Tools

If you ever develop applications for Windows Phone using location services, there is a GPS emulator that allows you to simulate movement and thus test your application without going outside with your phone.

Other “recipes” for Windows Phone.

BlogEngine.Net has just released version 2.0 of their engine, the same one that runs this site. You can see all the new features here.

I have already done the update, it took about 30 minutes including the backup, and it was a piece of cake!

If you want to show off your VS2010 love, then the VS2010WallPapers (not affiliated with Microsoft) site is perfect for you. It allow you to select from dozens of concepts!

While reading the MSDN article on converting VBA applications to C# 4.0, I remembered the famous ALT+[Selection] function that allows you to insert the same text/code on multiple lines at once. So, here is the English version of that part of the article:

Press ALT and select where you want to insert your code (selection in light blue in the image below):

Type your code and boom! All the selected lines have been filled with your code:

I just came across an article from Tech Radar offering 48 free applications from Microsoft that are often little known. Such as Expression Encoder and Windows Steady State!

The tools for developing for Windows Phone 7 are now available in the final version. You can download them here. For more information, read Scott’s excellent article.

The WPF team recently released a new Ribbon completely in WPF (no wrapper around native code). So you can play with your XAML to give it the look and contextual menus you want!

Download the Ribbon

See Pete Brown’s article
WPF Team Blog: Introducing the Microsoft Ribbon for WPF

I previously talked to you about LightSwitch, now you can download the Beta 1 version.

Go ahead, have fun!

Here is a small script that allows loading images only when they are displayed on a BlogEngine.Net site, commonly known as Lazy Loading.

Microsoft has just unveiled LightSwitch, a tool for developing business applications without having to touch the code. Jason Zander provides an excellent introduction on his site.

There will be a template for C# and VB. At first glance, the generated application seems to run on WPF for the Desktop version, and probably Silverlight or XBAP for the web version.

The beta will be available on August 23rd.

Stay tuned