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The difference between a geek and a snob
In my recent post I tried to distinguish between my (mis?)understanding of the role of an Evangelist (helping folks figure out if they want to commit to Silverlight) vs my role as I see it (helping developers lean … Continue reading
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My Commitment To Support Silverlight 2 Developers
Silverlight 2 is big. Very big. It's great, but it is very big, with many cool features. So we're preparing. And all that preparation means that there will be a lot of information, and many paths through that information. My … Continue reading
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The Difference Between An Evangelist and A Geek
Today's NY Times declares (ever so quietly) the beginning of the Netware wars (did I just coin that term?). They get a lot wrong in the article, but if you know more than they appear to, you can conclude that … Continue reading
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Learning Silverlight 2 – More things you can do today.
if I were a bleeding edge Silverlight programmer who just cannot wait for release of Silverlight 2 and its documentation, here is what I'd do today: Read Scott Guthrie's blog post "First Look at Silverlight 2 Read Programming WPF (2nd … Continue reading
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A note on reading, technology and mental illness
I posted yesterday about Amazon's Media Library — which I believe could be a great back end to a very cool Silverlight project and that led to a comment on the volume of my reading. I started to write a … Continue reading
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Share Everything…
Clearly one thing that social networking is about is exploring the limits on what you want to share and what other people might be interested in. There is, I'm sure, at least one sociology paper (and two reports to the … Continue reading
Tip of the Day – Suspends Until Mid March – Then Focus On Silverlight 2
Rather than trying to provide a Tip of the Day as we head towards one of the larger and more important shows of the year (you are going to Mix, right?) Therefore, I'm going to suspend the Tip of the … Continue reading
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Silverlight 1.0 for Total Novices [Updated]
I received two emails today asking that I repost my recommendations on how to get started with Silverlight 1.0. Here you go…. The best way to get started is to go to the Silverlight site and click on Get Starged … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day: How To Answer: Will This Work In Silverlight 2.0?
I'm beginning to receive a lot of email about what is coming in Silverlight 2.0. Today's was pretty typical, so I thought I'd post the questions and answers (without revealing anything specific about this writer's application), as a guide to … Continue reading
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Kind Words, the fuel of cooperative communities…
A very kind reader sent this, and I am incredibly happy to share it with you. Stay tuned for another Tip of the Day later today. In getting ready for Silverlight 2 I've been playing with some early bits. … Continue reading
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Tip of the Day – Popfly
Mix is fast upon us, and to be perfectly honest, I'm preparing frantically. That means that I've been behind in my Tip of the Day. Rather than closing it down, I want to take the three weeks between now and … Continue reading
Tip of the Day: Programming with Media in 1.0
A user posted a comment in response to one of our videos (did you know you can do that now??) I thought others might want the answer as well…. This quick start on media may be a good next … Continue reading
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