Shawn Burke's Blog
Pushing the new stuff
MIX07 off to a great start
I've been quiet again for a while, mostly because my team has been heads-down for a few weeks...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/30/2007
Submit your Toolkit fixes with the new Toolkit Patch Utility!
One of the big challenges for the Toolkit has been how to get the community more involved. The way...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/13/2007
New Toolkit Release - The Hits Just Keep On Comin'!
Last night we released our 10301 Toolkit package. David Anson already wrote up a great post...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 03/02/2007
Cross browser scripting - better but still tough.
Yes, it's still painful But not as bad as it used to be. Damien, one of our Toolkit contiributors...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 02/21/2007
ASP.NET AJAX Extensions 1.0 Released!
It's done! You can download the RTM version of the ASP.NET AJAX bits here, and the matching Toolkit...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 01/23/2007
Updated WPF/E Extender Sample
Several folks have asked for this, so here it is. Works with ASP.NET AJAX RC1. WPFEHost.zip
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 01/09/2007
Looking forward to MIX07
The MIX07 website is now up and taking registrations for this years show, again in Las Vegas. I'm...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 01/09/2007
Wrapping up 2006
Well, 2006 is pretty much in the bag at this point. Tomorrow will be my last day here in the office...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 12/19/2006
Updated Toolkit (for AJAX RC) released on a windy day in Seattle
I write this post from a coffee shop in downtown Bellevue (not far from Microsoft). We had a massive...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 12/15/2006
Toolkit components on Microsoft.com
Oh that's right - we're big time now! Someone pointed out to me that one of the new microsoft.com...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 12/05/2006
Toolkit Extender for creating WPF/E components
If you haven't already seen ScottGu's post on WPF/E, I'd recommend checking it out. WPF/E is a new...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 12/04/2006
Updated Toolkit bits available on CodePlex
We've refreshed the recent Toolkit release, you can download it here. After the last release, we...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 11/21/2006
Creating Toolkit components for script management
When I was getting familar with Atlas, something that struck me was how nicely you could use it to...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 11/16/2006
TechEd Talk & Demos
I'm excited about my Toolkit talk tomorrow here at TechEd: DEV344: ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 11/07/2006
Updated Toolkit (for AJAX Beta 2) available on CodePlex
We've released an updated version of the Toolkit on CodePlex to match ASP.NET AJAX Beta 2, which...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 11/07/2006
Getting ready for TechEd
I'll be headed over to Barcelona for TechEd...been working on my slides, talks and what-not. I'm...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 11/02/2006
Hint: Issues with callings Web Services and using Extenders in Templated/Repeater controls with the Beta
Here's two questions that are coming up frequently. I've written little mini-KBs for the Forums....
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 10/25/2006
Hint: Components that use Web Services with ASP.NET AJAX v1.0 Beta
Oh, something I forgot to put in the migration guide(s). If you're calling any web service methods...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 10/21/2006
Atlas Control Toolkit -> AJAX Control Toolkit Migration Guide
AJAX Control Toolkit Migration Guide This document briefly outlines the steps required to migrate an...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 10/20/2006
Coming around to Vista
I'm finally a believer. See, a few months ago, before I went on my Russia trip, I decided to install...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 10/04/2006
Some great resources for learning about the Toolkit
There are quite a few resources out there to help with learning the Toolkit. Whether you're a new...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 09/21/2006
Using Dynamic Populate extender
David has a great post on using DynamicPopulate. Check it out!
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 09/19/2006
Atlas Control Toolit September Release
Wow - last week was a push to get this baby out there. Growing pains! But we did it and I'm sure...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 09/19/2006
The Toolkit now has profile suport!
Yesterday we checked in some new base functionality to the Tookit (sure is nice having the extender...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 08/17/2006
Toolkit code is now 100% public
For a variety of reasons, we've kept the code at the core of the Atlas Control Toolkit - the...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 08/09/2006
Announcing the Atlas Control Toolkit July Update
Hot on the heels of the Atlas July CTP, we're proud to announce the availability of the latest...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 08/02/2006
Adding Toolkit Components to your Toolbox
This post should be under the category "you learn something new every day". First, some background....
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 07/11/2006
WebDevCon 06 Moscow
I had the pleasure of speaking at WebDevCon 06 in Moscow (yes, Russia) last week. The Microsoft...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 06/27/2006
Little improvements
I've been running IE7 for a while now and there's two things that I never would have thought of as...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 06/13/2006
Testing the Toolkit
When we first started working on the Toolkit, we evaluated several different testing methods. First,...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 06/07/2006
Atlas Control Tooklit online talk now available
A few weeks ago I did an online (LiveMeeting) talk about the Toolkit. It finally got pushed out onto...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 05/25/2006
"Atlas" Control Toolkit Refresh Released
We finally managed to get this refresh done. Check out the samples and release notes at...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 05/04/2006
Toolkit refresh teaser
We've been busily working on the Toolkit refresh. I'm not making any promises but I think we can get...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/28/2006
Slides & Samples from Atlas Toolkit Talk
I've done a couple online talks about the Toolkit. Here's the slides & demo that I did as part...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/26/2006
Explaining the Toolkit's Extender classes
All of the controls in the preview release of the Toolkit are built upon a set of classes that...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/20/2006
Update on Toolkit compatibility with Safari
So I finally got a hold of a Mac I could use to try to figure out what the Safari issues are with...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/17/2006
In case you see compile slowdowns upon adding Toolkit stuff to your website
A customer reported this problem. If you're seeing this, it probably means you forgot to install the...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/15/2006
Bertrand talks about Atlas and browser compat
I've seen a few mentions of how well the toolkit stuff does (or doesn't) work in Safari. We chose to...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/14/2006
The Toolkit in action: Hooking up the CasdcadingDropDown
The "Atlas" Control Toolkit makes it super easy to add great usability features to your website. One...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/14/2006
"Atlas" Control Toolkit available for download
Here. Okay, yeah, it took a little longer than I'd hoped but we made some improvements in the...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 04/12/2006
Atlas talks at MIX and my new project
Shanku (Atlas/ASP.NET PUM) just finished giving his Atlas talk where he went through the major parts...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 03/20/2006
Watching the keynote at MIX06
Sitting with Jordon and David from Code Project down here in Vegas watching the keynote at Mix 06 -...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 03/20/2006
What I like about Atlas: Behaviors
So I've been hacking away with Atlas now for the better part of two months. As I got to playing with...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 03/15/2006
What am I working on?
I've been a "client guy" for my entire time here at Microsoft. Windows Forms, WFC, the designers,...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 03/14/2006
New blog for work stuff
I decided to bite the bullet and separate my personal blog from my work stuff. No, I didn't get in...
Author: Shawn Burke - MSFT Date: 03/14/2006