As promised…. Mark Rideout, another Silverlight Program Manager, talks about Silverlight 2′s accessibility support. Watch the video here.
Category Archives: work
SnippetManager
Updated 3/22/09: SnippetManager now copies the snippet to the clipboard when selected. I’ve gotten a lot requests for the snippet manager I used at my Mix08 session. So as promised, here it is for everyone who is interested: app, code. … Continue reading
FlickrViewr
At my Mix08 session last week, I showed off a FlickrViewr app that I had written. You can search different user’s photos (or search all public photos by leaving the username blank). updated: This app has been updated for Beta2. … Continue reading
Mix08: Creating Rich, Dynamic User Interfaces with Silverlight 2 Controls
Thanks everyone who came to my talk Thursday morning! (And to those brave souls who came to the 5:45pm repeat.) The session video is now posted on the Mix site. I’ve also uploaded the sample code and deck, if you’re … Continue reading
Mix 08: Silverlight Sessions
Mix08 has started in Vegas! Below are some of the Silverlight talks given by members of the Silverlight development team (plus one from some friends who now work at IdentityMine). I highly recommend checking these out if you’re at Mix! … Continue reading
iFly: Indoor Skydiving
Today, my mom planned a “family adventure” that took us to iFly at Universal City Walk. I had never heard of “indoor skydiving” before, but I guess there are several facilities around the country (see this WSJ article). iFly is … Continue reading
Mix08!
Mix08 has been announced! March 5 to 7, 2008 The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino Las Vegas, Nevada
Using Silverlight To Render HTML with Custom Fonts: Sistr
A commonly hit HTML limitation is the inability to easily use custom fonts. Since you’re limited to the fonts installed on the machine, you have no way of ensuring that “MyFont.tff” is already on the client. Fil‘s written a way … Continue reading
Silverlight 1.0!
Earlier today, the first version of Silverlight went out the door!! Silverlight is Microsoft’s cross-platform, cross-browser plugin aimed at enabling rich media experiences and interactive applications on the web. (And with the newly announced Novell Moonlight partnership, Silverlight will be available on Windows, Mac, AND Linux.) … Continue reading
New Windows Live Writer
There’s a new Windows Live Writer! I haven’t played too much with it yet, but from the announcement, it looks like they’ve fixed most of the complaints I had: Tagging support Categories are sorted by name and support scrolling, plus … Continue reading
Expression Blend – Release Candidate Available
The Expression Blend release candidate is now available! Get it here! As was recently noted in a comment, there are a bunch of very cool samples in Blend. One of them has a sweet page turning demo. I converted it to an … Continue reading
XBAP Contest! Deadline: March 12, 2007
Josh Smith (formerly of Infragistics) is putting on an XBAP contest! Submissions are required by March 12th. I can’t wait to see what people create!