RIA

This week we chat with Tim Huckaby about Microsoft Silverlight, Rich Internet Application (RIA), Windows Phone and Touch Interfaces. As the CEO of InterKnowlogy and a Microsoft expert, Tim has helped audiences explore what’s compelling and cool about the tools and technologies that developers need…

Nikhil Kothari and Dinesh Kulkarni join John to announce the official release of WCF RIA Services v1.0! They discuss the road their teams took to create RIA Services, some of the decision points that helped shape the product, and the high level of community involvement in the product's…

In this video, John meets with Deepesh Mohnani from the WCF RIA Services team. Deepesh demonstrates how to expose various endpoints from WCF RIA Services. This is a great explanation and walk through of how to open RIA Services domain services to clients,  including:…

QuarkPromote incorporates Windows 7 light up features for its Rich Internet Application (RIA). Users customize promotional material, business cards, and fliers using the QuarkPromote. Users get the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) client from the website. The thick client allows…

In this episode, John talks with Jeff Handley about how the community's feedback really helped shape some features in WCF RIA Services. Jeff is very active in the community and has a wealth of knowledge about WCF RIA Services.   Relevant links: Silverlight Training Course on Channel…

Just prior to MIX10, Nikhil Kothari appears on the show to demonstrate some of the key advantages around validation when using WCF RIA Services. He demonstrates how to use a Domain Service to expose your domain model and how to create a custom service method to further filter your data server…

In this geekSpeak, Windows Azure guru David Pallmann discusses Rich Internet applications (RIAs) and why Windows Azure is a fantastic platform for RIAs. David provides several examples of RIAs, and he explains how RIAs and cloud computing are causing a shift in software layers as we know them.…

Ward Bell and John Stame discuss using Silverlight for building Rich Internet Applications (RIA's) for UFC.

Dan Wahlin has posted a tutorial on Cleaning Up the Disabled State of a Silverlight Control using Expression Blend. He shows how simple it is to update a control's template when it doesn't match the look of your UI.

Peter Blois has posted a technique for creating Silverlight control templates from Illustrator artwork. In order to make the custom artwork scale appropriately he makes use of his Silverlight Nine Grid.