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Visual Authoring for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview with Blend and Visual Studio
Visual Authoring for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview with Blend and Visual Studio
Download the developer tools and get started designing and developing HTML5/JavaScript and XAML Metro style apps for Windows 8. Learn about what's shipping in Blend Beta and how we're optimizing to support developer / designer workflows. Christian Schormann
GPU Encoding for Expression Encoder 4 Pro SP2
GPU Encoding for Expression Encoder 4 Pro SP2
Get detailed information about how to take advantage of the newest generation of GPU encoding for CUDA H.264. Learn how you can optimize for output quality while reducing CPU load. Eric Juteau
Announcing Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview
Announcing Expression Blend for Windows Developer Preview
Dig into the details about Blend for Windows Developer Preview with this compile of links to content resources to help you get started learning, coding, and polishing Metro style apps. Expression Blend Team
Using Geolocation in the Browser and with Hosted Services
Using Geolocation in the Browser and with Hosted Services
If there is one thing that changed immensely in the last few years then it is that our users are not sitting in their own house in front of a stationary box any longer but are more and more using their systems on the go. Christian Heilman, Script Junkie
Building Apps with HTML5: What You Need to Know
Building Apps with HTML5: What You Need to Know
In this article — the first of a series that aims to show you how you can use HTML5 to build apps for the Web — Brandon Satrom introduces HTML5, describes Microsoft's approach to the new standard and helps you think about how to adopt HTML5 technolog... More... Brandon Satrom, MSDN Magazine
Using HTML5's New Semantic Tags Today
Using HTML5's New Semantic Tags Today
HTML5. Everybody’s talking about it. If it isn’t my friend who threw together a pretty sweet drum kit app, it’s that buzzword-loving Vice President of Marketing who read somewhere that Flash is dead and HTML5 is the future. But just because everybody... More... Emily Lewis, Script Junkie
Ajax, ASP.Net MVC and Progressive Enhancement
Ajax, ASP.Net MVC and Progressive Enhancement
Visitors to the web sites and applications we build are increasingly demanding an intuitive and responsive user interface. As developers it’s our responsibility to provide this for them. However we also need to bear in mind other users of our sites... More... Andy Butland, Script Junkie
Create Your First Windows Phone App in Expression Blend (Part 1)
Create Your First Windows Phone App in Expression Blend (Part 1)
Ready to develop your first app for Windows Phone 7 using Expression Blend? This introductory tutorial walks you through the basics of creating the visual design step by step. Pam @ Expression IQ
Inside the Info Icons in Expression Encoder
Inside the Info Icons in Expression Encoder
No need for a secret decoder ring with Elliot's explanation of the information, warning, and error icons in Expression Encoder and how you can use them to correct problems before they happen. Elliot @ Expression IQ
Simple Semantics With Microformats, Part 4
Simple Semantics With Microformats, Part 4
In this fourth and final installment of my microformats series, we’ll cover how to use microformats together to give your content even more semantics. You’ll learn practical examples for combining XFN and hCard, as well as hCard and hCalendar. Emily Lewis, Script Junkie
Using Web Storage on the Client-Side
Using Web Storage on the Client-Side
With the new Web Storage specification we now have new, beefed-up options with localStorage and sessionStorage, which utilize the same syntax but have different use cases, and the total storage space available is (at least) 5 MB! Robert Nyman, Script Junkie
Expression Web 4 SP 2 Now Available
Expression Web 4 SP 2 Now Available
Expression Web just got better--with jQuery Intellisense, a new code snippet panel, and support for multiple custom workspaces and toolbars. And, Snapshot was updated with an interactive mode, so you can preview the functioning page while you are au... More... Steven Guttman
Using Expression Blend to Design the UX of your Windows Phone Application
Using Expression Blend to Design the UX of your Windows Phone Application
Take your phone app to the next level by adding Expression Blend to your development / design process with this quick step-by-step tutorial. MSDN @ msdn
Simple Semantics With Microformats, Part 3
Simple Semantics With Microformats, Part 3
In part 3 of this series covering microformats, we’ll take a close look at the hCalendar microformat for event information. We’ll also discuss the use of the value class pattern for indicating machine-readable date information. Emily Lewis, Script Junkie
Blend Tutorial: Customizing the NumericUpDown Control
Blend Tutorial: Customizing the NumericUpDown Control
Learn how to customize controls using Expression Blend with this simple tutorial about changing the color of the standard NumericUpDown control. Helen @ helen.org.ua
Rich Griffin on Expression Blend -- UK Tech Days
Rich Griffin on Expression Blend -- UK Tech Days
Catch this great presentation by MVP Rich Griffin recorded at UK Tech Days. Rich offers practical tips for using Expression Blend and works through an example from idea to execution. Rich Griffin @ mtaulty.com
Blend for Silverlight Developers: a Webinar by Gill Cleeren
Blend for Silverlight Developers: a Webinar by Gill Cleeren
Learn more about the rich data binding capabilities and the ease of creating custom controls in Expression Blend that make it appealing to developers. Gill Cleeren @ Silverlightshow.net
More CSS3 Navigation in Expression Web 4
More CSS3 Navigation in Expression Web 4
This CSS3 tutorial introduces the use of transitions and durations to animate menu item states for a simple list-based menu. Pad @ Expression IQ
Windows Phone 7 Development Tools and Resources
Windows Phone 7 Development Tools and Resources
Ready to start coding for the red hot mobile apps market? This no-nonsense guide provides a quick summary of the best resources to help you get started. Terrence Dorsey @ MSDN Magazine
jQuery, A Designer's Perspective
jQuery, A Designer's Perspective
There are oodles of sites extolling the benefits of jQuery. From how lightweight it is to its support of CSS3 selectors to its simplicity. But for me, one of the things that made jQuery instantly stand out from other frameworks was its documentation. Emily Lewis, Script Junkie

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Visual Basic Add-In Project Template for Expression Web 4
Visual Basic Add-In Project Template for Expression Web 4
Are you a Visual Basic (VB.NET) programmer or do you wish to create a VB.NET Add-in for Expression W... More... ShoppingCart, ComCity LLC

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