How to handle JSON dates returned by ASP.NET AJAX

 

The problem of how to handle dates in JSON is one of the more troublesome issues that may arise when directly calling ASP.NET AJAX web services and page methods.

Unlike every other data type in the language, JavaScript offers no declarative method for expressing a Date. Consequently, embedding them within JSON requires a bit of fancy footwork. More… How I handle JSON dates returned by ASP.NET AJAX | Encosia

Simple “Flip Control” built on PlaneProjection

 

FlipControl which has properties;

• IsIdle
• FrontContent
• RearContent
• FlipAxis (Vertical/Horizontal)
• Duration
• OffsetX
• OffsetY
• OffsetZ

and then a single method;

Flip()

and a single event;

FlipCompleted

and so I can go and use it in a Silverlight app with something like;

Mike Taulty’s Blog : Silverlight 3 – Simple “Flip Control” built on PlaneProjection

Share DataContext among navigation pages in Silverlight 3 – Tim Heuer

 

How to pass an object between the navigation pages in Silverlight 3.

Share DataContext among navigation pages in Silverlight 3

Managing Silverlight 3 navigation behavior – Tim Heuer

 

Let’s take a moment to explore two of these concepts: out-of-browser navigation and controlling your navigation in your app.

Managing Silverlight 3 navigation behavior

Mike Taulty’s Silverlight 3 Navigation Applications

 

Mike Taulty’s Blog : Silverlight 3 and Navigation Applications

Notifications and Subscriptions in Live Framework

 

Notifications and Subscriptions

In this post, we will explain how to make use of notifications in the Live Framework. When you subscribe to a specific resource, the Live Framework provides notifications when changes are made to that resource. This allows you to optimize interactions with the Live Operating Environment (both client and cloud) and only retrieve information when something has changed

Live Framework Team Blog : Notifications and Subscriptions

Windows 7 Taskbar .NET Sample Library – an Overview

This is the first post in a series of Taskbar posts. It provides an overview of both the new Taskbar functionality and the Taskbar and Libraries Sample .NET Interop Library, which is a managed code wrapper and part of the Windows 7 .NET Interop Sample Libraries.

Windows 7 Taskbar .NET Sample Library – an Overview – Windows 7 for Developers – The Windows Blog

Grouping data in Silverlight DataGrid

 

Add grouping to the DataGrid in Silverlight without using the RIA Services ObjectDataSource.

Grouping data in Silverlight DataGrid

MouseWheel Behavior for Silverlight

 

A demonstration of the MouseWheel behavior to add mouse wheel-based scrolling in Silverlight applications, effortlessly, using Silverlight.FX and behaviors…

Nikhil Kothari’s Weblog : MouseWheel Behavior for Silverlight

Mix 09 Quick Video Link List

 

+ More … Mix 09 Quick Video Link List – Greg’s Cool [Insert Clever Name] of the Day