Survey – Results compiled tonight
silverlight.net - Thank you for an unprecedented response to this week's survey on what topics are most important to you . I will keep the survey open, but I will attempt to compile and report on the results by tomorrow morning. Your feedback is incredibly valuable...(
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Silverlight 2 and Silverlight 2 book
silverlight.net - Just a quick note while I'm coming up for air :) I've had lots of questions around the release plans for Silverlight 2 and what's happening with the book (which is based on beta 2). I can't give any specifics about the SL2 release at this...(
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Silverlight Tip of the Day #41: Using Bookmarks in your Silverlight Application
silverlight.net - Bookmarks are very useful in web sites because they allow people to directly navigate back to a section of the web site they visited before. This tip will show you how to apply and use bookmarks in Silverlight applications. For example, if a user types...(
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Silverlight Tip of the Day #42: How to Create a Web Service for your Silverlight App
silverlight.net - Web services are essentially API’s that can be accessed over a network such as the Internet. Due to security Silverlight restricts a lot of important features such as saving to the disk. However, you can get around these restrictions by making calls to...(
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Dependency Properties – Background for Custom Controls
silverlight.net - In a previous post I began talking about Custom Controls, and I will continue that discussion over the next few days and weeks even as I start producing videos on the topic. It turns out that the more you look at Custom Controls, the deeper you...(
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Ok, so tell me….
silverlight.net - At the suggestion of a reader, I've created a survey to find out what topics are most important to you. It won't be 100% scientific, and of course I can't guarantee instant responsiveness, but I really am interested in what you'd like...(
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On Meeting the Needs of Every User
silverlight.net - I received a public flame recently that I've become complacent in this job and am not doing the hard work of meeting the needs of those who want to go beyond the basics. While it is tempting to talk about 16 hour days, missed weekends with my...(
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Throwing Together An Application
silverlight.net - Creating a Quick and Dirty App in Silverlight There comes a point, usually within 3-6 months after I commit to a new technology, when it becomes my platform of choice for throwing together quick applications… when I just find it easier to think in terms...(
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Liberty – Shill?
silverlight.net - Okay, I never thought this was an issue I was likely to face, but the folks in Marketing wanted to run this ad, and so I was faced with that interesting question of what we used to call “Selling Out.” (yeah, yeah, i work for Microsoft, so my radical friends...(
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Most Frequently Asked Question: When Will Silverlight Ship?
silverlight.net - My way of acknowledging that you need to know , and we want to tell you as soon as we can . As an aside, about four months ago I started to buy photos to make my presentations “pop” (see Presentation Zen ). As a side benefit, I’ve rediscovered...(
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