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• Xaml vs XAML

  I received an email from Ian Griffiths who informed me that the "Xaml spec refers to Xaml as Xaml , and not XAML ." because Rob Relyea didn't like the "shouty caps" look of all upper case. After some back and forth, I contacted... Posted May 28 2008, 09:54 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: XAML, Learning Silverlight, Tools, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings

• Silverlight, Educational Charity and Funny Accents

  I love office (as a shareholder) and I live in Word, though I'll keep my thoughts about the ribbon to myself. All of that aside, the Australia Office folks used Silverlight to create a fund raising site on the premise of "sit through a short... Posted May 26 2008, 09:51 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings

• Coming soon - better HDI Videos?

  I'm 2/3 through Daniel Park's surprisingly excellent book Camtasia 5: The Definitive Guide and have found more than enough I didn't know and am glad to have learned to justify reading it. I've also ripped through Timothy J. Koegel's... Posted May 24 2008, 01:54 AM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Presentations, Webcast, Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings, How Do I Videos

• Small Software - Big Impact

  First, a quick note that I'm rapidly posting tutorials and videos and as soon as they are through our production process, I'll turn my blog to announcing them and expanding upon them. I do want, however, to mention one of my favorite utilities... Posted Apr 12 2008, 07:16 AM by Blogs Filed under: Tools, Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings, Off Topic Fun

• Silverlight Gems

  One of the reasons I took my job was the amazing people I met during my interview. It turns out, however, that the place is crawling with talent; it doesn't seem likely that an organization that large would not have regressed to the mean yet, but... Posted Apr 11 2008, 04:06 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings

• New Look - Same Blog

  Don't panic! It's the same blog; I just changed the look to make it easier to use and easier to read. Hope you like it. Stay tuned for lots of videos and tutorials over the next fortnight. -j...( read more ) Posted Apr 05 2008, 11:25 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight 2.0, Silverlight Geek, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion, Random Ramblings

• Back up your code!

  In 1993 I was given this brilliant cartoon - and I'd love to find out who created it...     Best Personal/ Small Business Offsite Solution I've Found While I have you, one of the better, less expensive solutions I've found for solving... Posted Mar 24 2008, 09:35 AM by Blogs Filed under: Tools, Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings

• Innovation, Renovation and Change

  So, after some minutes of trying this and that, it is time to take stock and see what's working and what isn't.  What's changing... Tip of the Day: RIP The Tip of the Day was a great idea, but I have yet to figure out what is the... Posted Mar 21 2008, 01:06 PM by Blogs Filed under: Silverlight.net, Silverlight Geek, Tip of the Day, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion, Random Ramblings

• Tip of the Day - What to Expect in Silverlight Help

  I've received a lot of very positive feedback from the tutorials and videos and a lot of inquiries about what help will be forthcoming and how to get help right away. I thought I'd take a few minutes to provide some guidelines that are intended... Posted Mar 19 2008, 01:47 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight 2.0, Tip of the Day, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion, Random Ramblings

• Tip of the Day - Great Silverlight Programmer utilities

  Personally, one of the reasons that I opted to move to Microsoft tools long ago  was I got tired of LightSpeed telling me that the problem was the debugger and Periscope telling me it was the editor, and XYWrite telling me it was the compiler and... Posted Mar 09 2008, 10:00 AM by Blogs Filed under: Presentations, silverlight 2.0, Tip of the Day, Recommended Resources, Random Ramblings