Craig Shoemaker

Previews of the Upcoming 2010.1 Release

Introduction to the WebExplorerBar Get aquainted with the WebExplorerBar by adding groups and items to the bar. In this tutorial you'll see how you can recursively nest items in the bar and get started using the client side object model to interact...

Published 03-12-2010 4:06 PM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: 2010.1

The Sweetness of Quince Pro

It’s hard to say goodbye to something free, but this farewell doesn’t have to be forever. The latest release of Quince featured a free trial of the ‘pro’ features, but that trial expired today, March 1, 2010. Whether you are looking...

Published 03-01-2010 9:46 AM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: Quince

Announcing the WebDataGrid FAQ

As you could probably tell from my recent posts, my work lately has included the building up of content to help answer WebDataGrid frequently asked questions. I wanted to have a good amount of material before I released the FAQ, but now the time is here...

Published 02-16-2010 3:14 PM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: WebDataGrid

What is the difference between WebDataGrid AutoCRUD and manual CRUD?

One of the more frequently asked a questions regarding the WebDataGrid surrounds the modes in which the grid executes CRUD operations. The grid features a property called AutoCRUD which configures the grid to work closely with an ASP.NET data source control...

Published 02-16-2010 2:41 PM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: WebDataGrid, CRUD

Silverlight 4 with Jeff Prosise, WebDataGrid CRUD & Validation

Here are the media items I posted this week. I hope you enjoy! Silverlight 4 with Jeff Prosise Jeff Prosise joins the show to discuss the details surrounding the new LOB features of Silverlight 4 beta. WebDataGrid Validation Learn how to include client...

Published 02-05-2010 10:55 AM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: Pixel8, WebDataGrid

WebDataGrid FAQs and Introduction to Quince Pro

This week I released a few tutorials on commonly asked questions for the WebDataGrid as well as a introductory video demonstrating the exciting new features of Quince. WebDataGrid Client-Side CRUD Learn to send add, edit and delete messages for the WebDataGrid...

Published 01-29-2010 2:21 PM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: WebDataGrid, Quince

WebDataGrid Basics

Some of our customers are seasoned development veterans that bear the scars of years (or perhaps decades) of deadlines, bug reports and code in production. These veterans exist widely among our customer base, but they are not alone. Other customers approach...

Published 01-19-2010 10:05 AM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: WebDataGrid

Podcast: Silverlight 4 with Tim Heuer and Jesse Liberty

Tim Heuer and Jesse Liberty join Craig Shoemaker to discuss the new features of Silverlight 4, advice for real world development, the new Silverlight HyperVideo Player and more! Check out the episode here!

Published 12-14-2009 3:34 PM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: Pixel8, Podcast, Silverlight

WebDropDown Lazy Loading : Additional Approaches

Back in April I posted a video to the Community Site that demonstrates how to Lazy Load the WebDropDown control . After working with customers who encountered some problems using the DropDownOpened client event, I wanted to cover some alternative approaches...

Published 12-10-2009 3:11 PM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: WebDropDown

Podcast: ASP.NET Simplicity and Performance with Scott Hunter

While at PDC this year I had an opportunity to interview a number of smart and engaging people. One of my guests was Scott Hunter ( @coolcsh ) who these days is responsible for WebForms, ASP.NET Data and seemingly much more. To my surprise Scott wanted...

Published 12-04-2009 8:41 AM By craigshoemaker

Filed under: ASP.NET, Pixel8, Podcast, ASP.NET MVC