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Tweetdeck, Firefox, Microsoft Outlook ... Multitasking? What's that?

It’s been such a long time that we’ve been using PCs that multitask well that we don’t even think about it any more. It’s still magic in a sense.

But there is one place where multitasking is not so smooth and automatic and causes problems every time it happens: our own concentration.

DXperience v2011 vol 1 Now Available for Download

The first volume of DXperience v2011 is now available for you to download and enjoy.

We have introduced an extensive range of new features and functionality, as well as brand new products for WPF and Silverlight. Not only that, but we are now proud to be able to demonstrate a preview of our support for Microsoft LightSwitch.

This release is jam packed. Download it now and take a look for yourself.

Download DXperience v2011 vol 1 What's New in v2011 vol 1?

DevExpress LightSwitch Reporting Preview

DXperience v2011 vol 1 introduces support for Microsoft LightSwitch to our award-winning reporting engine.

Replicating the seamless integration and consistent development experience of our other controls, the reporting team has leveraged the ease-of-use of our reporting solution with the natural UI experience developed in LightSwitch.

Take a look at Seth’s in-depth preview of reporting in LightSwitch, and remember to leave your feedback and thoughts for the team.

Introducing Support for LightSwitch in XtraReports

Windows Phone 7 Webinar Series with Chris Williams

Chris Williams is a Microsoft MVP with a keen interest in developing for the Windows Phone 7. He’s excited by the possibilities that are being introduced through the combination of Silverlight and XNA in the new “Mango” update.

Chris’ passion is pretty contagious and the DevExpress team are just as excited about the opportunities with WP7 as all of you. Thanks to Chris, DevExpress are going to be hosting a Windows Phone 7 Webinar Series over the next five weeks. Be warned, the entire DevExpress team will be reserving seats for this series, so register your place now before they fill up!

You can check out the entire list of webinar topics in this series on Mehul’s blog, but in the meantime make sure you register your free seat for the following live sessions from Chris.

A Deeper Dive Into Silverlight on Windows Phone 7 Building a Scrolling Tile Engine with XNA on Windows Phone 7

Revamping the DevExpress VCL Subscription

At the 2010 DevExpress Annual Summit much focus was placed on where and how we could drive our VCL controls forward.

Our VCL customers have been hankering for new features and a more accelerated development roadmap for some time now, and so the decision has been made to take steps to propel the product group forward.

Take a look at Julian’s blog post to see what you can expect from the newly improved VCL subscription offering. Your feedback is vital for this endeavor, so please do leave your comments for Julian and the team.

VCL Subscription and v2011 vol 1 News

OAuth Library Shipped with DXperience v2011 vol 1

OAuth is an authentication protocol that allows users to approve applications to act on their behalf without sharing their password. You can see examples of this in action on services that “talk to” Twitter, Facebook and Google. Our own library has shipped as part of DXperience v2011 vol 1.

The DevExpress OAuth Library was designed to help you consume standard OAuth 1.0 and OAuth 2.0 services easily. It supports the consumer side for OAuth 1.0 and OAuth 2.0 Draft as well as the provider side for OAuth 1.0.

Azret has been one of the key contributors to this project and he has posted the details to his blog. Take a look and leave your feedback in the comments.

The DevExpress OAuth Library

Brand New CodeRush Refactorings

In addition to MVC 3 Razor support and MSpec support through the Unit Test Runner, CodeRush has also seen some great new refactorings in the latest version of the product.

In these posts, Rory Becker identifies and demonstrates the new refactorings available to you in CodeRush v2011 vol 1.

Don't forget to submit your suggestions for the CodeRush Feature Workshop. Ideas submitted by the community will be implemented live for you to watch. It could be your idea.

Convert to Tuple Convert to Point Inline Method and Delete Use Named Arguments

How to Show Pop-up Warnings Before Session Timeout

Picture the scene - while checking your online banking account you get a call from your boss. You stop what you’re doing and go into another room. Security risk! Without a session timeout warning your internet banking session may close down but not give any indication that this has happened. Not a great user experience.

The ASP.NET Pop-up Control can help you design a client-side pop-up dialog to warn and ask the end-user if they would like to continue the session. This offers a much better experience.

Take a look at this blog post from Mehul that shows you how to accomplish this simple and effective task.

Use the ASP.NET Pop-up Control to Show Session Timeout Warning

Embed the ASP.NET MVC Grid in to the Tab Strip Extension

Here’s a quick how-to guide showing how to embed the DevExpress MVC GridView into the Tab Strip Extension.

This post was based on a question from one of our forum posters, and is shared here as a tip for anyone else looking to achieve the same.

How to Embed the MVC GridView Extension in to the Tab Strip Extension

Training Videos for New Features in DXperience v2011 vol 1

With the release of DXperience v2011 vol 1 out of the door and into your hands, now it is time to start showing you how to use some of the new features baked into the release.

Check out these videos highlighting new features included the Silverlight Grid, the WinForms Rich Edit control and XAF.

Silverlight Grid Control - Instant Feedback UI Mode WinForms Rich Edit - Page Setup Dialog WinForms RichEdit - Paste Special ASP.NET File Manager - Security Access Rules ASP.NET Reporting - Document Map and Parameter Panels Application Frameworks - Working with CRUD Activities - Short Transactions

DevExpress with Elijah Manor and Wally McClure at CodeStock

Last week, DevExpress evangelists Bryan Wood and Seth Juarez travelled to Knoxville, TN for CodeStock 2011.

The guys caught up with some of the conference speakers to discuss technology topics trending at the conference.

Elijah Manor Discusses JavaScript for C# Developers Get More Wally! Silverlight and WPF Community Champion Michael Crump Jimmy Bogard on Git Reactive Extensions with Jim Wooley