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Team Foundation Server versus GIT
With the interest in getting sophisticated projects built by students, I have been trying to figure...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/08/2011
Interoperability: Using DirectX with the GDI Device Context (DC)
Well if you are attending a graphic programming class, you may want to see how to use DirectX with...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/07/2011
DirectX: Hello World Sample
"Hello World" Sample, this is the way to start using DirectX. Of course I think you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/06/2011
Free Game Development, but which one?
You got your App Hub, Xbox 360, DirectX, which is best for you? So here is my thought: Students...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/05/2011
Getting started with the ADO.NET Entity Framework
Wow, if you want to learn how to expose data through the ADO.NET Entity Framework and WPF...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/04/2011
WTF#: Winforms and F#, is that possible?
Check out these samples at: https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/F-WinForms-43d78356, normally I would...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/03/2011
Best Silverlight 5 example project EVER
I just reviewed this sample and it is really shows off Expression and Silverlight 5. It is...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/02/2011
The “Go to” link for 101 free Linq samples
Here is a link 101 samples of Linq based code. Pretty cool and useful! Save money over...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 08/01/2011
Why should I use the Visual Studio SDK? Part 2 Data
Data? DATA? Really? Yep, Data! We all work with odd data, and by using the Data Designer you can...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/31/2011
Free tutorial by Kevin Hoffman: WP7 for iPhone and Android Developers - Local Data Storage
Local Data Storage, confusing, but in this tutorial the confusion is ended, nicely done Kevin...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/30/2011
Why should I use the Visual Studio SDK? Part 1
Good question. If you work extensively with Visual Studio IDE, you most likely have created some...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/30/2011
Free Tutorial by Kevin Hoffman: WP7 for iPhone and Android Developers - Application Tiles and Push Notifications
Wow, another AMAZING tutorial by Kevin Hoffman! You might be thinking that I am writing these...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/29/2011
What are the benefits of the Enterprise Library?
Wow, this blog should blow my numbers out of the universe! Well thank you for reading...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/29/2011
Happy Birthday Linux!
Here is a fun birthday video from Microsoft:
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/28/2011
Free Tutorial by Kevin Hoffman: WP7 for iPhone and Android Developers - Using Bing Maps
Again, this is an awesome tutorial, and if you are going to read one tutorial this summer, you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/28/2011
What does the Microsoft Enterprise Library Configuration Console do?
The documentation is available at: https://entlib.codeplex.com/releases/view/43135 There is a...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/28/2011
Free Tutorial by Kevin Hoffman: WP7 for iPhone and Android Developers - Hardware and Device Services, Part 4
Well I have generally shown that my tutorials are not as good as Kevin Hoffman’s, so head over...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/28/2011
An interesting paper on Point and Shoot outdoor game from AT&T
Now this is an interesting paper that I will definitely get to after I read all of the Clive Clisser...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/27/2011
Free tool to incorporate third party libraries into a .NET Application
NuGet 1.4 is available for free download from the Visual Studio Gallery. The reviews...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/27/2011
How to NOT review a paper
Well I AM on vacation and thought that I would look through some of the other research sites, and...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/27/2011
Free Tutorial by Kevin Hoffman: WP7 for iPhone and Android Developers - Advanced UI Part 3
Need to figure out how to use that tricky UI in windows phone 7? Well if it seems tricky, then you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/27/2011
Got down to the Strand and did some body surfing
Road my electric bicycle down to the Strand and did some excellent body surfing. I really like...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/26/2011
Free Tutorial by Kevin Hoffman: WP7 for iPhone and Android Developers - Introduction to XAML and Silverlight (Part 2)
Again, Kevin Hoffman does a great job at explaining how to use Silverlight, C# and to program for...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/26/2011
Relaxing pictures from vacation
Well finally got into the vacation. Got my electric bike all charged up and ready to go. ...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/26/2011
Get started with Windows Phone Programming using Silverlight
A nice resource you should put in your favorites on Windows Phone Programming using Silverlight:...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/26/2011
Free tutorial by Kevin Hoffman: Introduction to C# for iPhone and Android developers, part 1
This is a well done 12-part tutorial by Kevin Hoffman:...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/25/2011
Free Tutorial By Kevin Hoffman: WP7 for iPhone and Android Developers - Introducing the Execution Model
A nicely done discussion and tutorial (meaning you might learn something!): WP7 for iPhone and...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/24/2011
Interface in XNA on Windows Phone 7
Ok, it’s a teaser, the use of Interfaces is the same on Windows Phone 7 as it is in the other...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/24/2011
Visual Studio Gallery: Free Downloads
If you have a great idea on how to customize Visual Studio environment, create the code to use in...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/23/2011
What happened to the Immediate window in my Visual Studio 2010 IDE?
So you lost your Immediate window in Visual Studio and you want it back, well here are the ways you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/22/2011
Free Windows Phone Developer Resources
I have just reviewed this material and it is still quite usable for the beginning and intermediate...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/21/2011
Free jumpstart for Windows Phone 7
If you are getting started with Windows Phone 7, take a look at the links included on the page:...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/20/2011
Creating XNA Template for phone
Let’s say you want to share your wonderful XNAM game design with others, how do you do that? How do...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/19/2011
Creating a Silverlight template for phone
Let’s say you want to share your wonderful Silverlight game design with others, how do you do...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/18/2011
What happens when you create a Visual Studio Project part 4
In previous blogs, I discussed the files that are generated when you create a Visual Studio Project,...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/17/2011
What happens when you create a Visual Studio Project part 3: Manifest
This is a follow on blog to two previous blog posts:...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/16/2011
What happens when you create a Visual Studio Project part 2: vshost.exe
Oh look I actually did the follow up to a previous blog. Wow, must be the re-energizing...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/15/2011
What happens when you create a Visual Studio Project part 1
So you got Visual Studio on your system and created a few starter projects. In this case you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/14/2011
People’s choice award at the Imagine Cup: Vote early! Vote often!
Hey yo, let’s go! Hey! Yo! Let’s! Go! It’s time to take a look at the Imagine Cup...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/12/2011
Report on the Imagine Cup Ellis Island Party
Last night the Imagine Cup students attended a profound party on Ellis Island, where the sponsor...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/12/2011
Santiago Canyon College gets through the first stage at the Imagine Cup!
Santiago Canyon College students, standing tall against the top schools in the world advanced...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/11/2011
Bubble, Bubble Toil and Trouble
In WPF XAML code, some events bubble and some events tunnel. In the following XAML I show you...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/09/2011
Inheritance and interface properties
You know, I started out many years ago using FORTRAN and we didn’t need no stinking object oriented...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/08/2011
Interfaces and inheritance, a reading list
Interfaces are important, so before I get started with my usual examples here is a reading list for...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/07/2011
Inheritance using Duff’s beer sensor code
Inheritance, makes you think of how much your rich uncle you never met is going to leave you when he...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/05/2011
Secure Deployment using ClickOnce
ClickOnce is a deployment technology that enables you to create self-updating Windows-based...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/02/2011
Encapsulation at Duff’s Beer brewery
Continuing from yesterday, we created an encapsulation like program, except everything was public....
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/02/2011
A quick review of Encapsulation using Duff's Beer as an example
What is encapsulation? One thing it isn’t, but is similar to: Using dogs swimming in beer for...
Author: Surf4Fun Date: 07/01/2011