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So Many Tools – So Little Time!
A very patient reader wrote in a couple months ago asking when to use Expression Web and when to use Silverlight. Others have written asking about the difference between Expression Web and Expression Blend, or between Silverlight 1.0 and Silverlight … Continue reading
Webcast November 14
I will be presenting my first live web cast tomorrow, Wednesday November 14 at 1PM Eastern/ 10AM Pacific time. The topic is Using Animation to analyze data. Be sure to register if you are interested in participating in this live … Continue reading
Video from Tech Ed (Barcelona)
The excitement about Silverlight continues in Barcelona, as shown in this short interview about Silverlight 1.0 and what comes next. I've also talked with reporters from Italy and France and can tell you that the overall international excitement about building … Continue reading
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Silverlight Shines at Tech Ed
The level of interest in Silverlight at Tech Ed (Barcelona) is unbelievable!! My first session was packed, and they weren't here to see me. We filled a room with over 300 attendees after dinner. Today's session (after lunch) is in … Continue reading
Re-organizing This Site
Taken from a comment on a previous blog entry: "Please see to it that, these [materials on Silverlight] become an organized set of materials in one location, rather each person does it on their own blog without any sequence. Right … Continue reading
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One, Two, Many
I'm told that some primitive counting systems count as follows: one… two… many. This actually makes a great deal of sense. There are numerous things in life of which there is only one. One planet. One self. One sun. One … Continue reading
Creating XAML Objects in Code
One of the advantages that Silverlight 1.1 does bring to the party is the the isomorphism between XAML and CLR object that is found in Windows Presentation Framework (WPF). Thus, you can create a rectangle declaratively, <Rectangle x:Name="myRect" Width="120" Height="50" … Continue reading
Reach Out And Touch HTML
I've posted a new video that shows how Silverlight 1.1 lets you create custom controls that can reach out to the HTML host page. In the example, we not only touch HTML controls, but we also respond to events (a … Continue reading
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Hypervideo 2
We recently posted a video I’m very proud of: the second part of the series on HyperVideo. However, even though the landing page says “Presented by Jesse Liberty and Tim Heuer” you will note that in the video itself I … Continue reading
Better sound for better videos
I've been getting a lot of good feedback about our "How Do I" videos and I've decided (with the blessings of my boss) to invest in improving the sound quality. I can't stand listening to the "pops" I get on … Continue reading
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The Great Asynchronous Learning Experiment – Beginning 1.1 with Drag and Drop
As you may know, I've been tracking the learning process through this "diary" of learning Silverlight with periodic blog entries. I recently began working with Silverlight 1.1 (Alpha) in anticipation of my presentation at Tech Ed, and while I was … Continue reading
Animation is not a toy
One of the frustrations of creating "How Do I" videos is that to keep them simple enough to be useful educationally, they must often be useless from a real-world perspective. Nothing makes me crazier than when I go to a … Continue reading
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