Windows Office Trailer

I thought this trailer was pretty funny, but I'm not sure if it's just because I use a Windows machine and do work for Microsoft products, or it is truly laughable. You decide.

Do You Have What it Takes to Join the Swedish Armed Forces?

Set aside about 10 minutes and take this test. It is creapy and fascinating - reminds me of that show Lost. It might take a little bit to load up, but it's worth it. Don't feel bad if you find out you don't "have what it takes". Apparently, I'll be keeping my job as a Graphic Designer.

GI Joe PSAs

This is one of my favorite FenslerFilms. These are quirky, usually politically incorrect, remakes of the old GI Joe PSA's.


Many people have copied his work, but all the originals are here. It might be easier, tho, to view them on YouTube. Just search for "GI Joe Fensler".

Grooveshark

This is another free music site. I haven't tested it too much, but it seems to have a pretty extensive song library.

Let's Go Around Back, Where We Can't See Them

OMG, this is hilarious.

Fancy Footwork

I'm not a big soccer fan. Nor am I a big Microsoft fan. But I saw this Microsoft video that has these soccer highlights and was pretty impressed. Here you go...

Silverlight Tutorial - Image Button w/ TemplateBinding

** This post is not for my usual readers - you will be bored to tears. This post is for Silverlight Designers and Developers. **

I have been trying to figure how to make an image button in Silverlight that can use TemplateBinding to switch out the image. There seems to not be any clear instructions or tutorials out there, but I finally figured it out, so now I would like to share this extremely useful bit of information with you.

Below is a video/screencast of how to do it, but first I will just give you a brief description.

1. Create a button
2. Edit Template Style
3. Put and image inside the Content Presenter
4. In the XAML, select the Image and change it's Source to "{TemplateBinding Content}"
5. Back on the main stage, type the image path inside of the Content field (Properties Panel)
6. That's it (to add text, go back in the button and add a TextBox or ContentPresenter and set it's TemplateBinding to the "Tag" field and enter text there from the main stage