The Eco Olympics

Put a lot of work into this over a very short period of time and was quite chuffed with the result (see http://TheEcoOlympics.com).  I like the basic functionality and plan on making it data driven so that I can easily add new events over time.  Still need to do some more work on ensuring that... Continue Reading →

0

Scared of Blend

I think I read somewhere recently that we all (ie programmers) need to be designers, and I have come around to that way of thinking myself.  So that is going to be my next (OK, next but one after building confidence in Azure) learning target.   I have managed to scrape by so far (FromTheMalverns.com and... Continue Reading →

0

Pause for thought …

I have an idea for a thing (1 million people) I tried to build a thing (50,000 people) I built a thing that works (10,000 people) I built a thing that people use (1,000) I built a thing that’s easy to use (50 people) I built a thing that people enjoy using (5 people) I... Continue Reading →

0

Silverlight Blend Design Day

Having done all my Silverlight coding in Visual Studio (and keen to get into Blend) this looks right up my street. Here is the blurb: A Silverlight Design Day is opportunity to learn about Silverlight and Expression Blend from a design and interface developer perspective. The first half of the day will start out with... Continue Reading →

0

Windows 7 Training kit Available

Overview  The Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is based on Windows 7 RTM and it is designed to help you learn how to build applications that are compatible with and shine on Windows 7 by utilizing key Windows 7 features such as: Taskbar Libraries Multi Touch... Continue Reading →

0

PDC09 – Silverlight 4

Silverlight 4 beta !  This was the big day 2 news!. Tim Heur has a good overview of the new features here: http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/11/18/whats-new-in-silverlight-4-complete-guide-new-features.aspx If you want to get stuck in you can download the bits here: And there are some great training videos already published on Channel 9: http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/Silverlight4/ and on Silverlight.Net: http://silverlight.net/learn/ Silverlight 3... Continue Reading →

0

Blog at WordPress.com.

Up ↑

Design a site like this with WordPress.com
Get started