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A Personal Guide to Getting Started with Silverlight

Back in June I posted a blog entry on how to get started with Silverlight; it seems it is time to update that as the world changes very quickly and we have many new resources. Each of us has our own way of learning, but here is my suggested path through the information, mixing tutorials and videos with...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-21-2008
3 New Vids Post; 2 Move to the Top of my To-do List

I’m pleased to announce we’ve posted three new videos: Graphics and Brushes (never hurts to “brush up” on the fundamentals and I try to bring together what we were doing in 1.0 with what Blend brings to the party. Using Multiple Pages Part 2 covers passing data/parameters from one page to the next (and...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008
New Tutorial: DataBinding and Data Templates

I’m pleased to announce that we’ve posted a new tutorial: DataBinding and Data Templates Using Expression Blend available in HTML and pdf with source code. This should nicely complement the three new videos on DataBinding An overview of Databinding and Data Templates using Expression Blend DataBinding...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-30-2008
Camtasia Crash Tip Update

Back on July 3 I posted a Camtasia Crash Tip for those of you who use this terrific product for screen captures. Since then, unfortunately, I’ve been plagued by crashes, and it turns out that TechSmith, the wonderfully responsive folks who make the product have found the problem and a work around. ...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-28-2008
Green Eggs and Blend

I’m pleased to say that the accident of not recording my first ( new series ) Webcast led to the opportunity to reformulate it as a video, which is now available for viewing or download. This is a brief, somewhat tongue in cheek overview of why I gave up a 15 year commitment to working...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-11-2008
Camtasia Crash Tip

[Updated 7/3] If you are using Camtasia (wonderful product) to create your screen captures and you do a lot of editing (especially zooms and call outs and cuts) you run the risk of overloading the project and causing Camtasia to slow and/or crash. Camtasia Studio 5: The Definitive Guide (Wordware Applications...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-03-2008
One Man’s Guide To Silverlight Nirvana

Every day (honest) I am asked for a path through the learning material, even though the Getting Started page offers an explicit path. And that is not surprising. We all have our own way of learning. Here is the path that I personally tend to suggest to most Silverlight neophytes. Path of quick learning...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-26-2008
What is coming soon?

You have noticed, I’m sure, that there has been a flurry of blogging, videos and more since the release of Beta 2. That is all goodness, though it can be hard to know where to start; and the road map will differ depending on where you are in your experience with Silverlight. This is a rapidly changing...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-08-2008
Creating a Project from xaml and xaml.cs files

I posted the code for the PageSwitcher app described in a previous blog post , but to save space and to make the download faster, I didn't include anything but the code (no solution or project files). A reader wrote asking how to create a project and it is a more than fair question as the answer...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-31-2008
What is the point of a survey if....

The key point of my survey was to measure your satisfaction and then to make changes to increase satisfaction. I'm pleased that overall satisfaction seems high, but there is always room for improvement. I will shut down the survey on Sunday and start to review the results in detail. (Until...

Posted to Mirrored Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-29-2008

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