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July 2010 - Posts

• Silverlight UK User Group [July 2010] Slides

  So, our Silverlight focus was shifted away from the web and towards Windows Phone 7 for the Silverlight UK User Group on July 21st! With all the hype and mystery surrounding the new soon-to-be-launched phone OS, the night was a perfect opportunity to Read More... Posted 29 July 2010 14:33 by Mark.Mann | 0 Comments Filed under: Silverlight, Silverlight UK User Group, XNA, EMC Consulting, Windows Phone 7

• Error of the day: ValidateXaml Error

  A particular build/compile error in my Silverlight project has been plaguing me today. Unfortunately while changing a million things in a Xaml view, I managed to stuff it up chronic. So much so, that it was a nightmare to trace back to the root cause. Read More... Posted 20 July 2010 22:27 by Mark.Mann | 1 Comments Filed under: WPF, Silverlight, Blend, Xaml

• My Microsoft Web Chemistry Interview

  Well, I have to thank Paul Dawson and Rob Chandler for giving me my first proper media opportunity to speak in front of the camera about Silverlight and Expression Blend . Microsoft were filming a number of short interviews for their Web Chemistry campaign Read More... Posted 18 July 2010 10:16 by Mark.Mann | 0 Comments Filed under: Silverlight, Microsoft, Expression, Blend

• Silverlight UK User Group [July 2010] Agenda

  Some may lament England’s exit from the World Cup 2010 Finals , but it means there’s less distraction to trying all the latest technologies, open APIs and devices this summer…. namely Visual Studio 2010 , Silverlight 4 , Windows Phone 7 , Bing ( Maps Read More... Posted 07 July 2010 20:33 by Mark.Mann | 1 Comments Filed under: Silverlight, Microsoft, Silverlight UK User Group, XNA, EMC Consulting, Windows Phone 7