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Is .NET/E Near?
WPF/E is near completion. But is it going to end with that?
I’m sure that implementing WPF/E for multiple platform also involve some sort of a common codebase and we’re also seeing Microsoft taking .NET to new markets (The recent .NET Micro announcement). So maybe WPF/E is just a part of a larger project of taking a subset of .NET and making it work everywhere?
My Google GuestMap
Scott’s latest post reminded me that I have a Google GuestMap too.
So go sign in to my GuestMap and let me know who you are (and where you’re located !🙂)…
You can also read the map’s GuestBook without watching a map…
Reading List for Q1-Q2
Too much interesting stuff to go over, too little time.
The following books are piled up on my desk. Some partially read, some not, but hopefully I’ll be able to finish them all by the end of June:
.NET Valentines
I came across these two posts:
.NET – A Love Story
.NET Love Story Continues…
I heard people in love do crazy things but…
Russian Principal: Case Dismissed
From Microsoft-Watch:
A verdict had been expected today in the prosecution that started on Jan. 9. The piracy case drew national headlines following a personal plea from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates for mercy in the case. Ponosov is principal of the secondary school in the village of Sepych.
Dont Click It!
https://www.dontclick.it/ is a very interesting project that was introduces the concept of an interactive interface operated by a mouse without the need to perform any click operation.
Sweden opens diplomatic relations with Second Life
I read via vnunet that Sweden is opening an official embassy on SecondLife:
Sweden has established a virtual embassy in the Second Life online world.
The officially sanctioned embassy is designed to increase the country’s profile among younger users in the web community.
A digitally created building will be based on Sweden’s actual embassy in Washington and run by Swedish Institute staff.
Great WPF Applications
Tim Sneath is doing a series about great WPF applications. Check out his blog…
WPF/E Pad (Plus Some Other Apps)
Just came across Mike Harsh’s blog where he published some cool WPF/E applications.
One of which is the WPF/E Pad which is a WPF/E based XAML editor with split view where the XAML on the bottom view is rendered on the top view.
Fun Controls Bag - 9 new WPF Controls on CodePlex
Thomas Lebrun has posted 9 WPF controls up on codeplex:
CheckedComboBox, CheckedListBox, CollapsiblePanel, ComboBoxFontSelection, ConfirmButton, FilteredTextBox, BindableRunControl, RichTextBoxWithToolBar, PresenceControl.

