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Calling a JavaScript function from Silverlight 2
Wow, this is far better now with SL2! no more tips and tricks.
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[Cool Tool] PhotoZoom
PhotoZoom is an experimental site developed at Microsoft, running on the Microsoft Live Labs Incubation Platform.
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Connect and share with Microsoft!
Microsoft Connect has been improved! The new website is much more intuitive and interactive. "Your dashboard" view helps to keep an eye on your activities and news. I find the new Connect much more interesting than the old!
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Code snippets not versioned according to VS2008 Multi Targeting
I have reported a VS2008 issue to the VS Team regarding code snippets :
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My talk on MIX08 (french)
This month I was a guest at the Visual Studio Talk Show, a well known french .NET podcast here in Quebec. -
Silverlight 2: migrating from alpha to beta 1
Today I had to migrate a Silverlight Alpha 1.1 project to Silverlight 2 beta 1 for a client.
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VS2008 and IE8 auto Js debugging mode
Here is a nice feature of IE8:
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[Cool Tool] Browsershots
Browsershots is a free online tool that makes screenshots of your web site in different browsers/versions on multiple platforms (Win, Mac, Linux).
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Fix my CSS, win a Prize!
[Update: I have a Winner... contest closed!]
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Simplicity in software
An excellent one from http://stuffthathappens.com !!
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Blend 2.5 march preview: Where is the Silverlight DataGrid ??
[Post written as of Silverlight 2 beta 1 and Expression Blend 2.5 march preview]
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Expression Web 2
Back from MIX08 I've just installed Expression Studio 2 and my first try is Expression Web 2, not for the new features yet, but to check if my 2 most frustrating bugs were fixed, and they were!
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[MIX08] Back to Montreal
Due to major snow storm in Montreal area I spent 31 hours on my trip back from Las Vegas, finishing with a 11 hours bus ride from New York....
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[MIX08] Microsoft Big Ass Table (Surface)
Do you know Microsoft codename BAT ? Big Ass Table, sometimes presented as Surface...
At the VIP pre-conference a member of Microsoft SUX Team (Surface User Experience...) shown us this hilarious video: -
[MIX08] Sessions are available online (non Silverlight users banned)
Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...
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[MIX08] Steve Ballmer Keynote: Oops he did it again!
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[MIX08] Announcing MIX09
MIX09 will be held in Las Vegas on march 18-20, 2009.
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[MIX08] Keynote
MIX08 Keynote was driven by Ray Ozzie, Scott Guthrie and Dean Hachamovitch. -
[MIX08] What's in the attendees bag?
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[MIX08] pre-conference day
Today march 4 was the MIX08 VIP pre conference "Together@MIX". We had sessions and panels on the morning and an afternoon full of fun activities (I chose the Las Vegas Extreme rides!). -
[Cool Tool] Zeta Resource Editor
Following my Resource Refactoring Tool post, Uwe pointed me to Zeta Resource Editor.
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Load a txt file in a TextBox
Here is a very simple piece of C# code to load a text file in a TextBox. Typical use to display a disclaimer
[Update 1: added using statement for the StreamReader]
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { if (!Page.IsPostBack) {
using (StreamReader StreamReader1 = new StreamReader(Server.MapPath("disclaimer.txt"))) { txtDisclaimer.Text = StreamReader1.ReadToEnd(); StreamReader1.Close(); }} }[Update 2: use the new File.ReadAllText() wrapper for StreamReader, exact same thing, but 1 line of code instead of 3...]
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[Cool Tool] VS Resource Refactoring Tool
The recently opened Visual Studio Gallery contains some free hidden Microsoft gems, Resource Refactoring Tool is one of them.
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[MIX08] WPF Schedule Manager
Going to MIX08 next week ? -
[Cool Tool] Search Engine helpful searches