screencast is the first in a series of short…