A progress meter looks like simple information: a bar filling, a ring closing, a number ticking upward. Yet it can shift your mood fast. This article explains why that happens, how progress cues steer ...

In my last article, I covered how Silverlight's Downloader control could be used to download files and retrieve content dynamically. By using the Downloader control, you can efficiently grab XAML ...

When automating a ton of tasks, creating a visual cue on the activate is helpful in knowing that things are running smoothly. No one likes to wait. We all want stuff done now but, unfortunately, ...

Progress bars measure completed work chunks, not exact time, so they can mislead. Downloads stall at 99% often due to reassembly, checksum, or packet recovery—work happens off-screen. Perfect progress ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...