The Windows 8 UI - An evolving design
The Windows 8 user interface has generated a fair bit of debate since it was first unveiled by Microsoft. Loved by some, hated by others, it is certainly a radical departure by Microsoft. Designing the...
View ArticleReview: Planar Helium 27” Touch Monitor
Back in October, during the //BUILD/ conference, I attended the Microsoft DPE Party Cruise. Let’s just say the DPE group knows how to throw a party. I’ll leave those stories for another day. During...
View ArticleWindows 8 Development Tip #1: Choosing XAML or HTML
Your journey towards building an application for the Windows Store begins as most journeys do -- with a crucial choice. Thankfully, this choice doesn't involve casting a ring into a burning mountain...
View ArticleWebinar: Build Dashboards on your iPad using ReportPlus
We are doing a free webinar tomorrow. Please download your free trial version of ReportPlus and sign up for our webinar, Build Dashboards and Reports on the iPad.ReportPlus puts in your hands the power...
View ArticleHow to Start with Debugging/Deploying Windows Store Apps to ARM Tablet
Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8 make pretty easy to start with Windows Store applications development. You will have no issues to run and test your fancy Windows applications on your PC but probably...
View ArticleThe Future of Story Tests with Selenium WebDrivers and ISTA 2012
This year we had the pleasure of being part of the second “Innovations in Software Test Automation (ISTA 2012)” conference! This year with even more companies joining for knowledge sharing, additional...
View ArticleWindows 8 Development Tips #2: Get to know Microsoft design style
I have seen many developer tip series or tutorials for Windows 8 that either leave out the design aspect of the platform or they save it until the very end. This is unfortunate because design is a...
View ArticleInfragistics will host a SQLSaturday Bulgaria for the second time
For the second time in Bulgaria SQLSaturday will be held on 26 of October, 2013 at Infragistics Bulgaria office: 110 B, Simeonovsko Shosse Bul., Office Floors II and III, 1700 Sofia, Bulgaria. The...
View ArticleWindows 8 Development Tips #3: What is WinRT?
A development tip series for Windows 8 would not be off to a great start without an introduction to the foundation all Windows Store apps are built on. The Windows Runtime, or WinRT for short, is this...
View ArticleWindows 8 Development Tips #4: Use a lot of apps
A great composer will probably have been exposed to a wide variety of music before composing their first symphony. A best-selling author has most likely read many novels before penning their...
View ArticleHow to use Contour Line Map Series in Infragistics Ignite UI Map
I have recently covered the Ignite UI symbol & shape series in these twoblogs. Today , I will be introducing yet another type of series of the map – the contour line series. This type of series is...
View ArticleC# to Objective-C - Part 10 : Events
I'm not sure how I missed covering this topic thus far. Events are so basic that they generally are part of anyone's "Hello World" application. Throw a button and a label in an app, click the button,...
View ArticleJeff's Top 5 XAML Tools.
Whether you’re a developer or designer, 3rd party tools can improve productivity and just make life easier. Here you will find my top 5 tools I use on a day to day basis. Hopefully you will find them...
View ArticleBooting up your dusty old computer collection
I recently rediscovered a few old PCs I had lying around in the loft. One was an Intel 486 desktop running Windows 3.11, another was a laptop that was even older (judging by the size of the beast)....
View ArticleIndigo Studio Design Rationale – An Interaction Design Tool
This blog is the beginning of a series that will take you into the design rationale behind Indigo Studio, the interaction design tool by Infragistics. The reason this is important is that if you...
View ArticleIgnite UI Tree Drag & Drop
With the latest release the Ignite UI Tree has received the nifty feature of drag and drop. It’s a fairly common concept and it allows for a natural (at least I perceive it to be for a long time)...
View ArticleNetAdvantage for ASP.NET Release Notes - December: 11.2, 12.1, 12.2 Service...
With every release comes a set of release notes that reflects the state of resolved bugs and new additions from the previous release. You’ll find the notes useful to help determine the resolution of...
View ArticleIgnite UI Release Notes - December: 11.2, 12.1, 12.2 Service Releases
NetAdvantage® for jQuery is now named Ignite UI™. Please see this blog post for more details. With every release comes a set of release notes that reflects the state of resolved bugs and new additions...
View ArticleUIImage: Tips and Tricks for iOS
When writing apps for iOS its important to know how to deal with images. Whether it's displaying large images in a photo viewer type situation or as simple as an icon for a tab bar item. In this post...
View ArticleWindows Development Tips #5: Understand the templates
Sometimes even the best developers need a great starting point from which to develop their masterpieces. Given the importance of solid design and platform consistency, it should come as no surprise...
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