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Designer Tool: A piece of software focused on conceptual design work. Typically used by design professionals where creating original art is the main focus of their job.  – Unofficial Unpublished Stockton Dictionary of terms Tool for Design: A piece of software focused on production design work....

Expression Blend: Designer Tool or Tool for Design →

A number of people left comments both here and at Channel 9 in response to my Pre-Loader / Splash Page post and show. Apparently people frequently run into an issue where when using a pre-loader, if the main app loads too quickly, neither app ends up loading correctly and the user is left with a blank...

Addressing the Pre-Loader Issue →

I recently had the privilege of recording an episode of Silverlight TV with John Papa where we discussed the creation of Splash pages in Silverlight. This post is a companion post to that episode so if you haven’t watched it yet, be sure to check it out after (or before) reading this post. Sample code...

Silverlight Splash Page →

There is a modern UX concept, which I hope you are all using, called perceived performance. While I call this a UX concept, it’s not something you will see on wireframes, redlines or a SketchFlow demo.  This is something that typically has to be architected into an application and built out by a...

The Illusion of Performance →

Once again it’s almost time for Microsoft’s premier conference for anyone involved in the web: Mix. Building upon the success of last year, I am hoping to present again this year. This time though, things are a bit different. I can’t just schmooze a bunch of MS corporate types to try get a session approved...

My Mix10 Sessions – I hope →

This week I passed one year at Ascentium and I can say it’s been one heck of a ride. As with any job there have been highs and lows but overall it’s been one of my favorite years of work. Getting to work on cool Silverlight applications for major clients has been a great experience. Now, I’d like to...

Ascentium is hiring! →

I had the honor this week of being named a Microsoft Silverlight MVP! For those of you that don’t know what the MVP program is all about can read about it here . Basically this is acknowledgment by Microsoft of the commitment to community and technical expertise of individuals based on their activities...

Silverlight MVP! →

We are entering a new phase in the evolution of the web, and it’s not “Web 3.0”. The phrase “Web 3.0” is generally used to refer to the semantic web. That phrase in itself typically needs some explanation so for the purposes of this article I’ll use the definition of a web that provides meaning instead...

Web v.Next →

Wow. Just like a few hundred other people, I submitted a few talks to Mix when the call for speakers was open. And just like most of them, my talk were turned down. Luckily for me though, my employer also submitted a few talks and one of those was accepted, so I get to present anyway! The proposal and...

I’m Speaking at Mix09! →

I know this is late but hey, at least I’m getting it out there :). CodeMash 2009 was held Jan 7-9 in the frigid and snowy Sandusky Ohio. This was the most incredible experience I’ve had professionally in a very long time. The keynotes were incredible, presentations were great and the people… the people...

CodeMash Wrapup →