Archived from old blog
-
New Microsoft Windows 7 screenshots
Where to find and download new Windows 7 screenshots? What is new and what is improved in Windows 7? I’m bringing you very nice collection of Windows 7 screenshots and some commentary. Scenic ribbon? For sure! New Windows 7 taskbar? You betcha!
Read more -
New Microsoft .NET logo and branding
Just few days before PDC 2008 and bunch of new things to be announced there, Microsoft has announced new Microsoft .NET logos and branding. First Microsoft .NET logo was designed back then in 2000 and since then, things changed for .NET and Microsoft too.
Read more -
WPF tutorial: HOW TO style and change WPF ListBox
How to change color of selected (highlighted) item in your WPF ListBox (or ComboBox, ListView or TreeView) in Expression Blend? WPF allows you to do this and much more by using Styles and Templates. I this tutorial I will show you how to achieve that.
Read more -
Ribbons saga continues: Ribbons in WordPad UI
After Paint in new Windows 7, now here comes the first screenshot of new WordPad in Windows 7. And again it’s all from UX Evangelist. Yesterday I was happy to see ribbons and but asked myself are they just missing the point. But now, after WordPad I know answer on that question.
Read more -
Ribbons in Windows 7 and in Windows Live Wave 3
It all started yesterday when Stephen Chapman talked about new Paint in Windows 7 M3, and today guys over at LiveSide are publishing out screenshots of new Windows Live Wave 3 stuff. Common line: Ribbons are almost everywhere. But are they just missing the point?
Read more -
Top ideas for Microsoft Imagine Cup 2009
If you need ideas for your Imagine Cup 2009 project, take a look here and see the list of 7 ideas for Imagine Cup invitationals. This year’s theme is “Imagine a world where technology helps solve the toughest problems facing us today.” and I’d like to try and help you with some suggestions.
Read more -
Top 10 useful shortcuts in Microsoft Expression Blend
How to resize workspace? How to hide and show panels? Quick zoom in and out? I am bringing you list of top 10 most useful shortcuts in Expression Blend that you can use for your Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) or Silverlight based projects right away.
Read more -
Windows Live Search for BlackBerry mobile phones
BlackBerry is top-selling e-mail phone (at least in U.S.), and now Microsoft and Research in Motion agreed to put Windows Live Search on BlackBerrys. Live Search for BlackBerry will be available to customers this year enabling them, what is expected to be, great searching experience.
Read more
