Monthly Archive for November, 2009

Oaxaca!

Published on November 19, 2009 in oaxaca. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

The last month has been super hectic with Silverlight 4 and PDC conference prep.  Which means I’m even more excited for a short trip down to Oaxaca, Mexico with my friend Seema.  We leave tomorrow!

 

 

Fast Facts

  • Time: UTC-6 (Seattle: noon, Oaxaca: 2pm)
  • Money: Mexican Peso (1 usd = 13.1 pesos)
  • Weather: 82F and Sunny
  • Declared Unesco Heritage Site for its architecture, its cultural traditions, its cuisine and its climate.

Silverlight 4 Links

Published on November 19, 2009 in work. 1 Comment Tags: .

Here’s a set of interesting Silverlight 4 links…

 

Bits & Tools

Resources

 

Other Product Team Members’ Blogs

Our Four Official Silverlight Bloggers

  • Adam Kinney
  • Jesse Liberty
  • John Papa
  • Tim Heuer

    • PDC Session: Silverlight 4 Beta Overview

    Published on November 19, 2009 in work. 11 Comments Tags: , , .

    Thank you to everyone who came to my overview talk yesterday!

    Silverlight 4 Overview Talk

     

    My session video has already been posted online.  You can also download the deck here.

    You can find online all the other Silverlight PDC session videos.

    As promised, you’ll find the code for all the demos below (and links to run the app, where possible).

     

    But first, a few thank yous….

    I got help from a bunch of people on the Silverlight team while putting together the demos and content for this talk.  So a big thank you to all of you!  (And to Walter VonKoch on the IE team for help with the Windows RSS Feed Service apis.) 

    Also, a HUGE “shout out” to the Silverlight team.  As I mention in the talk, we’ve shipped three versions of Silverlight in less than 2 years… and to follow that with a Beta of Silverlight 4 so soon afterwards… it’s just amazing.  :)

     

    Here are the demos…

     

    Scrapbook App

    (Code, Live App)

    Shows Silverlight 4 Beta features:

    • Drag Drop onto Silverlight
    • Right Click Event Support
    • Printing

     

    PDC Photobooth App

    (Code, Live App)

    Shows Silverlight 4 Beta features:

    • WebCam
    • Printing

    Classroom Proctor App

    (Code)

    Shows Silverlight 4 Beta features:

    • UDP Support for Multicast Solutions
    • Navigation Loader Extensibility
    • Authentication Support in Client Http Networking Stack
    • INotifyDataErrorInfo Asynchronous Data Validation
    • Implicit Styles
    • RichTextArea
    • BiDi Script & Right to Left FlowDirection
    • Programmatic Clipboard
    • Expression Blend Fluid Layout Support for ListBox
    • Google Chrome Browser Support

    Note: in order to run this application, you will need to set up a Silverlight Multicast Server.  An example of a server can be found here.  You can use the policy file found here.

     

    FeedReader

    (Code, Live App)

    Note: you must Right-Click to install this application.

    Shows Silverlight 4 Beta features:

    • WebBrowser HTML Hosting
    • HTMLBrush
    • Trusted Applications with Native Integration via COM Interop
    • Notification Windows

    Silverlight 4 Beta Ships Today!

    Published on November 18, 2009 in work. 5 Comments Tags: , , .

    As our VP ScottGu just announced in the PDC Keynote, Silverlight 4 Beta ships today! Get the bits here.

    If you’re at PDC, I’ll be giving the Silverlight 4 Beta Overview session in an hour (CL01, 11:30am Hall F).

    Here are some other great Silverlight PDC Talks!