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• Silverlight Rehab

  Just loved the team's latest Silverlight video. Props to Adam, Laura, Nic, Monica, Dan, Scott and Tina....( read more ) Posted Mar 31 2008, 04:47 PM by Blogs Filed under: humor, silverlight, silverlight 2.0, offtopic

• MIX08 Day 2 Keynote Live Blog

  I'm going to be "live blogging" the Steve Ballmer keynote this afternoon at this URL. Keep this blog post bookmarked and start hitting "refresh" shortly after the keynote starts at 1pm Pacific / 9pm GMT. Or simply tune in to the... Posted Mar 06 2008, 02:37 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, Windows Live, Mix08, silverlight 2.0, web, ie, Office, Vista, windows

• Registering for the AOL Mail Client

  I mentioned yesterday that the Hard Rock memorabilia application was live already at http://memorabilia.hardrock.com . The AOL Silverlight-based mail client is not live yet, but they've just opened up their pre-registration site for testers who want... Posted Mar 06 2008, 02:27 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, RIA, Mix08, silverlight 2.0

• A Great Early Silverlight 2 Showcase: TextGlow

  We're already starting to see some cool samples that use Silverlight 2 really effectively. Prior to MIX, we had a small private beta running to get some early feedback on the builds that we were producing, and a few folk made really good use of this... Posted Mar 06 2008, 12:40 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, sample, Mix08, silverlight 2.0, Office, ooxml

• So You've Installed Silverlight 2 Beta 1: What Next?

  OK, so you've got all the bits downloaded and installed on your machine. What's the best way to start to get familiar with everything we've added to Silverlight 2? Well, you could do worse than start with the thirty page hands-on lab that... Posted Mar 05 2008, 03:57 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, lab, training, silverlight 2.0, tutorial

• Download Links for MIX08 Announcements

  Here's a consolidated list of all the key downloads you'll need to update your developer workstation to the latest and greatest technologies announced this morning: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 (x86) Windows Vista... Posted Mar 05 2008, 03:57 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, expression, ASP.NET, blend, Mix08, silverlight 2.0, ie

• MIX08 for Non-Attendees

  At last, the mad rush is over. The run-up to a conference like MIX is always frantic: for me, the first three weeks in February involved a constant juggle of competing priorities. With the exception of one last-minute firedrill, the worst was over by... Posted Mar 03 2008, 03:01 PM by Blogs Filed under: humor, silverlight, expression, lab, screencast, Mix08, silverlight 2.0

• Why Can't I "Go Live" with Silverlight 1.1 Alpha?

  I just wanted to clarify something that is hopefully already pretty well understood. As folk know, we released an alpha of Silverlight 1.1 at MIX, and there are lots of people who would love to use it even in its current form. It's great to see the... Posted Dec 12 2007, 05:30 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, silverlight 2.0

• Silverlight 1.1 is Now Silverlight 2.0

  It's been gratifying to see how much excitement there is out there about Silverlight. We've barely started the engines yet, but we've already had a number of big sites launch their first Silverlight experiences, and of course plenty of stuff... Posted Nov 29 2007, 12:51 PM by Blogs Filed under: silverlight, WPF, changes, RIA, Mix08, silverlight 2.0