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Silverlight 2.0 Hands on Lab

Tim Sneath created a detailed hands on lab to get you started.

Go get it and have some fun.

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Silverlight Word 2007 document viewer on the Web. Kool

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Silverlight at the MIX08 Conference

Can't go to Mix? It's sold out. But

  • Watch the MIX08 keynotes streamed live real time over the internet on Wednesday, March 5th 9:30 AM - 12:00PM Pacific Time and Thursday, March 6th 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Pacific Time by clicking on one of the following three streams: 750kbps, 300kbps, 100kbps.
  • View MIX08 sessions posted 24 hours after they happen at the conference.
  • Take a class at MIX University
  • Subscribe to MIX RSS Feed
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    MIX08 Conference - March 5-7, 2008

    Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint

    I consult for MS customers for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

    You can find out our plans for Silverlight and SharePoint.

    Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint

    Windows Server 2008 Launched

    Go check out what is happening!

    Heroes Happen Here

    First Look at Silverlight 2.0

    Scott G. the man, posts about Silverlight 2.0.

    Silverlight Tafiti Search App Source Code

    I have talked about Tafiti before, but I don't think I have let you know that the source code is available at CodePlex. You can download the source here.

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    Free Software for Students at Microsoft DreamSpark

    No Express editions here. We're talking Professional versions. Know a student? Are you a student? Go find out more about DeamSpark

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    Microsoft DreamSpark

    New Silverlight Home page

    Nice new look and feel of the Silverlight Home page. Go take a look.

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    Silverlight Video Streaming Solution with Source Code

    Quality code up on CodePlex called Video.Show.

    Here is the description of what you get:

  • Designed to get you up and running quickly with minimal setup and configuration
  • All video is hosted at Silverlight Streaming, which gives you 4GB storage and 700 Kbps bandwidth via Microsoft's worldwide Content Delivery Network
  • Comments are time-based and are synchronized with video playback
  • Demonstrates a data layer built using Linq To Sql
  • Broad media format support (avi,mp4,asf,mpeg,dvr-ms,mpg,m2v,ts,m4v,vob,mov, and wmv) via Expression Encoder
  • Leverages the AJAX Control Toolkit to add animations and interactivity
  • Encoding properties are configurable via standard Expression Encoder job file
  • Cross broswer (IE 6 and 7, Firefox 2, and Safari 3)
  • Open source and designed with a webservice architecture
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    Video.Show - Home

    Silverlight ASP.NET Media Player source code

    Brad Abrams has posted some more code. This time he walks you through using and customizing the ASP.NET Media Player control.

    Islands of Richness with Silverlight on an ASP.NET page

    Popfly Silverlight Block Live!

    Ok, so maybe you don't believe how kool Popfy is. Maybe you need a nudge to go check it out. So here is my Mashup I created in about... 30 seconds in Popfly.

    Silverlight Video Block in Popfly

    If you haven't checked out Popfly and my book on it, you are really missing some fun stuff.

    For example the new Silverlight Video playing control. (see the snapshot below).

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    Silverlight Bar Chart Tutorial

    New Silverlight Tutorial by Adam Kinney with source code.

    Silverlight 1.0 Bar Chart Tutorial

    Silverlight XAML from Clip Art

    Nice article on how to convert graphics for use by Silverlight.

    Converting Clip Art to Silverlight XAML

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