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Designer v Xaml v Code
Friday, November 06, 2009 2:28 PM
  This is the second in my new series on Getting Started With Silverlight (please see the first article for information on the series and where to get the software you need). Don’t Start with Xaml… Until recently, just about every introduction to...(read more)
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The XXI Olympic Winter Games on NBCOlympics.com: Brought to you in Full HD With Silverlight and Smooth Streaming
Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:17 PM
In August 2008 we were proud to be part of sports history and deliver a Summer Olympics online experience for fans everywhere. In partnership with NBC, the Silverlight and MSN teams are once again delivering on our commitment to providing the highest...(read more)
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The Silverlight Toolkit – now in the Microsoft Web Platform Installer
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:18 PM
It’s now even easier to get started with the Silverlight Toolkit, an excellent complement to your Silverlight development environment. The latest Silverlight 3 release of the Silverlight Toolkit is now available on the Web PI. It is now the recommended...(read more)
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Top 20 Resources to Get Started with Silverlight and Blend
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:04 PM
I know I know - I deserve a tomato (or two) in my face for not posting since Kawasaki’s talk in SxSW early this year. Man, blame Twitter! that little thing got me to feel I didn’t need to blog anymore as kind of satisfied my need to reach...(read more)
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The Underground at PDC
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:49 PM
PDC is coming…it’s only a few weeks away. Are you going? I am and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m coming in Sunday and helping with a workshop on Monday . Then the rest of the week will likely be a blur. If you are going (and even if you aren’t), there...(read more)
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Grouping data in a Silverlight DataGrid
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:33 PM
I previously wrote about DataGrid grouping using the declarative model of adding GroupDescriptors. Unfortunately that feature (the declarative part) never made it to the release of Silverlight 3. It was pointed out to me that I should update that post...(read more)
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A Photosynth of Neil Gaiman’s Library
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 1:52 AM
A well composed Photosynth can offer an interesting way to explore 3D space. Even better when the content is as interesting as the method of exploration. Above is a distorted view captured from the Neil Gaiman’s Library Photosynth which allows you to...(read more)
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On the Web, competition is just one click away (JustHost is our new host)
Monday, November 02, 2009 4:31 PM
This is a post about customer service, customer frustration and customer / user experience. I've made a move from my old webhost Inside.hr to JustHost.com. Reason? Well, I was frustrated with their „customer service“. After careful consideration, I’ve...(read more)
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As the platform evolves, so do the workarounds [Better SetterValueBindingHelper makes Silverlight Setters better-er!]
Monday, November 02, 2009 1:24 PM
Back in May, I mentioned that Silverlight 2 and 3 don't support putting a Binding in the Value of a Setter . I explained why this is useful (ex: MVVM, TreeView expansion, developer/designer separation, etc.) and shared a helper class I wrote to implement...(read more)
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Silverlight From Zero
Monday, November 02, 2009 9:44 AM
    This is the first of a series of blog posts directed at folks who are new to Silverlight and/or want to brush up on the fundamentals.  It will consist of mini-tutorials on topics I think need more coverage, and links to existing mini...(read more)
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Are You Classic or Lightweight? The MSDN Redesign
Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:06 PM
MSDN recently rolled out new presentation choices for its Library content, which includes the MSDN online section for Silverlight: If you haven't been there recently here's your obligatory handy link: Silverlight 3 on MSDN The added presentation choices...(read more)
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OWL and Billboard Launch Landmark Concert Series using Microsoft Silverlight
Thursday, October 29, 2009 2:04 PM
Our World Live (OWL), a music marketing and broadcasting company, is partnering with Billboard.com to bring music fans a new internet concert series . Billboardlive.com utilizes OWL's state-of-the-art technology, powered by Microsoft Silverlight to provide...(read more)
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Behind the Scenes at Microsoft
Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:43 AM
I’m a little over a week into my new role as the Silverlight Evangelist at Microsoft and so far it has been a blast! I’ve had a lot of joking questions about how much the implants hurt when they put them in, so I thought I might share with you all a quick...(read more)
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Updated Code: Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 Sample Data Project Templates
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:36 PM
I have updated the project templates Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 Sample Data Project Templates.  The Silverlight template needed an update to the .proj file. Please download the templates from the above post. Sorry for the problem. Close Have a great...(read more)
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Eclipse Tools For Silverlight Now Available
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:11 PM
The Eclipse Tools for Silverlight (Eclipse4SL) plug-in is an open source, cross-platform plug-in for the Eclipse development environment that enables Eclipse developers to build Silverlight Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Microsoft has collaborated...(read more)
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