Stephan's Blog

Microsoft South Africa - Local Developer Spotlight

stephanj@bluemarble.co.za — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:13:00 GMT

I've been interviewed by Microsoft for their South African community portal.

Getting to know Windows Azure

stephanj@bluemarble.co.za — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:43:00 GMT

Ever wonder exactly what Windows Azure is, or how all of the parts fit together. This article attempts to bring all of the componets of the Windows Azure Platform together to describe them in context. This is not a technical article on how to write a Windows Azure application. Read this article if you want to learn more about what Windows Azure is and how it can improve your development experience, or ability for your company to deliver highly available and scalable solutions to a world-wide market.

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Active Dynamic Backgrounds in Genesis v2.0 (Project Ruby)

stephanj@bluemarble.co.za — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:57:00 GMT

I have started my implementation of Active Dynamic Backgrounds in Genesis v2.0. This includes being able to use pure XAML to declare the background.

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Active Dynamic Backgrounds in Silverlight

stephanj@bluemarble.co.za — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:55:00 GMT

Silverlight enables us to develop much richer user experiences for online applications. This richness begins at the bottom-most visual layer, being the background. No user likes having a bland solid colour background, most of us create some gradient effect. This article will demonstrate creating an Active Dynamic Background that reacts to the user in a fluid manner.

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Creating a generic PRISM shell

stephanj@bluemarble.co.za — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:01:00 GMT

This article will guide you through the process of implementing a generic PRISM shell.

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First blog

stephanj@bluemarble.co.za — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:50:00 GMT

This is my first blog on the new blogging site

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