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• Silverlight Chat Application for CMAP Code Camp

  For all of you attending tomorrow's CMAP code camp , here's a sneak peek at what I'll be building in my 10:30 Silverlight 2 and Microsoft Expression session . The session is targeted towards developers, but anyone with an interest in Silverlight... Posted Apr 11 2008, 07:10 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, .NET, Events, Expression, Expression Design

• CMAP Code Camp Next Week

  A quick reminder that the CMAP Code Camp is coming up quick! I have a morning session where I'll build out a small Silverlight 2 application using Microsoft Expression Design, Expression Blend, and Visual Studio 2008. Almost all live demo, with only... Posted Apr 05 2008, 11:59 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, .NET, Events, Expression

• Simple Xaml Drop Shadows in Silverlight 2

  A while back, I showed how to vectorize "drop shadows" in Expression Design. It wasn't perfect (especially at the start and stop points of the line), but it was quick, easy, and didn't require any additional png files. Since then, Expression... Posted Apr 03 2008, 06:11 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, Expression, Effects, Expression Design

• DPI Matters in Blend

  A recent post on Silverlight.net led me to revisit something I haven't played with in quite some time: DPI. If you wonder why you sometimes drag those pngs or other images onto the design surface in blend, and they come out the wrong size, there are... Posted Mar 12 2008, 11:24 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, RIA, Expression

• Silverlight and Expression Links from MIX

  I'm still adjusting to the 3 hour time change plus 1 hour daylight savings time (why do they even bother with that any more?) However, here are some useful sites and links that came out of MIX08: First, of course, is the Microsoft Silverlight Community... Posted Mar 09 2008, 09:11 PM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, .NET, MIX08, Expression

• Scott Guthrie on Expression Blend 2.5

  As a follow-up to his introduction to Silverlight 2, Scott Guthrie just posted a great article on using Expression Blend 2.5 to create Silverlight 2 applications. I really like Blend, but I wish the Xaml editor had intellisense and a few other niceties... Posted Feb 29 2008, 09:35 AM by Community Blogs Filed under: Silverlight, .NET, MIX08, scottgu, Expression