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3D Models with Avalon using ZAM 3D
Electric Rain just sent out a note to say that they've just released a new version of ZAM 3D. Those...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 10/12/2005
Be an Avalon Test Pilot and Take Your Apps Around the World
Wei-Meng Lee, the Microsoft Regional Director for Singapore, has a prolific output across a broad...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 10/07/2005
Xbox 360 Loses... er... Wins... er...
It's fascinating how one single analyst report on the Xbox 360 can be spun in two so completely...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 10/04/2005
XAML and the Art of Programming
Chuck provides the most lucid description of XAML that I've seen so far (Part I, Part II).
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/29/2005
Avalon Bloggers @ Microsoft
I've finally got round to updating my list of bloggers at Microsoft who focus on Windows...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/28/2005
Windows Presentation Foundation Blogs
Last updated: November 1st, 2007 A list of blogs from various product team members and other related...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/28/2005
Build an Avalon Web Browser Application
Windows Presentation Foundation ("Avalon") applications have two modes of execution: standalone...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/28/2005
PDC05: Product Key Problems - Redux
A week or so ago, I posted an updated product key for the Windows Vista builds we distributed at the...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/28/2005
Office 2003 Service Pack 2 is Here...
...just popped up in Microsoft Update. Make sure you take advantage of Microsoft Update to get...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/27/2005
Found A Good Photo Sharing Site
I asked a couple of days ago if anyone had a recommendation for a good photo sharing site that...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/27/2005
A Fresh New Coat of Paint.NET
I see that there's a new release of Paint.NET available (2.5α3). OK, so the name may be the most...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/23/2005
Looking for a Good Photo Sharing Site
Over the last few months, I've been developing my interest in photography, in particular as a result...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/22/2005
Building MSN Virtual Earth into Your Applications
MSN Virtual Earth has been around for a couple of months now. In the unlikely event that anyone has...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/22/2005
Loose XAML is Back!
One of the most exciting features that we slipped back into Windows Presentation Foundation...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/22/2005
What's The Point of XAML?
I recently answered a question something like the one above for an Australian developer mailing...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/22/2005
Community Server Comments
Just realized to my horror that Community Server has been "moderating" a ton of comments that people...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/21/2005
Starting off with the Windows Presentation Foundation ("Avalon")
After the PDC, I've had a renewed flood of email queries from people who want to know how to spread...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/21/2005
PDC05: Product Key Problems
Some people have experienced difficulties with activating the Windows Vista builds that we...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/21/2005
PDC05: A Post-Conference FAQ
This is my attempt to wrap up some of the most commonly-asked questions about the conference - hope...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/20/2005
Cleaning Up Old Avalon Installs
If you're upgrading to the latest version of Avalon (I really should start to call it Windows...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/20/2005
PDC05: Which Version of .NET Framework Beta 2 Should I Run?
This might seem like a perverse question to ask - isn't there only one Beta 2? But keen eyes have...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/20/2005
PDC05: Tips and Tricks for the PDC Bits
I've been collating a few notes on installing the PDC05 "The Goods" discs that were distributed to...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/15/2005
PDC05: Expression Suite Announced
We've published our full plans for the Expression product suite: Sparkle is no longer just a...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/14/2005
PDC05: Build a Gadget for Windows Vista
Another site highlighted during Jim's keynote is Microsoft Gadgets. This new blog explains how to...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/13/2005
PDC05: What Kind of Application Can You Build with Avalon?
If you're unconvinced that Windows Presentation Foundation is more than just a glitzy UI, you should...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/13/2005
PDC05: An Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation ("Avalon") - Now Live
I've been working on a detailed technical overview of Windows Presentation Foundation for the last...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/13/2005
Learn Avalon by Watching a Channel 9 Screencast!
A few weeks ago, I started to build what will hopefully grow into a larger library of screencasts...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 09/06/2005
Challenges in Avalon
Ian Moulster recently sent out a XAML developer challenge to recreate an optical illusion in XAML....
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 08/26/2005
Running Avalon on Laptops
As you may already know, Avalon supports different tiers of hardware for its rendering engine. For...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 08/18/2005
Export Vector Graphics to XAML with Acrylic Aug CTP
We've just posted a new build of "Acrylic" to the web, known as the August CTP release. If you...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 08/17/2005
Synchronizing Documents Across Multiple Computers
I spend a lot of time worrying about my files, both at home and at work. I have a variety of...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 08/10/2005
Great .NET Smart Client Blog Aggregator with BSD License
Omar forwarded me a link to his RSS Feeder .NET sample on CodeProject - it's a fantastic example of...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 08/10/2005
New Windows XP Theme (Energy Blue) Available...
It's a slightly strange way to release it, admittedly, but if you're bored with the standard blue,...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 07/19/2005
Write Avalon Apps in Pascal!
I've always loved Pascal as a language. It was the first language in which I wrote a serious...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 07/19/2005
Two Really Cool Avalon 3D Applets
If you've got Avalon Beta 1 RC installed on your machine now (and if not, why not?!), you'll enjoy...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 07/07/2005
Deploying Avalon Express Applications
This ought to be a FAQ, so I thought I'd at least document it here on my blog so that search engines...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 07/01/2005
Atlas: Building AJAX with ASP.NET
Perhaps the first commonly-used example of an AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML) application was...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/28/2005
Got 10 Minutes to Learn Something New?
At TechEd this year, many of the Microsoft Regional Directors recorded short ten minute technical...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/28/2005
How to Install Team Foundation Server
It's a shame that we have to produce an installation guide to help developers get the various...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/15/2005
Acrylic is Available for Download...
https://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/10/2005
Look What We Added to IE...
The MSN toolbar is releasing faster than the "Internet lightspeed" that I remember of ten years ago;...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/10/2005
An Avalon Team Blog Directory
If you're interested in this blog, you'll probably be interested in reading the blogs of other folks...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/10/2005
Free Music from the BBC and Magnatune
It's about time that the world of online music downloads expanded to include a greater emphasis on...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/08/2005
It's the Season of PDC
We're another milestone closer to the PDC, with the opening of the registration site. If you...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/07/2005
And you thought C# was COOL...
A great quote from one of the customers I'm working with who are building for Avalon... "I do have...
Author: Tim Sneath Date: 06/03/2005