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Controlling the Distribution of Silverlight Updates in the Enterprise

I've posted a few times about issues relating to enterprise distribution of Silverlight , and I thought I'd mention one additional topic that came up during a customer tour that I've been on for the last ten days. If you're a systems administrator, one Read More...
Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 8:02 AM by tims | 3 Comments
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Silverlight 1.0 - New Maintenance Release Available

We released a minor maintenance update to Silverlight 1.0 over the weekend (internally known as GDR3 , where GDR stands for "General Distribution Release"). I'm sure most readers of this blog already have Silverlight 2 Beta 1 installed on their Read More...
Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 7:08 AM by tims | 4 Comments
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Silverlight Rehab

Just loved the team's latest Silverlight video. Props to Adam, Laura, Nic, Monica, Dan, Scott and Tina. Read More...
Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 1:47 PM by tims | 5 Comments

Uploading Silverlight 2 Content to Silverlight Streaming

Following on very nicely from my last post on deploying Silverlight content to your own production server , I'm pleased to announce that Silverlight Streaming has added full support for Silverlight 2 applications. As well as adding the basic support, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:24 PM by tims | 12 Comments

Configuring a Web Server to Host Silverlight Content

Deploying Silverlight content to a production web server is a pretty easy process. Despite occasional misconception, Silverlight doesn't require a Microsoft-based web server: Apache can host up Silverlight content just as happily as IIS. But there's one Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 5:11 PM by tims | 9 Comments

MIX08 Day 2 Keynote Live Blog

I'm going to be "live blogging" the Steve Ballmer keynote this afternoon at this URL. Keep this blog post bookmarked and start hitting "refresh" shortly after the keynote starts at 1pm Pacific / 9pm GMT. Or simply tune in to the webcast Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:37 AM by tims | 4 Comments

Registering for the AOL Mail Client

I mentioned yesterday that the Hard Rock memorabilia application was live already at http://memorabilia.hardrock.com . The AOL Silverlight-based mail client is not live yet, but they've just opened up their pre-registration site for testers who want to Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:27 AM by tims | 1 Comments

A Great Early Silverlight 2 Showcase: TextGlow

We're already starting to see some cool samples that use Silverlight 2 really effectively. Prior to MIX, we had a small private beta running to get some early feedback on the builds that we were producing, and a few folk made really good use of this time Read More...
Posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:40 AM by tims | 6 Comments

So You've Installed Silverlight 2 Beta 1: What Next?

OK, so you've got all the bits downloaded and installed on your machine. What's the best way to start to get familiar with everything we've added to Silverlight 2? Well, you could do worse than start with the thirty page hands-on lab that I spent part Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:57 PM by tims | 23 Comments

Download Links for MIX08 Announcements

Here's a consolidated list of all the key downloads you'll need to update your developer workstation to the latest and greatest technologies announced this morning: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008 (x86) Windows Vista / Windows Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:57 PM by tims | 24 Comments

MIX08 for Non-Attendees

At last, the mad rush is over. The run-up to a conference like MIX is always frantic: for me, the first three weeks in February involved a constant juggle of competing priorities. With the exception of one last-minute firedrill, the worst was over by Read More...
Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 12:01 PM by tims | 13 Comments

Video.Show 1.0 Released to Web

After three public preview releases, I'm proud to announce the final version of Video.Show , a ready-to-run solution for hosting video content on the web! You might be interested in Video.Show if: Your company or school wants to distribute e-learning Read More...
Posted Monday, February 11, 2008 2:26 PM by tims | 20 Comments

Making Silverlight Easier for Systems Administrators to Install...

If you're really astute, you may notice that we released a very minor update to the Silverlight 1.0 plug-in this week. There's no changes to the core itself, apart from a fix to improve logging of Windows Media audio-only streams; as a result, machines Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:09 PM by tims | 13 Comments
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Silverlight Christmas Cards

Around the world, people are preparing to gather together to celebrate the holiday season, to give and receive gifts and to sing carols. This year sees the start of a new tradition that our children and our grandchildren will preserve and pass on: the Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:20 PM by tims | 6 Comments
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Watch Jackass 2.5 - Free and Exclusive on Silverlight!

Although we're all too proud to admit it, I doubt there's anyone reading this who doesn't love to while away the odd bit of free time perusing sites like YouTube and break.com for funny videos of stupid people doing dangerous things. However, there are Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:14 PM by tims | 20 Comments
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