As someone how has been designing and developing WinForms based applications for the past 7+ years, I have learned that subclassing UI controls is a must. You may be thinking, why would I want to subclass a text box? Or a combo box? The answer is simple, the better future proof your app. How many times...

Lately I have been playing around with Microsoft Expression Blend. Expression Blend is a product that allows for the creation of XAML based Windows client (not its only use, but what I am using it for). You can find more information about it here at its product page. I started using Expression Blend...