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Introduction WPF offers some rather good stuff when it comes to applying validation to binding expressions. However it isn't complete in my opinion and could use some kind of extension to make it even easier and more effective to use in an application. There are a couple of things I noticed when working with validation in WPF: It is not ...

Last week I was trying to get a drag and drop treeview to work in WPF. Creating the basic structure was rather pleasing work to do because setting up databinding and getting the items to render correctly is a breeze with the new layout and databinding capabilities. However, getting items dragged from one point in the tree to another point in ...

It's official! WPF/E has been named Microsoft Silverlight. (Yet another meaningless name...)  Flash, eat your heart out! Link to Microsoft Silverlight

From Channel9. If you have .NET 3.0 installed, try the links marked with XBAP. (Thanks Eric!)  Yahoo Messenger for Windows Vista - New IM client (SCREENCAST). New York Times Reader - Next-generation online reading experience for the NY Times (MSI). Microsoft Calendar Printing Assistant - Generate printed calendars from your Outlook ...

.NET 3.0 (FKA WinFX) has been released. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C2B1E300-F358-4523-B479-F53D234CDCCF&displaylang=en to get the SDK.

.NET 3.0 (FKA WinFX) RC1 is complete. ORCAS and Expression Graphics Designer were a little behind but everything is available now[1]. Happy migrating! [1] Get the Vista beta's

After quite some discussion, mainly about software licenses, AnimationStudio3D has been added to CodePlex[1]. CodePlex is a virtual development environment that supports working with developpers from all around the globe on the same project using Visual Studio 2005 Team System. I'm honoured that Microsoft decided that my little pet project is ...

Now that Microsoft has announced the official name of WinFX to be .NET 3.0 they opened a site for the community as well:   http://www.netfx3.com/

To clear up some misunderstandings about the relationship between WinFX and .NET Microsoft decided to rename WinFX to the .NET Framework 3.0 [1] At the same time they renamed InfoCard to Windows CardSpace (WCS). I guess now people around the globe will expect Solitaire to be part of WCS…    [1] Somasegar's WebLog : .NET Framework 3.0

Very informative post[1] on hardware support for Windows Presentation Foundation   [1] Avalon Hardware Acceleration & Video Driver Compat