In this article, a discussion of the new text improvements in Silverlight 5 including: Text Tracking and Leading, Linked and Multi-column Text, OpenType Support, Pixel Snapped Text and TextOptions. Please review the Roadmap for the series before going...

In this article, a discussion of media features such as low-latency sound using features right out of XNA. We will also discuss Remote Control and Media Command (Keys) support using Silverlight 5. Please review the Roadmap for the series before going...

In this article, we are going to take a look at the new XNA 3D API and Improved Graphics Stack. Please review the Roadmap for the series before going any further. The Roadmap for this Series I’ve included the Roadmap for the series below as you may want...

In this article, you see how to use Ancestor Relative Source Binding and Implicit Data Templates using Silverlight 5. Please review the Roadmap for the series before going any further. The Roadmap for this Series I’ve included the Roadmap for the series...

Today we begin a new and exciting series covering the new features in Silverlight 5. I am going to guide you step-by-step through the process of getting started with Silverlight 5 and then we will dive into the features that are the most important to...

Silverlight Show has three new articles that provide a  complete walkthrough on the Telerik XAML Q3’11 Beta controls. Introducing RadBarCode - Telerik XAML Q3'11 Beta - Walkthrough (Part 1 of 3) written by Michael Crump (@mbcrump)  RadBarcode...

In this episode , Corrina continues the Design Tips miniseries by sharing her insights on how to use wireframes to improve the design and development process for Windows Phone applications. She walks through why wireframeing is an important part of the...

In this episode , Sundara Kumar and Mark Harper work on the new custom markup extensions (CME) feature in Silverlight 5. They explain how CME's allow you to extend XAML so that you can run any custom code. These guys (along with some other members of...

In this episode , Dave Crawford and Tom Eddings visit from the UK to contribute to the Design Tips miniseries. Dave and Tom have tremendous amounts of experience helping to create great UX for Windows Phone 7 applications in the marketplace. Topics they...

In this episode , Jesse Liberty explains how Reactive Extensions work with Silverlight and Windows Phone. In order to simplify the code, Jesse suggests using Reactive Extensions whenever you are deep into using asynchronous programming. He covers exactly...

In this week’s episode : Ever bang your head against a wall trying to figure out what's wrong with your data binding XAML? If so, then you will love the new data binding debugging features in Silverlight 5. In this episode of Silverlight TV, Jason Shaver...

In this week’s episode , Corrina continues the Design Tips miniseries by sharing her insights on how to create tiles and splash screens for Windows Phone applications. She walks through the process of creating an icon in Expression Design and how to make...

Silverlight TV 77: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Aaron Oneal, program manager of the Silverlight 3D efforts, joins John to discuss the 3D APIs in Silverlight 5 beta. Aaron was instrumental in working on the 3D features and helped to create the...

Silverlight TV 76: Interested in creating a game for Windows Phone using Silverlight? In this week’s episode of SLTV, Jeff Paries, Silverlight MVP and author of the book Silverlight Animation, walks through the source for his Bird Hunt game for...

USA TODAY has released a touch optimized News application for Windows Phone and Slate devices built on Microsoft Silverlight. The app provides readers with eye catching photos and graphics while delivering the latest award-winning USA TODAY news in a...

Silverlight TV 75: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Susan shares her insights on how to do quick and dirty UX testing to help your application be more successful. Susan (who works with great people on the UX team, including Corrina Black, Tsitsi...

Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight Media Framework and IIS Media Services transformed the 2010 Professional Developer Conference into a global virtual event that attracted an unprecedented 100,000 in-person and online attendees to the two day conference...

Silverlight Webinar: In this episode of Silverlight Show, Brian Noyes explains how to secure both the server and client sides of your application. He demonstrates how your Silverlight application can join a secure session of a hosting web site or set...

Silverlight TV 74: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Deepesh Mohnani of the WCF RIA Services team discusses all of the new features introduced since the initial RIA Services release. These include expanded localization support, improved MVVM support...

How are markup extensions useful? They provide a hook to perform functionality that would be impossible or overly complicated using traditional approaches such as attached properties or behaviors. One popular use of markup extensions is to provide access...

Silverlight TV 73: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Laurent Bugnion of IdentityMine appears on the show to discuss his latest additions to the MVVM Light toolkit for both Silverlight, WPF, and Windows Phone. Laurent covers several new features, including...

Dayforce built its workforce management solution on Microsoft Silverlight, presenting managers with performance dashboards, approval workflows, employee time cards, and task checklists. By delving deeper into the applications, manager’s can view their...

Silverlight Webinar: In this episode of Silverlight Show, Michael Crump presents 'Getting Started with the Silverlight 5 Beta'. This webinar is designed for people who want to quickly understand the key features in Silverlight 5. We will walk you through...

Silverlight TV 72: Want to optimize how a list of images loads and scrolls in your Windows Phone application? In this week’s episode of SLTV, Jobi Joy, UX Architect with IdentityMine and key contributor to the IRC chat app in the MIX11 Day 2 keynote,...

Silverlight TV 71: In this week’s episode of SLTV, Laurent Bugion of IdentityMine, Luigi Rosso of Archetype, and Ward Bell of IdeaBlade join John Papa at MIX11 to answer questions about Silverlight 5 from the live viewers of Channel 9 Live. The...