Recent Posts
WP7 MVC Debug and Tracing
Now that WP MVC is maturing, it is important that when you have performance issues or any issues, you can find the problem easily!
WP7 Essentials Settings Provider
The WP7 Essentials library is constantly evolving, the most recent addition is a UI for settings used with the Settings Provider
My Sessions at TechEd 2011
I am doing two talks and a few demos at TechEd Au. If you are there, come have a look.
MultiTargeted WP7 Project
After seeing Shaun Wildermuths post on this subject, I thought I would share how I do it
Windows Phone MVC Update
I have just pushed a MASSIVE update! So many enhancements, bug fixes, and maturity is in this release.
Phone Test Project Template
I have released a phone test project to the visual studio gallery allowing you to File -> New Windows Phone Test Project
Windows Phone MVC - Released
I have been working on a MVC framework for Windows Phone 7 for a while. It is up on codeplex and it is slowly maturing.
No more R# warnings for nHibernate aliases
When using QueryOver projections with type safe aliases, r# will warn that the value is always null. Here is a trick to remove the warning
MVVM, Design Time vs IoC usage
After a discussion via twitter I thought I would post my thoughts around how I would wire up views/viewmodels when not using a specific framework
ClickOnce Bootstrapping Errors
Once again I have wasted a heap of time trying to get ClickOnce publishing on a build server. Here is how to get it working.
UI TDD - UI Automation Experiment
After using UI automation in a project which went live yesterday, I wanted to try UI TDD with my lessons learnt. This is the story.
DDD Sydney - Rich Client Automation
I will be speaking at DDD Sydney this weekend. My topic is Rich Client UI Automation, without shooting yourself in the foot
NuGet Packages targeting WP7
NuGet 1.4 has just come out, as has the mango tools. 1.4 breaks existing targets, here is my solution
Comment Posting Fixed
While doing a large upgrade to FunnelWeb, I was dogfooding. Unfortunately I forgot to update my blog when I pushed my updates into the dev repository
WP7 Essentials Released!
While at MobileCampOz, Brendan Kowitz and I were discussing the need for a essentials library for WP7, this library is focused on code issues, not UI
TFS Merge Tools Configuration
Every time I format my machine, I have to think of all the different file extensions I work with. Here is my list.
Introduction to VSTO Contrib
The release of VSTO Contrib is imminent, this will be a series covering various parts of VSTO Contrib.
Cleaning up Office COM Interop Code with Extension Methods
Office Automation and COM interop code can be really ugly, this post show you how the extension methods in VSTO Contrib can help
Ribbon XML and Ribbon Designer in Depth
Ever wanted to know a bit more about how VSTO gives you the Ribbon designer. This post will explain Ribbon XML, then how the designer gives you more.
VSTO Contrib RibbonFactory
The Ribbon Factory in VSTO Contrib lets you create a view model for each Ribbon, with wpf like binding, context and DI/IoC support!
VSTO Add-in Uninstaller
If you do VSTO work and have a heap of Addin2 extensions in all your office app, then this app is for you.
Blog Redesign
I have just redesigned my blog, am have also changed web hosts.
Windows Phone 7 Frameworks Presentation
Choosing the right framework when starting a project is important! They can greatly help, or hinder you. Find out what each framework offers.
Taking Screenshots of WPF apps
During out UI Automation build, when an error occurs it takes a screenshot. We were getting a blank modal window. Here is code that works.
2010 Wrapup
2010 was a big year for me, this is a bit of a rundown of what I have done
Microsoft Evangelism Academy
Just before Christmas I was lucky enough to addend the inaugural MS Evangelism Academy with 7 others to take our presentations to the next level
Fibre Async Library 1.1 Released
Fibre is a simple async helper library for .net, silverlight and WP7.
RadioButton.IsChecked Bindings
Today I had an issue with binding the IsChecked property of a radio button, and my bindings were being cleared. This is my solution.
Code Camp Oz 2010
Developing with VSTO at Code Camp Oz 2010