We’ve just posted an updated version of the installation and activation video to reflect the latest changes in Test Studio. This six minute video walks you through installing and activating Test Studio—particularly manual activation which requires a number of extra steps from users. Don’t have Test Studio? Please go grab a free download and see how we can help you out with with automated functional and performance testing! About the author Jim Holmes Jim Holmes has around 25 years IT experience. He is co-author of "Windows Developer Power Tools" and Chief Cat Herder of the CodeMash Conference. He's a ...

I posted a video recently of how to get started using the RadBusyIndicator for WP7. Feel free to check it out and leave comments in the section below. Title: Getting Started with the RadBusyIndicator Description: Today we are going to be looking at getting started with the RadBusyIndicator which is part of the Telerik RadControls for Windows Phone 7 control suite for .NET Mobile development. The RadBusyIndicator enables you to display a progress animation and thus inform your end-users that a long-lasting operation is performed. The control delivers 8 different animation styles out-of-the-box and also allows for designing custom animations. You can specify...

Here are the upcoming XAML Talks that I have scheduled. If you are attending any of them then feel free to stop by and say Hello. All About Xaml – 10/27/2011 @ 6PM – WinRT XAML/C# and what this means for SL Developers.   Desert Code Camp – 11/5/2011 in Chandler, Arizona. Title: Getting started with Silverlight 5 Abstract: This session is designed for people who want to quickly understand the key features in Silverlight 5. We will walk you through downloading the bits to finally starting your first project starting from File->New Projects. We will also take a look at several key features such as XAML...

Two days after the Telerik AJAX Q3 2011 Beta launch we are presenting you the MVC Q3'11 Beta preview bits. Among the highlights are the new Metro skin for all Telerik MVC Extensions, improved mobile support, new Pie chart series type, keyboard support for the editor and a bunch of new features for the grid extension. The compressed packages for the Open Source and Commercial distributions are ready and steady for download. Enhanced Mobile Support | Metro skin With this early preview we are conveying improved mobile support for our MVC extensions in terms of drag & drop and touch support for the grid,...

We are excited to announce the release of one of the most requested TeamPulse features – the Ideas & Feedback Portal. The portal is a web-based solution for managing customer ideas and feedback and comes as a TeamPulse extension. The main benefit of the TeamPulse Ideas & Feedback Portal is that it helps you connect your product team with your external stakeholders so that you can focus on what matters most - building the right features in the right priority and increase customer value. This first version will allow users to: Capture feedback and problem reports from customers Publish project ...