SWE/UX

Microsoft released today the Release to Web (RTW) of Microsoft ADO.NET Entity Framework 4.1 (EF 4.1). For those who don’t know, the ADO.NET Entity Framework enables developers to create data access applications by programming against a conceptual application model instead of programming directly against a relational storage schema. The goal is to decrease the amount [...]

This reference tutorial will help you grasp the power of WinDebug debugging tool and quickly start using it in your daily development tasks. So, before we start, let me explain what WinDbg is. WinDbg is a multipurpose debugger for Microsoft Windows, distributed on the web by Microsoft. It can be used to debug user mode [...]

I made available a small utility that allows you to script SQL Server data onto sql/txt files. It’s an old tool I used on several real world scenarios and it worked pretty well. It saved me a lot of time on many ocasions. Although it isn’t finished, I thought of posting it so that you [...]

I've recently developed with my team a new UI for setting application preferences. Before we got started, it was important to define not only how we were going to do both technically and visually but also what we would be doing. For such an important piece of UI It was important to define the actual look and feel of the interface we were about to create. So, besides Blend, we found the occasion appropriate SketchFlow, and soon created a new work methodology with it, that served both our team and curtomers. I thought of sharing a few resources we read at the time in order to learn SketchFlow essencials.

For those who are still having questions regarding the new 3D technology affecting movies, games and apps, I'll leave you with two links I found useful in explaining what this emerging technology is all about.

In the previous article I demonstrated how to fully style a GridView column header in a ListView. In this next article, I’ll be covering row styling and final wrap ups, focusing on maintaining every behavior that’s expected from a typical grid row.

In this article, I'll be reviewing 5 different advertising networks that can help you monetize your traffic. If you're either a novice webmaster or an ad tycoon, there's enough for everyone.

Yesterday I found myself looking into sharepoint 2010′s OData integration features, and I stumbled upon some articles posted by Alex James, Program Manager at Microsoft. OData (Open Data Protocol) is an open protocol for sharing data. It provides a way to break down data silos and increase the shared value of data by creating an ecosystem [...]

Yesterday I found myself looking into sharepoint 2010′s OData integration features, and I stumbled upon some articles posted by Alex James, Program Manager at Microsoft. OData (Open Data Protocol) is an open protocol for sharing data. It provides a way to break down data silos and increase the shared value of data by creating an ecosystem [...]

Microsoft just made available the July release of the Microsoft Ribbon for WPF in MSDN. This is the RTW release of the Ribbon control, compatible with WPF 3.5sp1 and WPF 4. This release is a managed implementation of the Ribbon for WPF. The Ribbon is a command bar that organizes the features of an application [...]