The Sneaky Peek

A general update on stuff!

2008-10-18T00:18:00Z

My new job will have me working 100% on Microsoft Surface projects in New York so I am really looking forward to digging into it. I have had the SDK for a few months now and have really enjoyed it all so far, and as far as I know, the SDK will become public in a few weeks time which will be interesting to see...(read more)

Working with Effects and HLSL

2008-09-09T19:56:00Z

So I hit the trail of trying to understand all that I can about HLSL and Effects in general, and to be honest, the whole subject is a bit like reading a book that you can never get past the first 10 pages without falling asleep… it just goes on and on and on… never really getting to the point. ...(read more)

Gearing up for remix UK

2008-08-07T22:02:00Z

Well it's coming around to that time of year again… that being remix UK. ...(read more)

Everyone wants to make a carousel

2008-07-14T19:19:00Z

This week I finally got my seven video tutorial of "how to make a 3D carousel" completed and......(read more)

Expression Blend MVP

2008-07-05T21:32:00Z

After a very busy tour of the US, I returned home on Thursday morning and started to try to catch up on various chores I knew had to be dealt with....(read more)

Some thoughts on designing UI's for multi-touch

2008-06-22T15:56:00Z

I see a lot more people starting to talk about multi-touch (MT) now but still the conversations are centred around the devices, the hardware and not so much about the design of the software that runs on the devices....(read more)

A new month… and just a lot more work required.

2008-06-01T22:09:11Z

Lots going on at present with another trip to the US this month for a few weeks. First stop is Motorola for two weeks to conclude the current contract and then a few days out in Redmond to meet with some of the folks at Microsoft. Try as I might, I probably still won't get everything sorted that I would like to before I go. The Blend video tutorials are also coming along well and I am hoping to begin uploading this week and switching the service on. I have recorded all these new tutorials using...(read more)

I never did have much patience… so why wait for Microsoft Surface?

2008-05-21T01:05:00Z

After completing the research, I can tell you that it is very possible to build this machine and not only that but to also run WPF and XNA on it. ...(read more)

I’ve been made a WPF Disciple!

2008-05-21T00:29:00Z

I received an invitation last night from the guys at WPF Disciples asking me to join their merry bunch - I was quite surprised and immediately accepted before they had time to reconsider! ...(read more)

Blend and SVN Issues

2008-05-13T10:22:00Z

Something that had been bugging me for awhile was sometimes (rarely) when I added a solution to SVN, I could no longer open the solution in Expression Blend....(read more)

The book is done!

2008-05-05T21:25:00Z

Expression Blend Unleashed is through final reviews and is now set to be printed this month with an expected shelf date (say my publisher) of June 2nd....(read more)