Don’t forget Image property BitmapScalingMode

You see <Image RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode=”…”/>

Values are:

• HighQuality
• LowQuality (default since .Net 4.0)
• Fant
• Linear
• NearestNeighbor

Subtle Patterns

Wonderful pattern usable as tiled background (Subtle Patterns | Free textures for your next web project), how to use it in a WPF application (here) and a noise generator in C# code (here).

6 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Data Binding in WPF – Nate’s Stuff

6 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Data Binding in WPF – Nate’s Stuff.

WPF DataGrid

Every thing one should know about DataGrid: WPF DataGrid Practical Examples – CodeProject.

How to customize row header to have a checkbox binded to Row IsSelected: http://www.scottlogic.co.uk/blog/colin/2008/11/multiselect-datagrid-with-checkboxes/

WPF DataGrid Search and Highlight. Perhaps a CPU costly solution but worth a try: http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/tomershamam/archive/2009/08/27/wpf-datagrid-search-and-highlight.aspx

Windows 8 and the WebSocket Protocol

A simple description of WebSocket from the need up to the handshake: Windows 8 Networking – Windows 8 and the WebSocket Protocol.

Interesting even out of Windows 8 context

Async/Await FAQ

Async/Await FAQ – .NET Parallel Programming – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.

Windows 8 / Windows Phone Code Sharing: HttpWebRequest GetResponseAsync | Matthias Shapiro

Smart and simple: building a bridge to provide GetResponseAsync to WP8

Windows 8 / Windows Phone Code Sharing: HttpWebRequest GetResponseAsync | Matthias Shapiro.