Behaviors and triggers are two cool features in Silverlight 3. They allow to declaratively associate and action with an event or property value. It is implemented as a combination of a Component + an attached property. The framework provides the logic of attaching/detaching behaviors. The behavior exists as a separate piece of code and hence can be easily reused on similar components on which the behavior is authored.  Due to the integration of behaviors inside Blend, designers can easily app ... [Read more]

Unfortunately Dot Net Solutions will not be at MIX this year, at least not in body even if we will be in spirit. Our absence only serves to drive our commitment to contribute to the event and its delegates. Following on from the highly successful PDC session gadget that we released for PDC last year we are pleased to announce the availability of our MIX 10 Session Gadget! Install this on your Windows 7 (or Windows Vista) laptop and you can view session information for each day, search for ... [Read more]

I’ve been speaking about Azure at a number of events recently. One of the biggest challenges that I have had each time is due to local firewall restrictions. Firewalls will block port 1433/1434 outbound and this a major hassle to get changed, especially for a 20 minute demo. These ports are generally restricted due to the SQL slammer and SQL snake viruses (http://www.grc.com/port_1434.htm) from a few years ago. SQL Azure uses port 1433 for communication, for instance when connecting from man ... [Read more]