THANKS! to everybody who came out for my Silverlight2 Talks last week at the Space Coast .NET User group in scenic Melbourne, Florida (http://scdnug.org) and also the Orlando .NET User Group (http://www.onetug.org) in beautiful downtown Orlando.

As promised, here is a link to my slide deck: http://cid-e80ea9288abd4452.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Silverlight2

This is a fairly comprehensive deck (@170 slides) on Silverlight2 - here is a brief run-down on the topics covered:

  • Background
  • Designer / Developer Workflow
  • Rich Media & UI
  • Silverlight 1.0 /Silverlight 2 Compared
  • Silverlight 2
  • Controls & UI
  • HTML Integration
  • Databinding
  • Styles
  • Isolated Storage
  • Networking
  • Dynamic CLR
  • Deep Zoom
  • Content Protection
  • Resources

Silverlight Financials Demo -> WoodGrove Bank:

For those of you searching for some cool Silverlight applications that aren't just eye candy and demonstrate some true business value - here is a link to the Silverlight Woodgrove Bank demo:

See it on-line here: http://www.cookingwithxaml.com/meals/financials/default.html

WoodGrove1WoodGrove2 WoodGrove3

Get the source code here:  http://www.financialdevelopers.com/assets/SilverlightinFinancialsDemonostratorSource.zip

Hat's off to our Financial services team for putting this together! http://www.financialdevelopers.com

 

Silverlight Rehab - Don't let this happen to you!

SLRehab

In the event you start experiencing side effects with "Deep Zooming" - here's a link to a Silverlight Support group video where you can seek immediate assistance: http://on10.net/blogs/tina/Silverlight-Rehab/

This line will haunt you the rest of the day - "Stay out of the dark, go into the light...Silver-light...Silver-light...Silverlight..."