Join us as we take a look at the new controls and containers in WPF in this first part of a two part mini-series. 

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Running time: 14:12 | Format: 16:9 (1280x768)

We geek things up as we show you how the designer and developer can work together by sharing Style and Template code via ResourceDictionary files. The designer works in Blend while the Developer works with Visual Studio 2005 and ORCAS tools.

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Running time: 12:04 | Format: 16:9 (1280x768)

Links from the Show
ExternalResourceDictionary Source code
Designer + Developer Workflow Whitepaper
Microsoft's ORCAS Tools for Visual Studio 2005

This time we take a look at one of the most innovative features of WPF - animations. We create a custom button and apply mouse hover animation to it.

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Running time: 09:42 | Format: 16:9 (1280x768)

Links from the Show
HoverButton App Code

We revisit the Flickr RSS application and try to enhance it with hyper tooltips.

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Running time: 14:25 | Format: 16:9 (1280x768)

Links from the Show
Flickr App Code

In this episode, we take a look at how easy it is to customize existing controls by customizing templates and using triggers. All this is done without writing a single line of code.

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Running time: 12:42 | Format: 16:9 (1280x768)

Links from the Show
Microsoft Expression

We jumpstart the series with a quick description of what WPF is all about and give you a quick whiff of the superior DataBinding in Microsoft Expression Blend.

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Running time: 8:22 | Format: 16:9 (1280x768)

Links from the Show
Microsoft Expression
Andy's Flickr Page