Not long after I joined Microsoft, I was looking at the Silverlight Airlines code sample. I was new to Silverlight, so I used this demo as a way to help learn Silverlight. The demo app is pretty cool, and ScottGu showed it off at Mix, so I had seen it...
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The Dark Side of Seattle
When we moved to the greater Seattle area, we knew we’d be in for some rain.  They don’t call it Mt. Rainier for nothing – it’s rainier here than most places.  But there was an aspect of Seattle that we didn’t quite expect—the dark side of Seattle. I don’t mean...
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And the first to be pissed at Obama is...
This is a photo finish folks! Obama was elected Tuesday night. Friday, he held his first press conference and he managed to piss off 2 people pretty badly.When a reporter asked Obama if he had spoken with any ex-presidents since his election on Tuesday, he responded that he had spoken...
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How BabySmash kept me loyal to Kensington
The 2nd most popular article I’ve had on this blog has nothing to do with programming. While that could be depressing under a certain light, I think it’s actually quite telling of an interesting situation. I love my Kensington Expert Mouse, but it’s not supported under Vista. I wrote an...
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Silverlight Control Template Doesn’t Get Applied
This is something that has bitten me several times, so I thought I’d write it down. Maybe I’ll remember, and maybe I’ll help others when they hit this too. The scenario happens when you want to create a new control that can have a template applied to it. Let’s start...
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