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Protecting Secrets in your Silverlight App

Is it possible to help lock down your Silverlight applications?

http://pagebrooks.com/archive/2008/07/19/protecting-secrets-in-your-silverlight-applications.aspx

My Silverlight and WPF Dream

Mike Taulty's has a good post about what he would like to see with Silverlight.  I agree!  Dragging a Silverlight app to your desktop would be cool.  Since it already is a subset of WPF, making things like this work should not be that hard.

http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2008/07/18/10602.aspx

10 Silverlight 2 gotchas resolved

Have you run into a few of these?

1. Canvas rules
2. One way to make Color resources
3. Limited Fonts
4. No BitmapEffects
5. No Paging facility
6. Limited Resource facilities
7. Significant Transparency
8. StaticResources only
9. XML Data Binding in code only
10. Lack of important controls: DropdownList and PasswordBox


http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/10-Silverlight-2-gotchas-resolved.aspx

Is Microsoft Becoming "Cool"?

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/mesh_deep_zoom_netflix_on_xbox_is_microsoft_becoming_cool.php

Performance - Refresh Rate & CPU Usage

Why waste my CPU than you need?

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/alex_golesh/archive/2008/07/17/silverlight-application-performance-refresh-rate-amp-cpu-usage.aspx

44 Amazing SL 2.0 Screencasts

Check these out:

   * Hello World
   * Anatomy of an Application
   * The VS Environment
   * Content Controls
   * Built-In Controls
   * Width, Height, Margins, Padding, Alignment
   * Using a GridSplitter
   * Grid Layout
   * StackPanel Layout
   * Canvas Layout
   * Databinding UI to .NET Classes
   * Simple Styles
   * Custom Types in XAML
   * Binding with Conversion
   * List Based Data Binding
   * Simple User Control
   * Templating a Button
   * Resources from XAP/DLL/Site Of Origin
   * Animations & Storyboards
   * Uploads with WebClient
   * Downloads with WebClient
   * Calling HTTPS Web Services
   * Calling Web Services
   * Making Cross Domain Requests
   * Using HttpWebRequest
   * File Dialogs and User Files
   * Using Sockets
   * Using Isolated Storage
   * .NET Code Modifying HTML
   * Using Isolated Storage Quotas
   * Calling JavaScript from .NET
   * Evaluating JavaScript from .NET Code
   * Handling HTML Events in .NET Code
   * Handling .NET Events in JavaScript
   * Calling .NET from JavaScript
   * Displaying a Custom Splash Screen
   * Passing Parameters from your Web Page
   * Loading Media at Runtime
   * Dynamically Loading Assemblies/Code
   * Reading/Writing XML
   * Multiple Threads with BackgroundWorker
   * Insert/Update/Delete with the DataGrid
   * Getting Started with the DataGrid
   * Embedding Custom Fonts

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/Mike-Taulty-44-Silverlight-20-Screencasts/

Silverlight 2 Update

Supposed to have better support for Firefox 3:

http://dimarzionist.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/critical-update-for-silverlight/

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955011

Using Isloated Storage

Quickie on how to:

http://silverlight.net/blogs/msnow/archive/2008/07/16/tip-of-the-day-19-using-isolated-storage.aspx

Gizmox Brings Silverlight to Enterprises

Visual WebGui released for Silverlight:

http://virtualization.sys-con.com/read/612473.htm

Windows Mobile Apps - Silverlighted

http://www.microsoft.com/emea/windowsmobileapps/default.mspx

SL Initialzation via ASP.NET SL Server Control

http://petermcg.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/silverlight-initialization-via-the-silverlight-server-control/

File Dialog and more!

Here is a great screencast on Channel 9 showing how to use the File Dialog and access files from the user's machine.  The video has a project with a listbox and an image control which he databinds the list of selected files to the listbox and then shows the selected item in the list as an image in the other panel.  Very nicely done!

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/mtaulty/Silverlight-File-Dialogs-and-User-Files/

Four hours of Silveright 2 Traing for free!

Topics covered in this free training include:

* Why Use Silverlight?
* Using Silverlight from DOM
* First Look at Silverlight
* Essential WPF
* Silverlight App Mechanics
* Controls and Binding
* XAP Packages
* LINQ and Silverlight
* On-Demand and XML
* Silverlight and Threading
* Accessing Page DOM
* Isolated Storage

http://weblogs.asp.net/lduveau/archive/2008/07/16/4-hours-of-microsoft-silverlight-2-training-for-free.aspx

17 SL2 New listings added to Gallery

http://silverlight.net/themes/silverlight/community/gallerydetail.aspx?cat=6

How to set Browser Cookies

http://silverlight.net/blogs/msnow/archive/2008/07/15/tip-of-the-day-18-how-to-set-browser-cookies.aspx

Silverlight DRM and more - Nexflix on the way?

http://www.beet.tv/2008/07/netflix-could-u.html

Silverlight Nuggets - Richard Griffin

http://blogs.conchango.com/richardgriffin/archive/2008/07/15/silverlight-nuggets.aspx

DevExpress: New SL Controls on the way?

Looks like they are hard at work at DevExpress churning out two new Silverlight controls, a Menu control and a Navigation Bar:

http://community.devexpress.com/blogs/thinking/archive/2008/07/09/silverlight-menu-or-toolbar-and-outlook-style-navigation-bar.aspx

Silverlight and MP3 Streaming

http://www.flexiblefactory.co.uk/flexible/?p=53

Silverlight & Firefox 2 - Getting it to work

http://arthurbakerdesign.com/2008/07/13/silverlight-firefox-3-getting-it-to-work/

Unity App Bloxk for SL and Stoplight QuickStart

http://michaelsync.net/2008/07/11/unity-application-block-unity-for-silverlight-and-stoplight-quickstart

LineRider with SL 2 and Windows Live Services

http://blogs.msdn.com/socalarchitect/archive/2008/07/11/linerider-with-silverlight-2-and-windows-live-services.aspx

John L. Scott Real Estate going Silverlight!

The plan seems to be the first Real Estate company to fully embrace Silverlight!

http://eastsidebusinessjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1922&Itemid=2

Skinning Controls in SL2

TabControl, TabPanel and TabItem

http://blogs.conchango.com/richardgriffin/archive/2008/07/09/skinning-controls-in-silverlight-2-beta-2-introducing-the-tabcontrol-tabpanel-and-tabitem.aspx

Implementing Deep Linking in SL

http://weblogs.asp.net/rajbk/archive/2008/07/09/implementing-deeplinking-in-silverlight.aspx

Silverlight 2 Wee Me

Clickable regions with invisible buttons:

http://silverlightuk.blogspot.com/2008/07/silverlight-2-wee-mee.html

Great User Experience Example in a Business Application

http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2008/07/07/great-user-experience-example-in-a-business-application.aspx

Free Tree Control for SL2

http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/alex_golesh/archive/2008/07/10/silverlight-treeview-control.aspx

Using Silverlight to Create a Video Player

http://michaelsync.net/2008/07/07/using-silverlight-to-create-a-video-player-by-david

Communicating between JavaScript & Silverlight

Here is a quick tip on how to talk between the two:

http://silverlight.net/blogs/msnow/archive/2008/07/08/tip-of-the-day-15-communicating-between-javascript-amp-silverlight.aspx

Handle Silverlight event in JavaScript

Here is another quicky tip, on how to handle a Silverlight event inside JavaScript:

http://dotnetmind.blogspot.com/2008/07/handle-silverlight-event-in-javascript.html

Free Silverlight 2 Video Player - MinoPlayer

Looks like YouTube:

http://www.widgetslab.com/2008/07/08/silverlight-2-free-video-player-minoplayer-12/

Styles, Templates and Visual State Manager

More from Jesse Liberty:

http://silverlight.net/learn/tutorials/StylesTemplatesVSM.aspx

Navigating and passing values between Xaml

In this article I will discuss how to navigate and pass values between xaml pages in Silverlight.

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/nipuntomar/Silverlight07082008154003PM/Silverlight.aspx

GUI .. GUI ... GUI ...

Themes for Silverlight Applications

"A theming system for Silverlight 2 apps... this post steps you through creating a set of theme assets, adding customizability of themes (colors and fonts in the sample), and using them in an application, including selecting a theme dynamically... complete with source code."

http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=201

Styles and Templates by Jesse Liberty:

http://silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/archive/2008/07/05/styles-and-templates.aspx

Expand a Silverlight control:

http://jakkaj.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/resize-silverlight-control-div/

How to Resize a Silverlight 2 App and Keep the Same Aspect Ratio:

http://community.irritatedvowel.com/blogs/pete_browns_blog/archive/2008/07/04/How-to-Resize-a-Silverlight-2-App-and-Keep-the-Same-Aspect-Ratio.aspx

Silverlight Styles, Skinning, and Visual State Manager:

http://www.robzelt.com/blog/2008/07/07/Silverlight+Styles+Skinning+And+Visual+State+Manager.aspx

Silverlight Control Contest

http://www.gosilverlight.org

Start downloading! Silverlight Beta 2 Released!

New features, more controls now in base with over 100+ expected soon..

And remember it has a *** GO LIVE licence!

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/06/06/silverlight-2-beta2-released.aspx

http://www.widgetslab.com/2008/06/06/silverlight-2-beta-2-is-out-better-faster-and-stronger/

http://blogs.msdn.com/webdevtools/archive/2008/06/06/what-s-new-with-silverlight-tools-beta-2.aspx

Silverlight V2 Beta 2 and DeepZoom updated

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2008/06/06/silverlight-2-0-beta-2-and-deep-zoom-composer-update.aspx

Free new DataGrid Control for Silverlight

DevExpress announced they will be offering a FREE DataGrid control soon for Silverlight 2.0.

Features:

Data Grouping against multiple Silverlight Grid columns
Data Sorting against multiple Silverlight Grid columns
Comprehensive Summary Computation support against multiple Silverlight Grid columns
Column Movement
Column Resizing
Column Auto-Width
Row Editing
Row Preview (with animation)
Template Support (for cell content, cell editing, row preview and headers)
Auto Height Support for cells, headers, and totals.
Virtual StackPanel Row Container (simply means we are able to handle an unlimited number of rows)
Focused Row and Focused Cell
Multi-Row Selection
Cell Text Wrapping
Vertical/Horizontal Lines
Multiple column types/editors

It is free and comes with FULL SOURCE CODE!

http://www.devexpress.com/Products/NET/Components/Silverlight/Grid/

Great articles on Silverlight 2 Beta 2 and more

You need to visit this blog and browse through the articles, there are number of new ones just waiting for you:

* Getting started with Silverlight 2
* Important change to Sockets in Silverlight 2
* Silverlight 2 Beta 2 updates for web services
* Silverlight Streaming adds video upload fix
* A new Silverlight control - TabControl
* Silverlight and the VisualStateManager
* Skinning Silverlight controls just got easier

http://timheuer.com/blog/

Move Over, AJAX, ARAX Is Here

Ruby fan?

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Move-Over-AJAX-ARAX-is-Here/?kc=EWKNLEDP060608A

Data and Silverlight 2: Data Binding

Here is another quality article:

http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-framework/data-and-silverlight-2-data-binding/