Adam Kinney

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WPF 3.5 SP1 Tools with Erick Ellis and Mark Wilson-Thomas

Posted By: Adam Kinney | May 16th @ 1:30 PM
Erick Ellis and Mark Wilson-Thomas talk about what's new in the WPF editor for Visual Studio in .NET 3.5 SP1.  Topics include faster performance both from WPF and optimizations of their own,  new cool visualizers, the Document Outline (very useful for WPF Apps) and more.And as Mark mentioned, if you want to get your feedback in for future updates, go to the Visual Studio WPF Designer Forum on MSDN.Looking for more than tools? Check out the WPF 3.5 SP1 Overview video[more ]
Tags: Erick Ellis, Mark Wilson-Thomas, Visual Studio, VS 2008, WPF, WPFWeek

WPF 3.5 SP1 App Model with Jennifer Lee

Posted By: Adam Kinney | May 16th @ 12:51 AM
I spoke with Jennifer Lee about what's new in the Application Model realm for WPF 3.5 SP1.  Topics include the improved cold start, splash screen and a demonstration of HTML and XBAPs using the new WebBrowser control.

Looking for more than application model? Check out the WPF 3.5 SP1 Overview video
Tags: Interoperability, Jennifer Lee, WPF, WPFWeek

WPF 3.5 SP1 Performance with Adam Smith

Posted By: Adam Kinney | May 14th @ 1:15 PM
Adam Smith and Tim Sneath discuss a wide array of improvements made in WPF 3.5 SP1 concerning performance.  Topics include graphics, startup time and benefits gained from the updated CLR. 

Looking for more than performance? Check out the WPF 3.5 SP1 Overview video
Tags: Adam Smith, performance, WPF, WPFWeek

WPF 3.5 SP1 Deployment with Troy Martez

Posted By: Adam Kinney | May 13th @ 12:48 PM
Troy Martez and Dr. Sneath go on a deep dive into the new client deployment options available in WPF 3.5 SP1.  Interesting new features include the Client Profile (something like a "diet .NET Framework") which allows for smaller setup packages and new customizations during the installation process.

Looking for more than deployment? Check out the WPF 3.5 SP1 Overview video
Tags: Deployment, WPF, WPFWeek

WPF 3.5 SP1 Graphics with David Teitlebaum

Posted By: Adam Kinney | May 12th @ 6:48 PM
You've heard all about the improvements and new features in WPF 3.5 SP1, now its time to see the new stuff.  David Teitlebaum takes us on a tour of graphic applications that take advantage of the new and improved Effects, DirectX Interop, WriteableBitmap and more.There is a bit of discussion in the beginning, so if you want to skip right to the demos jump to 05:45 in the video.  I'm smitten.Looking for more than graphics? Check out the WPF 3.5 SP1 Overview video.[more ]
Tags: 3D, David Teitlebaum, DirectX, WPF, WPFWeek

Ian Ellison-Taylor and Kevin Gjerstad on WPF 3.5 SP1

Posted By: Adam Kinney | May 12th @ 9:45 AM
Dr. Sneath speaks with Ian Ellison-Taylor and Kevin Gjerstad about new improvements and features in WPF 3.5 Service Pack 1.  Topics of the conversation range from Graphics, Deployment, Performance, Application Model and Tools.  And while discussing the current state and the future of WPF a few applications are mentioned including Lawson "Mango" and Yahoo Messenger. Not only does this video provide you with a great overview of WPF 3.5 SP1, but it is kicking off WPF Week on Channel 9.  Each day this week we’ll be publishing a video focused on one area of WPF to give you…[more ]
Tags: 3D, DirectX, Ian Ellison-Taylor, Interoperability, Kevin Gjerstad, Silverlight, Visual Studio, WPF, WPFWeek

ALT.NET Geek Code badge

Posted By: Adam Kinney | Apr 29th @ 4:29 PM
After visiting the ALT.NET Open Spaces Conference in Seattle Scott Hanselman followed through on one of the open ideas there and created the ALT.NET Geek Code page.  After selecting from the list of processes and tools you are given a code.  Code which can be expressed in text like so: IOC(SM):IOC(CW):IOC(Nin):MOC(RM):MOC(MQ):MOC(TM):MOC(!?):TDD(NU):TDD(Xu):TDD(Mb):SCC(Svn):SCC(Git):SCC(TFS):SCC(Lame):SCC(Gmail):ORM(NH):ORM(SS):ORM(L2S):XPP(++):DDD(T+):DDD(+):DDD(!?):JSL(Jq):JSL(MS):JSL(p+):JSL(s+):CIS(CC):CIS(psh+):CIS(bat-):GoF(++)That's a lot of text though, and looks the…[more ]
Tag: Silverlight
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Usability Research at Microsoft

Posted By: Adam Kinney | Nov 14th, 2007 @ 3:58 PM
Last week, David Shadle and I met up with three gentlemen Arnie Lund, UX Community lead for IT, Monty Hammontree, Director of User Experience for Developer Products, and Dennis Wixon, User Research Manager for Microsoft Game Studios.  who were all speakers at the World Usability Day event at Microsoft.We discussed what "Usability" means in the context of their position, how it affects the products they work on and what types of techniques they use to study Usability.I found the talk very interesting and unique.  Usability is an important topic when creating software, but is not…[more ]
Tags: Usability, User Experience

Robby Ingebretsen : Designers, Developers and Integrators

Posted By: Adam Kinney | Nov 2nd, 2007 @ 9:12 AM
You may be a developer who sometimes does layout or has to spend time slicing images to stuff into your UI.  Or you may be a designer who wants to get that control to function a certain way, so much that you crack open the code.  These hybrid tasks exist and in my mind have become more pronounced with new client technologies like WPF and SIlverlight.  Enter the Integrator or at least the recognition of Integration tasks.Robby Ingebretsen has thought a lot about this and shares his ideas with us in the video.  We cover the workflow and planning for these…[more ]
Tags: Expression, Expression Blend, Silverlight, WPF

Xbox Friends Watch : Silverlight Sidebar Gadget

Posted By: Adam Kinney | Oct 24th, 2007 @ 11:28 PM
Now that HALO 3 has been released, my Xbox 360 and I are hanging out together again, Xbox Live is in the picture too.  Why?  Best answer could be HALO 3 multiplayer mode, and what's better than multiplayer mode?  Multiplayer mode with friends.

This resulted in a perfect opportunity to create a new sidebar gadget, which of course since I'm a big fan of Silverlight I used it as the UI for the gadget.  I'm pretty happy with the results and this video is a quick demo of how the gadget works.

Learn more about the gadget...
Tags: Gadgets, Silverlight, Windows Vista
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