I’m happy to announce two new episode of RadTips, a series of screencasts offering tips and tricks for using Telerik's RadControls. If you've missed previous episodes, be sure to check them out on Telerik TV. Each is only a few minutes long and covers a specific feature of the RadControls. Adding a HeaderContextMenu to the RadGrid for ASP.NET AJAX In this episode I show ASP.NET AJAX developers how to use the HeaderContextMenu to perform column-specific operations in the RadGrid. Click here to watch on Telerik TV The video is available for download below. [Video: MP4] Using the Entity Framework with the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX In this...

This June, I will be at the CodeStock conference in Knoxville, TN.  If you live in the area, then CodeStock offers you a great opportunity to learn about a variety of technologies.  I am honored to have been invited to sit on a panel discussion about running community conferences and user groups.  The conference will take place June 26-27 and only costs $25 if you get your tickets before June 1.  CodeStock is doing something very unique this year in allowing anyone who registers before May 15 to vote on the sessions they most want to see.  So you can actually...

  UPDATE: Please visit this post for more info about dynamic objects binding!   Since there is no DataTable in Silverlight I’ve created small class that can be used to generate columns and rows in runtime in similar to the real DataTable way: DataTable table = new DataTable();table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "ID", DataType = typeof(int) });table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "Name", DataType = typeof(string) });table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "UnitPrice", DataType = typeof(decimal) });table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "Date", DataType = typeof(DateTime) });table.Columns.Add(new DataColumn() { ColumnName = "Discontinued", DataType = typeof(bool) });for(var i = 0; i < 1000; i++){ DataRow row = new DataRow(); row["ID"]...

Boss: “George, I want you to use a good looking ScrollableButtonList here. And make that for yesterday – we are getting behind schedule already!” George: “What, for yesterday? It will take me at least a week! Come on, boss, you know how coding is!” Boss: “Do it, or you will be looking for a new job!” George (walking towards his office): “Oh maan, what am I gonna do?” George (thinking again): “Of course! I will use the Telerik WinForms Framework! I bet the ScrollableButtonList will be ready in minutes… ” This may sound bizarre, but it’s not! With the wide range...

If you’ve spent much time visiting “web 2.0” sites, you know that large font sizes are totally “in vogue” for data entry forms. Not only are they easy for all audiences to read, but they also imply a certain level of simplicity on a website. In fact, there are even some UX experts suggesting larger font sizes are better now that high-resolution monitors are the norm and not the exception. If you’ve got a “beautifully designed” web 2.0-style site, though, and you’re working with RadInput, you know that the default skins “force” their own font size. What do you do if you...