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• Creating a Project from xaml and xaml.cs files

  I posted the code for the PageSwitcher app described in a previous blog post , but to save space and to make the download faster, I didn't include anything but the code (no solution or project files). A reader wrote asking how to create a project... Posted May 31 2008, 09:12 PM by Microsoft Weblogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, Tools, silverlight 2.0, Recommended Resources, Tutorials, How Do I Videos, Digging Deeper

• What do you think of my Silverlight How Do I Videos?

  I'm always looking for ways to make this blog specifically and all my material on silverlight in general more interactive. Survey Monkey offers free surveys, so I thought I'd try it out by asking you to take a 1 page survey on what you think of... Posted May 20 2008, 09:38 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, silverlight 2.0, How Do I Videos

• Organizing Lots of Information

  A very smart and frequent participant here wrote in today and said (paraphrasing)   ...Why do you  organize the Learn section around type (video, quickstart, tutorial) instead of topic/task (data binding, layout, browser integration)? Today... Posted Apr 16 2008, 05:09 PM by Blogs Filed under: Silverlight.net, Programmer insanity, Feedback, Random Ramblings

• 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

• Two Part Video on Event Handling

  I'm pleased to announce a two part How Do I video set on Event Handling in Silverlight 2 Beta 1. These videos explore how to hook up events and point out that in Silverlight some events "bubble" and some do not. Here are the key points to... Posted Apr 02 2008, 09:29 AM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, silverlight 2.0, How Do I Videos

• 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: Getting Started With Silverlight 2

  A number of folks have asked me for a step by step set guide to getting started programming with Silverlight 2. Here it is. Useful tips Memorize this URL: http://silverlight.net - from there you can always find everything you need, including all the tools... Posted Mar 18 2008, 12:57 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, silverlight 2.0, Tip of the Day, Recommended Resources

• The Silverlight 2 Tutorials Are Launched

  As part of the impending release of Silverlight 2, I promised in a recent blog post to provide what I hope you will find to be  an extremely useful set of integrated tutorials, How Do I Videos, Webcasts, Tips of the Day and Blog Posts.  I have... Posted Mar 03 2008, 06:18 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, silverlight 2.0, Silverlight Geek, Recommended Resources

• Taking the market for granted - Not

  Sometimes when I'm writing a reply to a comment, I realize it deserves a new blog post. Here you go....   >>  I think that you're being optimistic in thinking that Silverlight is an automatic choice, even with SL 2.0. <<... Posted Feb 25 2008, 01:54 PM by Blogs Filed under: Silverlight.net, silverlight 2.0, Random Ramblings, technology

• My Commitment To Support Silverlight 2 Developers

  Silverlight 2 is big. Very big. It's great, but it is very big, with many cool features. So we're preparing. And all that preparation means that there will be a lot of information, and many paths through that information. My goal is to ensure... Posted Feb 25 2008, 08:50 AM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, silverlight 2.0, Silverlight Geek

• Tip of the Day - Suspends Until Mid March - Then Focus On Silverlight 2

  Rather than trying to provide a Tip of the Day as we head towards one of the larger and more important  shows of the year (you are going to Mix , right?) Therefore, I'm going to suspend the Tip of the Day from now until mid-March. After Mix,... Posted Feb 19 2008, 11:41 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, silverlight 2.0, Silverlight Geek, Tip of the Day, Shameless Self-promotion

• Silverlight 1.0 for Total Novices

  I received two emails today asking that I repost my recommendations on how to get started with Silverlight 1.0. Here you go.... The best way to get started is to go to the Silverlight site and click on Get Starged From there you can click on Get Started... Posted Feb 18 2008, 10:38 AM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, Silverlight 1.0

• One more gadget (the ego never quits)

  I woke up at 5 this morning, so I decided to take apart the Silverlight Tip of the Day gadget that Kelly White had so kindly created and, as an exercise in egomania, modify it to display all my blog entries, rather than just those that are tagged as Tip... Posted Feb 10 2008, 08:05 AM by Blogs Filed under: Silverlight.net, Silverlight Geek, Recommended Resources, Shameless Self-promotion, Programmer insanity

• Hey! Where'd Everybody Go?

  I've received email that there has been a bit less responsiveness from Microsoft employees on some of the Silverlight Forums recently. This is an impression, but to the extent it is true, it wouldn't be terribly surprising.  Speaking only... Posted Jan 20 2008, 02:29 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net

• Silverlight For Total Novices

  I received the following email today (edited slightly, to reflect the spirit of emails I get almost every day) Jesse, I would like to use Silverlight but I need an idiots guide... can you suggest how I might get started? Thanks for writing! The best way... Posted Jan 17 2008, 12:33 PM by Blogs Filed under: Learning Silverlight, Silverlight.net, Silverlight 1.0