Zoom on graph with XAML code

http://csharphelper.com/blog/2014/09/zoom-on-a-graph-with-xaml-code-c/

Bounce any control in WPF

http://wpf.2000things.com/2014/09/23/1164-using-animation-to-bounce-a-control/

Text recognition capability - Now read text from images

Microsoft OCR Library for Windows Runtime

http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2014/09/18/microsoft-ocr-library-for-windows-runtime/

Asynchronous Tasks Simplified

Superb article and nice explanation
http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2014/08/01/manage-asynchronous-tasks.aspx

Rendering custom shape in WPF

http://wpf.2000things.com/2014/08/27/1145-using-rendersize-in-custom-shape/

WPF Creating SolidColorBrush From Hex Color Value

private static readonly SolidColorBrush connectedBrush = (SolidColorBrush)(new BrushConverter().ConvertFrom("#FFD5D5D5"));

WPF - Passing string to ConverterParameter

<sys:String x:Key="mystring">The time of the day is </sys:String>

<TextBlock Text="{Binding Source={x:Static sys:DateTime.Now}, Converter={StaticResource custConverter},ConverterParameter={StaticResource mystring}}" />