If you are working with Silverlight and data you most likely are going to leverage data binding at some point and run into some needs to format the data in the XAML. Luckily this can be done using value converters, which have been available for WPF since…( read more )…(read more)

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I’m pleased to announce that we’ve posted a new tutorial: DataBinding and Data Templates Using Expression Blend available in HTML and pdf with source code.   This should nicely complement the three new videos on DataBinding An overview of Databinding…( read more )…(read more)

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I just released Learning ASP.NET 3.5 which is very exciting, through I must quickly and freely admit that my co-authors did a fantastic job shouldering the bulk of the task of the massive re-write to bring this book fully up to date for ASP.NET 3.5. The…( read more )…(read more)

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I’m pleased to announce the release of what may be one of the most unusual books I’ve ever written, Programming .NET 3.5 Briefly, it was our theory; generated long before I started work at Microsoft, that while there was good reason to write what I call…( read more )…(read more)

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Bart Czernicki with Part 4 of his Silverlight Master Series, Brian Finnerty Editorializes on Silverlight, Nikhil Kothari on Effects and Transitions in SL, Mike Taulty on SL2 and HTML5 and On/Off-line, MParsons with show/hide border, Jesse Liberty with…( read more )…(read more)

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Because I’ve probably introduced more confusion than I have any right to, I’ll tell you quickly about 5 Twitter blogs I’m associated with… SilverlightNews – very popular and closely connected with one of the premier Silverlight aggregators: Silverlight…( read more )…(read more)

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Back on July 3 I posted a Camtasia Crash Tip for those of you who use this terrific product for screen captures. Since then, unfortunately, I’ve been plagued by crashes, and it turns out that TechSmith, the wonderfully responsive folks who make the product…( read more )…(read more)

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Mike Taulty and Mike Ormond present 52 screencasts to help you understand Silverlight 2. Visit the new screencast page to learn about DataBinding, controls, media events, templating and more! Read More……(read more)

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Thanks to everyone who turned up to the Silverlight Assault Course on Saturday.  It was a total blast and I hope everyone had as much fun as I did. I promised I would post up my code samples, so it is here for you to download Thanks again for coming…( read more )…(read more)

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Mark Monster on Mocking SL and Networking, Denislav Savkov inheriting from ItemsControl, Alex Golesh on SL Events in JS and vice verse, Edward Silverton with a SL Portfolio site, Dave Relyea on Templating, Page Brooks Controlling his Treadmill, Lee on…( read more )…(read more)

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