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“Update on the 5’s”

Posted on April 5, 2011

Microsoft’s MIX11conference is next week in Las Vegas. This is Microsoft’s conference dedicated to UX.  It has been at this conference where the various versions of Silverlight have be announce/released.  It was at this, last year, that they announced the … Continue reading →

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Why Repositories Matter!

Posted on March 21, 2011

I recently read a blog titled “Architecting in the pit of doom: The evils of the repository abstraction layer”. In it Ayende makes some pretty compelling points as to why you should not use repositories.  In his example he is … Continue reading →

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Implement an Entity Framework Trace Listener For Logging Application Block

Posted on February 10, 2011

I am working on a project that wants to implement a logging utilizing the Microsoft Enterprise Library 5.0.  The project has a need to create different types of logs (Auditing, Exception, …). This log information is going to be stored … Continue reading →

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Some Silverlight Resources to Help Get Started

Posted on December 22, 2010

I seem to get this question a lot “I want to get started in Silverlight…Where do I begin?”  A while back I put together an email to a friend with some resources that I have found helpful.  The last couple … Continue reading →

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The Dawn of Interconnectivity!

Posted on December 7, 2010

I was cleaning out my RSS reader and came across an interesting post from KELLABYTE. She wants a seamlessly integrated world. I have seen commercials for Verizon FIOS that may be deliver that. The challenge comes in delivering that across … Continue reading →

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What Does it Mean to be “Lookless”?

Posted on December 7, 2010

One of the powerful features of Silverlight is the ability to have fine grain control over how your application looks. This power is given to use through “Lookless” controls or more commonly known as Templated Controls.  What this means is … Continue reading →

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I can write my application in classic ASP but do I really want to?

Posted on September 3, 2010

I can write my application in classic ASP and satisfy all my requirements but do I really want to. There has been a lot of hype around Silverlight vs. HTML5. I started into the conversations with “The Future of Silverlight”  … Continue reading →

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Silverlight Child Window With MEF and MVVM Light

Posted on July 24, 2010

UPDATED: I created another post that updates my approach for working with Silverlight Child Windows. So it has been a long time since I did a pure technical post.  In fact I  have completely blown my goals for the year.  … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, 2010 Goals, C#, MEF, MVVM, MVVMLight, Silverlight | 8 Comments

Day 1 of New England Give Camp Done!

Posted on June 12, 2010

So today (or yesterday as it is past midnight) was the first day of New England Give Camp.  We met all the charities and the developers that are making their projects a reality.  My team is building an application to … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, Give Camp, MEF, MVVM, MVVMLight, Silverlight, WCF RIA Services | 1 Comment

Giving Back

Posted on June 11, 2010

So I haven’t done a good job blogging lately, in face I have pretty much blown my goals out of the water.  I am hoping that will change in the near future (more on that in a later post). This … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, Give Camp, MVVM, Silverlight | 1 Comment