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    Using the RadTransitionControl in Task-It

    Download Source Code Task-It Series This post is part of a series of blog posts and videos about the Task-It (task management) application that I have been building with Silverlight 4 and Telerik's RadControls for Silverlight 4. For a full index of these resources, please go here. One of the posts listed in the index provides a full source download for the application. Intro to the RadTransitionControl In a recent Ask the Experts webinar I showed a simple solution that had similarities to one that I had used in my recent MVVM post, but had a few extra twists on it. I have since been asked if I...
    April 05, 2010
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    Dynamic XAP loading with MEF in Task-It - Part 1

    Download Source Code Task-It Series This post is part of a series of blog posts and videos about the Task-It (task management) application that I have been building with Silverlight 4 and Telerik's RadControls for Silverlight 4. For a full index of these resources, please go here. One of the posts listed in the index provides a full source download for the application. The need for lazy loading In my MEF into post, MEF to the rescue in Task-It, I outlined a couple of issues I was facing and explained why I chose MEF (the Managed Extensibility Framework) to solve these issues. The first issue was the fact that my application...
    March 29, 2010
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    MEF to the rescue in Task-it

    Task-It Series This post is part of a series of blog posts and videos about the Task-It (task management) application that I have been building with Silverlight 4 and Telerik's RadControls for Silverlight 4. For a full index of these resources, please go here. One of the posts listed in the index provides a full source download for the application. Intro to MEF One of the frameworks that I chose to leverage in the development of my Silverlight 4 Task-It application is MEF, the Managed Extensibility Framework. Actually, that decision came while I was at a Silverlight ‘Deep Dive’ session on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA, and...
    March 17, 2010
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    Introducing Task-It. A real-world application using RadControls for Silverlight 4

    Task-It Series This post is part of a series of blog posts and videos about the Task-It (task management) application that I have been building with Silverlight 4 and Telerik's RadControls for Silverlight 4. For a full index of these resources, please go here. One of the posts listed in the index provides a full source download for the application. Introduction This is the first in a series of blog posts based around an application called Task-It that I have developed in Silverlight 4. Task-It is real-world application designed for people that need a simple way to manage the numerous tasks that we all strive to accomplish on...
    March 15, 2010
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    Intro to Task-It Teaser Video

    I have posted a teaser video that introduces an application I have developed in Silverlight 4 (using RadControls for Silverlight 4). You can view it here: http://bit.ly/bgUP4I Next Thursday, March 18th (11am - 12pm EST), I will be hosting a webinar focused on the Task-It application: Building a Real-World Application with RadControls for Silverlight 4 Sign up to attend this webinar at: http://bit.ly/aauKbT Please add comments to this post if there is any material you would like to see covered in the webinar!
    March 11, 2010