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[Cool Tool] Vector Magic
24 June 08 06:47 PM | Laurent Duveau
Vector Magic is an online tool that converts bitmaps into vector images . It provides a wizard that helps you through the process, so you can easily generate your vector graphics from bitmaps, then import into Microsoft Expression Designer or Blend. I...
Expression Encoder 2 publish to Silverlight Streaming plugin
20 June 08 10:15 AM | Laurent Duveau
Expression Encoder 2 is out, but you might wonder where is the Publish to Silverlight Streaming feature ?? Remember you had to install a plugin for that purpose. You still need a plugin and the updated version is there: http://download.microsoft.com/download...
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Expression Blend 2.5 June preview FAQ
10 June 08 01:19 PM | Laurent Duveau
Following my Silverlight 2 beta 2 Mega-FAQ here is a FAQ on Expression Blend 2.5 June 2008 preview as announced at TechEd 2008: Is customer support offered with the Expression Blend 2.5 June 2008 Preview? Support for pre-release products is offered on...
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Blend 2.5 march preview: Where is the Silverlight DataGrid ??
13 March 08 05:52 PM | Laurent Duveau
[Post written as of Silverlight 2 beta 1 and Expression Blend 2.5 march preview] Strange that the DataGrid is not in Expression Blend 2.5 march preview toolbox, but only in VS2008 !? If you add a DataGrid in VS2008 and then switch to Blend that will break...
Expression Web 2
13 March 08 01:37 AM | Laurent Duveau
Back from MIX08 I've just installed Expression Studio 2 and my first try is Expression Web 2, not for the new features yet, but to check if my 2 most frustrating bugs were fixed, and they were! 1. EW2 now remembers your credential when accessing remote...
[MIX08] pre-conference day
04 March 08 05:13 PM | Laurent Duveau
Today march 4 was the MIX08 pre conference "Together@MIX". We had sessions and panels on the morning and an afternoon full of fun activities (I chose the Las Vegas Extreme rides!). Here is the speakers and a bit of what they said: Steve Guttman...
Expression Blend Service Pack 1 for VS2008
01 December 07 05:11 PM | Laurent Duveau
The Service Pack 1 for Expression Blend contains several fixes and changes, and also optimize Visual Studio 2008 support. Download link: http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/download.aspx?key=blendsp1
Expression Web and Custom Controls
18 November 07 12:41 PM | Laurent Duveau
In case you wonder how Expression Web deals with custom ASP.NET controls, there are 2 things to notice : Having the control assembly into the \bin directory will not give you any design time rendering in Expression Web. Expression Web do not support custom...
Expression Encoder publish to Silverlight Streaming plug-in
06 November 07 11:02 PM | Laurent Duveau
You can now encode your videos in Expression Encoder and export directly to Silverlight Streaming ! That's cool! The Silverlight Streaming Publishing Plug-In for Expression Encoder is now available to download for free.
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My Code Camp Montreal 2007 presentations
28 October 07 08:26 PM | Laurent Duveau
Here are the slides and demos of both of my french sessions: "Expression softwares" and "Silverlight". Expression session was live only demos, but you'll find the samples I used for Silverlight : - Expression Encoder output - ASP...
Expression Quizz at Code Camp Montréal
25 October 07 09:17 PM | Laurent Duveau
Come to my session at Code Camp Montréal this Saturday and get a chance to win one of these 3 boxes !!! (thanks to Paul Laberge at Microsoft!) "Introduction à la suite de produits Expression" Marriott Château Champlain à Montréal - Salle Viger...
Help me be a De(v)signer! (Expression Design Tutorials)
22 October 07 11:40 PM | Laurent Duveau
Here is a link to some Expression Design tutorials on the Microsoft Expression Team blog : http://blogs.msdn.com/expression/pages/samples-and-tutorials-gallery-expression-design.aspx
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Code Camp Montreal 2007
17 October 07 11:04 PM | Laurent Duveau
The second Code Camp Montreal is very soon!!! --> www.codecampmontreal.com What you need to know : it is Saturday October 27th in Montreal it is free! it will be great!! A whole day with 17 sessions in 4 rooms. You can have a look at the sessions list...
Silverlight overview
06 October 07 06:44 PM | Laurent Duveau
Laurence Moroney has started a nice series of posts on Silverlight : "Zero to Hero" (how to get started with this technology with no prior knowledge assumed). The series will cover : Your First Silverlight Application Understanding XAML Understanding...
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Expression around the Clock
26 September 07 06:46 PM | Laurent Duveau
Interested in the future trends of digital design? Expression around the Clock is a global 24-hour event series taking place on October 4th, 2007 . The tour will bring the worldwide interactive design community closer together. This event will take place...
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