The Continuum Show

This is a great example of how to use a WebSlice effectively.On theWeb Design World site you can grab a WebSlice of the agenda, which displays just the sessions for Day 1...

Jesse Liberty talks about two training projectshe will be working on to coincide with the release fo Silverlight 3. The first entitled imaginativelyBetter-Videosis his continued refinement of his Silverlightvideo tutorials...

K. Scott Allen has written an article on Guiding Principles For Your ASP.NET MVC Applications.This knowledge has been floating around a bit in pieces, but he does a nice job of wrapping it all up in a concise way. I especially enjoyed the Oxite reference.

Although you may not speak German, thesmooth experience of the Konfigurator comes through via the images and motion. You cancheck out a video of the Konfigurator in action or start using it to customize your own Mazda...

A new version ofDeep Zoom Composer is available that offers many new requested features. Along with better memory usage one feature I'm most looking forward to checking out is the added Navigation functionality...

Cory Plotts has taken on Robby Ingebretsen's original challenge and has created a Photoshop style blend modes library for WPF...

At first when I saw this headline,I thought we'd be hunting for wooden chests and hiding from pirates...

This is an interesting post fromMicrosoft's Environmental Sustainability blog on Power Management in Windows 7. Features smart things like scaling down hardware power needs when they're not in use. Your network card doesn't need full power when its not in use, right...

For every download of Internet Explorer 8from theBrowser for the Better site, Microsoft will donate 8 meals to Feeding America. That's pretty cool and it reminds me of thei'm MAKING A DIFFERENCE initiative with Messenger.

Josh Smith posted a tutorial on creating and displaying a matrix using a custom control in WPF. Not only does he use the control, he explains how it works and the thinking behind the architecture...

Posting the final few pieces today on the new Visual Studio Designer for WPF and Silverlight, we are up to 7 videos spanning 79 minutes and 5 seconds of content covering WPF 4 Beta 1...

Jaime Rodriguez has writtena greattutorial on PlaneProjection in Silverlight 3. Jaime explains how to relate common 3D concepts toPlaneProjection in Silverlight...

PlayBits is launching their Silverlight Game Engine Early Adopter program on June 30th. The details of the Program are available on the PlayBits blog. Check out theirVideo Gallery to see the Game Engine in action.

TheGmail Notifier Plus is a nice example of taking advantage of the new functionality in the Windows 7 Taskbar. Custom status icons in action along with useful items added to the Jumplist.

Nikhil Kothari has posted a a sample application that demonstrates a ViewModel with MVC/Navigation in Silverlight. As an added bonus the sample uses the New York Times Newswire API, and is running on tehSilverlight.FX framework.

Erik Morkfrom theSparkling Client podcast has posted a 10-minute episode on Projects that Benefit from Prism.Erik interviewsShawn Wildermuthand from the Patterns and Practices teamBob Brumfield and David Hillwho all have opinions on when its best to bring some pieces of the Composite Application...

eBay has released abeta of theirSidebar for IE8whichallows you to track items as well as see which auctions you've won with a drag and drop interface. You cansee the Sidebar in action in thisvideo.

Jaime Rodriguez has postedalarge list detailing which features areavailable in WPF 4Beta 1 and what's expected for Beta 2.Dependant on Beta 2 you will notice the expected Text Enhancements which will make theVS2010 all the more enjoyable to use.

Ward Bell demonstrates how to disable image-based buttons in LOB apps with a Grayscale Pixel Shader in WPF. Not only does this save you from twice the image assets to maintain, but its also very simple to do. And you feel cool, because you're using Pixel Shaders.

Kirupa has written a tutorial that provides a basic overview of how to write a simple application that supports dropping of files into it.The tutorial is based on Blend 3 and thesource code is included.

TheMicrosoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 was released today. Now when you get your hands on a Windows 7 Multi-touch enabled device, you are guaranteed to have some touch optimized applications and games to use.

Nikola Mihaylov has posted a sample of his Silverlight-based Motion Capture Viewer.Its reading a traditional .BHV file for the movement and it looks pretty good. Source code is available too, if you want to see how he's doing it.

Scott Hanselman provides a whirlwind tour of the Demo Dashboard VS2010 extension...

As a result of an exploration in Resolution Independent Icon Design, Thomas Immich demonstrates how Deep Zoom canbe leveraged for rendering different image versions of an icon...

Regex Hero is a free online Regular Expression Tool written in Silverlight.  Not only does that make it easier for the author to add instantaneous highlighting, but it also provides the user an easy way to test against the .NET regular expression engine...

Dr. Bill Crounse provides a look at Windows 7, not from a developer or IT point of view, but that of a medical professional. Of course the new visual look is nice, but the improved handwriting and voice recognition hit home...

The SQL Server team has released an interactive Silverlight-based Cost Analysis Tool, which allows you to change different values to see your possible savings when setting up your IT department. An addition to handy visuals, its interesting to note that this is a light-weight companion to the...

Regex Hero is a free online Regular Expression Tool written in Silverlight.  Not only does that make it easier for the author to add instantaneous highlighting, but it also provides the user an easy way to test against the .NET regular expression engine...

Wow, I just noticed today that the Xbox Friends Watch Gamercard has found its way on the Channel 9 profile page!  Thanks EvNet Dev team :) Running on Channel 9 was one of the main reasons I started on the custom theme feature and its nice to see it being used as designed.  Plus it looks like...