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Windows 7 Text-to-Speech from .NET 4 and WPF with Pete Brown

By Don Burnett at March 11, 2010 03:21
Filed Under: WPF, .NET 4.0, Speech
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A Great SlideShare from the always outspoken and beloved Scott Barnes of Readify.Net

By Don Burnett at March 08, 2010 05:26
Filed Under: Blend, Silverlight, silverlight 3, Silverlight 4, Silverlight Toolkit, WPF, XAML
Microsoft UX: What Just Happened View more presentations from MossyBlog. If you aren’t a subscriber to his BLOG you need to be..
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Post of the Year- Creating master pages for Silverlight in Expression Blend 3 ( Navigation, LOB, PRISM) for Designers

By Don Burnett at December 17, 2009 08:45
Filed Under: ASP.NET, Blend 3, Content Region, Expression Blend, LOB, Model View View Model, M-V-VM, Navigation Framework, Silverlight Navigation Application, WPF
Master Page Concepts If you have worked in ASP.NET before you have probably heard of Master Pages before.. Many people who don’t use ASP.NET get this all confused with client side technologies for styling how a page looks and works.. The concept is simple. Master pages let you separate dynamic content regions from the actual static regions of content that doesn’t change on the page. T... [More]
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Nukeation.com has just introduced Silverlight 3.0 compatible themes with Office 2010 good looks

By Don Burnett at November 14, 2009 10:38
Filed Under: WPF, Silverlight, silverlight 3, Silverlight Toolkit, themes, theming
Dax and the folks at Nukeation.com have announced the full public availability of their new themes Paper 2010 ($69) and Sleek ($49). The entire theme library is now Silverlight 3.0 compatible as well. Visit www.nukeation.com/reuxables.aspx for more details. You can see their new demos for both WPF and Silverlight themes. One of the most requested Silverlight themes, Discovery, is now finally av... [More]
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Microsoft and Clarity Consulting Launch SDK for Facebook

By Don Burnett at November 09, 2009 23:41
Filed Under: facebook, WPF, Silverlight, silverlight 3, Silverlight Toolkit, Expression Blend 3, Expression Web 3, Expression Studio, Expression Blend, Expr
  Source: http://team.silverlight.net/announcement/announcing-the-new-microsoft-sdk-for-facebook-platform/ quote: “ Announcing the new Microsoft SDK for Facebook Platform Posted in Announcement • November-09-2009 at 11:19 AM PST Today, as part of our ongoing collaboration with Facebook, we released a very exciting new developer resource: the Microsoft SDK for Facebook Platform (http:/... [More]
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Galasoft releases EventToCommand behavior for M-V-VM

By Don Burnett at November 05, 2009 19:08
Filed Under: WPF, Expression Blend, Expression Blend 3, Expression Studio, Model View View Model
http://blog.galasoft.ch/archive/2009/11/05/mvvm-light-toolkit-v3-alpha-2-eventtocommand-behavior.aspx quoting Laurent’s Blog: “ Here is another early release of the MVVM Light Toolkit V3 (Alpha 2). I decided to release gradually and early as soon as a new part of this new version is ready, to allow advanced users to install, test and give feedback about the new features. If you haven’t seen it ... [More]
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New Drop of “Prism” aka Composite Application Guidance Released..

By Don Burnett at November 02, 2009 01:21
Filed Under: Composite Application Guidance, Composite Applications, Prism, WPF, Silverlight, Silverlight Toolkit
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=387c7a59-b217-4318-ad1b-cbc2ea453f40   The Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight is designed to help you more easily build enterprise-level Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight client applications. It will help you design and build enterprise-level composite WPF client applications—... [More]
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A week of very cool new software releases continues..

By Don Burnett at October 27, 2009 23:06
Filed Under: Silverlight, WPF, Model View View Model, MVVM, toolkit
Galasoft and our community’s good friend Laurent Bugnion has just releases a new alpha of the MVVM Light Toolkit.. Here’s the scoop from his website..  http://blog.galasoft.ch/archive/2009/10/27/mvvm-light-toolkit-v3-alpha-1.aspx   “MVVM Light Toolkit V3 Alpha 1 This is a super early release of the next version of the MVVM Light Toolkit. Please enjoy with care, be aware that this ve... [More]
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Live from Scott Gutherie’s Blog it’s .Net 4.0 beta 2..

By Don Burnett at October 27, 2009 17:00
Filed Under: .NET 4.0, WPF, WPF 3D, Windows 7, windows touch
Quoting the entire entry which can be found at:  http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/10/26/wpf-4-vs-2010-and-net-4-0-series.aspx” “ WPF 4 (VS 2010 and .NET 4.0 Series) [In addition to blogging, I am now using Twitter for quick updates and to share links. You can follow me on Twitter at: twitter.com/scottgu (@scottgu is my twitter name)] This is the eleventh in a series of blog po... [More]
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WPF3D 4.0 Beta Fixes and Changes and New Features

By Don Burnett at October 27, 2009 04:50
Filed Under: WPF, WPF 3D
From the WPF3D Team Blog: “ What's New in Graphics for 4.0 Beta 2 Last beta I mentioned we were saving the best for Beta 2 so thank you for waiting :) New Features The PixelShader class now accepts Pixel Shader 3.0 shaders when your hardware supports them. Important: There is no software rendering for PS 3.0. For example, you won't see PS 3.0 Effects over Remote Desktop, when printing, in ... [More]
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Products I would not be without for Web Application and Rich Internet Development

By Don Burnett at September 04, 2009 19:40
Filed Under: Web, web video, WPF, Silverlight, Sketchflow, Social Networking, Design
My Top Picks.. Our how to virtualize your company and reach your customers and enhance your work flow in very quick order… Silverlight 3 - What can I say that isn’t already said here, it’s a web plug-in, it’s basically an operating system built into the browser (goes way beyond a frame work) and works out of browser on the Mac and PC and is making it’s way into the Linux world.. It does HD vid... [More]
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Expression Starter Kits Now Available

By Don Burnett at August 14, 2009 17:46
Filed Under: Expression Studio, Expression Web 3, Expression Blend 3, Expression Blend, experience design, Windows 7, WPF, Silverlight, Sketchflow, Training, User Experience, UX
 http://blogs.msdn.com/canux/archive/2009/08/12/download-the-expression-3-starter-kits.aspx Introduction to Prototyping with SketchFlow in Expression Blend 3: Assets, Guide and Video Package Discover Sketchflow, a new feature set in Expression Blend 3 that helps you define the concept for user experiences in early stages of the design process. From sketches to wireframes to prototypes of si... [More]
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Announcing the UXMagic Expression Blend + Sketchflow Training and Web Content Expo

By Don Burnett at August 14, 2009 16:05
Filed Under: Sketchflow, Training, WPF, Silverlight, Expression Blend 3, Expression Studio, Expression Web 3, experience design, Social Networking
Sign Up Today, Tickets are going fast… http://sketchflowexpo.eventbrite.com Presented by Microsoft Partners and Companies DonBurnett.com and UXMagic.com, Calder Media and Entertainment, WTW Design, PixelOasis SESSIONS: Expression Blend 3 and SketchFlow Training Connecting with your customer's needs In today's challenging world it's not enough that your offerings are e... [More]
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About Don Burnett

Name of authorDon is a user experience designer and developer who enjoys spending his time creating Rich Internet Applications and Multimedia creations in XAML, with Expression Blend and Expression Studio.

He has worked in the field of Windows Development and Multimedia design for over 20 years. This includes work for such companies as Media Station, Disney Software, Universal, MediaOne, and many others. Don specializes in training and support, design and development, in WPF and Silverlight.. 

Don currently offers design and development, consulting, and training services to both individuals and businesses. Don is also a Silverlight and Blend and WPF Insider.

Don was awarded the Microsoft MVP award for Expression Blend for 2009-2010. And formerly the Expression Studio award winner for 2008-2009 and was the former co-moderator and content editor for Microsoft's original Phizzpop.com site that Introduced Expression Studio Products and WPF and Silverlight to the world.

Don is also a co-founder/partner in Calder Entertainment and Media Corporation involved with Real-time Interactive Social Business Design and Social Branding consulting with http://calderentertainment.com.

 

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