Category Archives: z Silverlight Archives

    I'm pleased to announce that the first of my monthly Sparkling Client podcasts has been posted. This month, we take a Tour of Silverlight Templates. Resources Additional resources to supplement this topic include Tutorial on Templates Styles Video, … Continue reading →

It will be helpful as we explore custom controls to have a common starting project. You may  remember from my posting on the 12th that I laid out a structure with three projects in one solution, with 5 important files. … Continue reading →

The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter. – Blaise Pascal Again, thank you for taking the time to respond to the survey, it was extremely helpful to me in … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

    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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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).  … Continue reading →

In the words of the immortal Roseanne Roseannadana “It’s always something….” Just when i was finally back from vacations and other distractions and ready to handle my very intense deadlines… I was struck down by… well you really don’t want … Continue reading →

I have received a number of emails asking when Silverlight will ship; and I’ve promised to look into it for a number of folks who very much need to know.  Here is what I found out… While the incredible success … Continue reading →