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Getting Started with the ASP.NET 3.5 Chart Control

Nov 26, 2008

I think it’s safe to say that charting is a key part of many applications run on company Intranets. People like to see data visually as opposed to viewing it in rows and columns sometimes (especially higher level …

Tagged: net, asp net, charting

Using the Visual State Manager in Silverlight Templates

Nov 24, 2008

In a previous post I demonstrated how templates could be used along with styles in Silverlight 2 applications to customize controls. By using templates you can change colors, shapes, sizes and much more on a given …

Tagged: net, silverlight, visual state manager

Code from My ASP.NET Connections Talks

Nov 13, 2008

I finished up my talks at ASP.NET Connections yesterday and wanted to get the code posted as well as links for the additional topics covered in the Silverlight animation session. Here they are: Building N-Tier ASP.NET …

Tagged: net, asp net, c, linq, lambdas, silverlight

Silverlight 2 Development Workshop Code

Nov 10, 2008

I’m in Las Vegas this week at the DevConnections conference (I know….rough…but someone had to do it). I just wrapped up the Silverlight 2 development workshop and promised that I’d post the code samples (see the link …

Tagged: net, asp net, silverlight

Using Styles to Define Silverlight 2 Control Templates

Nov 2, 2008

Silverlight 2 allows styles to be defined to prevent duplication of attributes across controls in a XAML file. In a previous post I demonstrated how styles could be defined and used. As a review, here's an example of …