Custom Preloader - Silverlight TV 006

Thursday, February 04 2010 - , - 1 comments

The latest episode of Silverlight TV is now available on Channel 9 ! In episode 6 John Stockton (Silverlight MVP) discusses how a custom preloader can spice up your application . He shows how to implement a basic custom preloader (aka splash Screen) and then goes further to show how you can add animations and other effects. You can see the episode online by clicking this link or clicking the mage below: Silverlight TV is once again unscripted and shot in 1 take. Don’t miss this one! If you ...

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Silverlight TV Episode 005 – Using Metadata with MEF

Sunday, January 31 2010 - , , - 1 comments

The latest episode of Silverlight TV is now available on Channel 9 ! Episode 5 is all about using Metadata with MEF. Hamilton Verissimo makes a return visit to show us how metadata can make MEF ever more valuable to build Silverlight applications.  You can see the episode online by clicking this link or clicking the mage below: Silverlight TV is once again unscripted and shot in 1 take. Don’t miss this one! If you have not watched the previous episodes of Silverlight TV, you can catch them here ...

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3 Steps to MEF (MEF Part 1) – Silverlight TV Episode 4

Monday, January 25 2010 - , , , - 1 comments

The latest episode of Silverlight TV is now available on Channel 9 ! This episode kicks off an exploration of MEF with one of the Program Managers working on MEF, Hamilton Verissimo. John interviews Hamilton, of Castle Windsor fame, about his latest work on the MEF team. Hamilton (aka MEF Man) discusses what MEF does and why you want to use MEF with your Silverlight applications. He dives right into the code samples and walks through examples of creating composable objects from scratch. He exported ...

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Multi-Touch 101 - Silverlight TV Episode 3

Wednesday, January 20 2010 - , , , - 2 comments

The latest episode of Silverlight TV is now available on Channel 9 ! Since this is our opening week we have published 3 new episodes. We’ve had a lot of great feedback and appreciate that so many of you are subscribing to the show, watching us, and providing feedback and comments! We’ll be publishing a schedule for shows as they evolve, but generally you will see a new episode every Thursday. We will post bonus shows as they come in, too! But back to episode 3 … this is a great quick demo by David ...

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Hidden Gems: Why .NET Developers Need to Take a 2nd Look at Project Rosetta

Tuesday, January 19 2010 - , , , - 5 comments

Many of you have heard of Project Rosetta by now, but for those who have not here is an excerpt from the site : The goal of the project is to help designers and UI developers learn new technologies by relating concepts and skills in a visual way from one technology to another. One of the first areas this site has focused on is helping bridge the gap for those transitioning from Flash to Silverlight. There is a great guide on the site titled “ Flash to Silverlight Guide ” that walks through concepts ...

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Silverlight TV Episode 2 – Perspectives on Flash and Silverlight

Monday, January 18 2010 - , , , - 1 comments

Thank you to everyone for watching Silverlight TV on Channel 9 ! We have been getting some great feedback on what we should include in future shows. We’ll be scheduling quite a few shows in the near future, starting with 2 new episodes that will air this week.   The first new episode this week is with Mike Downey . Every time I talk to Mike I am impressed! Mike spent some time with me to explain how he starting get interested in moving from Flash to Silverlight. Silverlight TV Episode 2: Perspectives ...

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Get Your Questions Answered on Silverlight TV

Sunday, January 17 2010 - , , - 8 comments

The first episode of Silverlight TV is in the books. A special thank you to Keith Smith for coming on and doing a fantastic job and to everyone who watched our show! The planning for many future episodes is under way. One of the plans is to have take the questions we receive from Twitter to @SilverlightTV , find the appropriate resource, and read (and where appropriate) demonstrate the answers on the show. So if you have any technical questions please forward them to @SilverlightTV and we will organize ...

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Premier of Silverlight TV

Friday, January 15 2010 - , , - 4 comments

I am proud to announce the premier of Silverlight TV airing on Channel 9 ! You can watch the first episode right here where Keith Smith (Silverlight Group Program Manager), along with host John Papa (Silverlight Evangelist), discuss Silverlight 4's out-of-browser applications . Keith demonstrates how to set up a Trusted application using the out-of-browser features , interact with the file system, integrate with COM and debug out-of-browser applications! The mission of Silverlight TV is to provide ...

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Use Your Silverlight Skills to Win a Pass to MIX

Friday, January 15 2010 - , , , - 0 comments

The Silverlight Show web site is hosting a contest that can help you get a pass to MIX and/or get some travel expenses paid! Several Silverlight community leaders and our own Expression Evangelist, Adam Kinney, are judging the entries. Get your entries in by Feb 15th, 2010 by registering for the contest here . What Can I Win? I love contests, especially when the prizes rock! The Silverlight Show web site is hosting a great contest where you can use your Silverlight skills and win some great prizes ...

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Deep Discounts for MIX 10 End Jan 15th

Thursday, January 14 2010 - , - 0 comments

My favorite conference of the year is approaching fast! MIX10 is shaping up to be a fantastic conference yet again. If you have attended MIX in prior years you know how the people and conversations found at MIX are top notch, rewarding and just a lot of fun. One of most memorable times at MIX09 is just the time I hung out in the common room where it seems everyone gathers before, during and after sessions. The keynote, sessions and speakers are all top notch and the after parties are not to be missed ...

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