In my efforts to experiment with WPF, I decided to try the always popular WPF sample of an irregular or custom shaped window. I had set out the following goals for this sample: Create an oval shaped window with no standard Windows chrome Create a context menu that supports minimizing [...]
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Archives: February 2009
WPF: Is It Time Yet?
For the past few years Microsoft has been pushing WPF as the future user interface framework for .NET. During that time I have seen numerous demos and presentations showing amazing user interfaces. They would describe the new model of separating the designer from the developer, and how successful they were. [...]
Why We Pay For Stamps
One of the longest running institutions in the United States is the Post Office. In fact, the very concept of mail seems to go back a couple of thousand years (see Mail). The system is very simple. You just follow the following steps: Place the letter to be delivered into [...]
Happy Friday the 13th
Once more the feared day has come. People throughout the world cower in fear to a day that has its origins rooted in the distant past of humanity. In ages gone by we spun tales of woe and dread as we huddled about the fire. Shivering in fear we would [...]
Type Tracking Extension for Unity
Edit: Source code posted to Hazware Unity Extensions on GitHub My personal inversion of control container is Unity. However, I occasionally find myself looking for functionality from the other .NET IoC containers I have used, such as Ninject and Castle Windsor. Here is the code that came out from trying [...]
