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Silverlight Show: Windows 8 and the future of XAML Part 7: The application lifecycle of Windows 8 applications
In the previous articles of this series, we have touched on quite a few important aspects of Windows...
Date: 08/20/2012
Silverlight Show: Connecting Windows 8 applications with services: Part 1: Using services to get data in our Windows 8 applications
Windows 8’s biggest novelty is without a doubt “Apps”. Microsoft is entering the world of apps and...
Date: 08/17/2012
Recording of Webinar '10 Things Silverlight Developers Should Know About Windows 8' by Michael Crump
Watch a recording of the webinar '10 Things Silverlight Developers Should Know About Windows 8'...
Date: 07/31/2012
Recording of Webinar 'Prism and WCF RIA Services' by Brian Noyes
Watch a recording of the webinar 'Prism and WCF RIA Services - Two Great Toolkits That Work Great...
Date: 07/27/2012
Creating SilverlightShow Windows Phone App: Ebook
This e-book collects the 4 parts of SilverlightShow article series 'Creating the SilverlightShow...
Date: 07/25/2012
Windows 8 and the future of XAML Part 6: Tiles, toasts and badges
Welcome to part 6 already in this Windows 8 series. Since the goal of this articles is bringing you...
Date: 07/23/2012
Workaround for CA0055 Error with Silverlight Projects in Visual Studio 2010
This connect bug describes an issue with creating certain types of Silverlight projects in Visual...
Date: 04/18/2012
Windows Phone 7.5 - Using advanced tiles API
by Andrea Boschin There is not any doubt, the first thing you meet when you use Windows Phone are...
Date: 01/18/2012
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 10 of 10)
In this article, a discussion about several new features that did not fit in any of the above...
Date: 12/19/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 9 of 10)
In this article, a discussion of several new features/controls such as Double and Triple click...
Date: 12/12/2011
Silverlight 5 Available for Download Today
Today, we’re happy to announce the release of Silverlight 5. Silverlight is part of a rich offering...
Date: 12/09/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 8 of 10)
In this article, a discussion about productivity and performance enhancements in Silverlight 5...
Date: 12/02/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 7 of 10)
In this article, a discussion of a few more operating system integration features in Silverlight 5...
Date: 11/25/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 6 of 10)
In this article, a discussion of several new operating system integration features in Silverlight 5...
Date: 11/23/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 5 of 10)
In this article, a discussion of the new text improvements in Silverlight 5 including: Text Tracking...
Date: 11/18/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 4 of 10)
In this article, a discussion of media features such as low-latency sound using features right out...
Date: 11/16/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 3 of 10)
In this article, we are going to take a look at the new XNA 3D API and Improved Graphics Stack....
Date: 11/14/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 2 of 10)
In this article, you see how to use Ancestor Relative Source Binding and Implicit Data Templates...
Date: 11/11/2011
Silverlight Show: 10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 1 of 10)
Today we begin a new and exciting series covering the new features in Silverlight 5. I am going to...
Date: 11/08/2011
Telerik XAML Q3’11 Beta Controls Walkthroughs
Silverlight Show has three new articles that provide a complete walkthrough on the Telerik...
Date: 11/03/2011
Silverlight TV 83: Using Wireframes to Visually Communicate a Windows Phone Experience
In this episode, Corrina continues the Design Tips miniseries by sharing her insights on how to use...
Date: 08/25/2011
Silverlight TV 82: Custom Markup Extensions
In this episode, Sundara Kumar and Mark Harper work on the new custom markup extensions (CME)...
Date: 08/18/2011
Silverlight TV 81: Four Great Windows Phone UX Tips
In this episode, Dave Crawford and Tom Eddings visit from the UK to contribute to the Design Tips...
Date: 08/11/2011
Silverlight TV 80: Reactive Extensions
In this episode, Jesse Liberty explains how Reactive Extensions work with Silverlight and Windows...
Date: 08/04/2011
Silverlight TV 79: Data Binding Debugging
In this week’s episode: Ever bang your head against a wall trying to figure out what's wrong with...
Date: 07/21/2011
Silverlight TV 77: Exploring 3D
Silverlight TV 77: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Aaron Oneal, program manager of the...
Date: 06/23/2011
Silverlight TV 76: Animations on Windows Phone in the Bird Hunt Game
Silverlight TV 76: Interested in creating a game for Windows Phone using Silverlight? In this...
Date: 06/09/2011
USA TODAY Touch Optimized News Experience for Windows 7 Slate Devices
USA TODAY has released a touch optimized News application for Windows Phone and Slate devices built...
Date: 06/06/2011
Silverlight TV 75: Quick and Dirty UX Testing (Design Tips Mini Series)
Silverlight TV 75: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Susan shares her insights on how to do...
Date: 06/02/2011
Success of the PDC10 Player and Application
Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight Media Framework and IIS Media Services transformed the 2010...
Date: 05/27/2011
Silverlight Show Webinar: 'Secure and Personalize Your Silverlight App with WCF RIA Services' by Brian Noyes
Silverlight Webinar: In this episode of Silverlight Show, Brian Noyes explains how to secure both...
Date: 05/27/2011
Silverlight TV 74: What's New in RIA Services
Silverlight TV 74: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Deepesh Mohnani of the WCF RIA Services...
Date: 05/26/2011
Jeremy Likness on Creating Custom Markup Extensions with Silverlight 5
How are markup extensions useful? They provide a hook to perform functionality that would be...
Date: 05/23/2011
Silverlight TV 73: What's New in MVVM Light
Silverlight TV 73: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Laurent Bugnion of IdentityMine appears on...
Date: 05/19/2011
Dayforce reduces its development costs by 75% and enables customers to increase labor efficiency by 50% after adopting Silverlight for its workforce management solution
Dayforce built its workforce management solution on Microsoft Silverlight, presenting managers with...
Date: 05/18/2011
Silverlight Show Webinar: ‘Getting Started with the Silverlight 5 Beta’ by Michael Crump
Silverlight Webinar: In this episode of Silverlight Show, Michael Crump presents 'Getting Started...
Date: 05/17/2011
Silverlight TV 72: Windows Phone Tips for Optimizing Image Quality
Silverlight TV 72: Want to optimize how a list of images loads and scrolls in your Windows Phone...
Date: 05/12/2011
Silverlight TV 71: Laurent Bugnion, Luigi Rosso, and Ward Bell Talk Silverlight 5 at MIX11
Silverlight TV 71: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Laurent Bugion of IdentityMine, Luigi Rosso...
Date: 05/05/2011