Thursday, November 5, 2009

The XXI Olympic Winter Games on NBCOlympics.com: Brought to you in Full HD With Silverlight and Smooth Streaming

The XXI Olympic Winter Games on NBCOlympics.com: Brought to you in Full HD With Silverlight and Smooth Streaming


The XXI Olympic Winter Games on NBCOlympics.com: Brought to you in Full HD With Silverlight and Smooth Streaming

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:17 AM PST

In August 2008 we were proud to be part of sports history and deliver a Summer Olympics online experience for fans everywhere. In partnership with NBC, the Silverlight and MSN teams are once again delivering on our commitment to providing the highest...( read more )...(read more)

MVVM Light Toolkit V3 Alpha 2: EventToCommand behavior

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:57 AM PST

Here is another early release of the MVVM Light Toolkit V3 (Alpha 2). I decided to release gradually and early as soon as a new part of this new version is ready, to allow advanced users to install, test and give feedback about the new features. If you...( read more )...(read more)

Building N-Tier business applications with .NET RIA Services – Part I

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 07:17 PM PST

Introduction In this series of articles we will talk about building N-Tier Silverlight business application, why we want to use multiple tiers, what problems we have to face and how .NET RIA Services can help us solve our issues. Going N-Tier If you develop...( read more )...(read more)

The Silverlight Toolkit – now in the Microsoft Web Platform Installer

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 04:18 PM PST

It's now even easier to get started with the Silverlight Toolkit, an excellent complement to your Silverlight development environment. The latest Silverlight 3 release of the Silverlight Toolkit is now available on the Web PI. It is now the recommended...( read more )...(read more)

A RouteHandler for IHttpHandlers

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 04:18 PM PST

I saw a bug on Connect today in which someone offers the suggestion that the PageRouteHandler (new in ASP.NET 4) should handle IHttpHandler as well as Page . I don't really agree with the suggestion because while a Page is an IHttpHandler , an IHttpHandler is not a Page . What I this person really wants is a new handler specifically for http handlers. Let's give it the tongue twisting name: IHttpHandlerRouteHandler . Unfortunately, it's too late to add this for ASP.NET 4, but it turns out such a thing is trivially easy to write. In fact, here it is. public class HttpHandlerRouteHandler<THandler> : IRouteHandler where THandler : IHttpHandler, new () { public IHttpHandler GetHttpHandler(RequestContext requestContext) { return new THandler...(read more)

CLR Inside Out: Exploring the .NET Framework 4 Security Model

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 02:35 PM PST

The .NET Framework 4 introduces many updates to the .NET security model that make it much easier to host, secure and provide services to partially trusted code.

Top 20 Resources to Get Started with Silverlight and Blend

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 03:04 PM PST

I know I know - I deserve a tomato (or two) in my face for not posting since Kawasaki's talk in SxSW early this year. Man, blame Twitter! that little thing got me to feel I didn't need to blog anymore as kind of satisfied my need to reach...( read more )...(read more)

Silverlight Cream for November 04, 2009 -- #725

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 02:33 PM PST

In this Issue: Michael Palermo , Rishi , Microsoft Expression Blog , Jeremy Likness , David Burela , and Ward Bell . Shoutout: Adam Kinney has a Photosynth linked that you won't believe: A Photosynth of Neil Gaiman's Library From SilverlightCream.com...( read more )...(read more)

LiveLabs Thumbtack back from the dead

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 02:26 PM PST

I don't know by what magic this happened, but not only is Thumbtack back online, but everything appears to be intact. As my young dev friend Brian would say: WOOT! Since I didn't get any warm and fuzzies from anyone I tried to contact about this, I have...( read more )...(read more)

Creating Custom Easing Functions in WPF 4 (and Silverlight)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 01:59 PM PST

In a previous post and video, I went through how to use the stock easing functions in your WPF 4 applications. Now, let's look at how to create your own easing functions. Once you know the formula you want to use, the mechanics of creating custom...( read more )...(read more)

The Underground at PDC

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 12:49 PM PST

PDC is coming…it's only a few weeks away. Are you going? I am and I couldn't be more excited. I'm coming in Sunday and helping with a workshop on Monday . Then the rest of the week will likely be a blur. If you are going (and even if you aren't), there...( read more )...(read more)

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