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Crikey, it really has been 2 months since the Silverlight UK User Group (SLUGUK) last got together for an evening of Silverlight. I’ve always tried to get presenters and sessions lined up so that we can have a SLUGUK every 6-8 weeks… but they are proving a bit elusive at the moment. Coupled with the fact that we are undergoing flooring repairs at ...

We were packed out at Notcutt House for May’s Silverlight UK User Group. Excellent to see that there is a lot of interest and passion still buzzing about for Silverlight. Mike Taulty was our sole guest speaker of the night and relished the extra time to go into the depths of the new features of Silverlight 5 (beta). Unfortunately Chris Arnold was ...

It’s been a while since the last Silverlight UK User Group, so I’m pleased to announce that we will hoping to squeeze in an evening before we kick off a new year. After the release of Silverlight 4 and the passing of the PDC2010, the Silverlight scene has been reasonably quiet, probably due to the attention that Windows Phone 7 and HTML5 (in the ...

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 and as part of the unrehearsed, tell-it-like-it-is style of filming, I only had 15 mins ...

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 too), Silverlight Pivot, IIS Express, Razor, WebMatrix…. oh and those other hyped up devices such as ...

Since our last meeting in April featuring the enigmatic Jesse Liberty, we’ve seen a big rise in the interest in Silverlight 4 and Windows Phone 7 on blogs, feeds and twitter. That said, it appears to have been a slow start for the proliferation of Silverlight 4 amongst the global masses since it’s launch on April 13th. I’ve been tracking ...

We are going to be busy over the next month with some very exciting community events coming up. Here is a update for you to make sure you are not missing out on any: Silverlight User Group (#SLUGUK) - Tuesday 13th April @ Vue Shepherds Bush Jesse Liberty, Microsoft Silverlight Geek, will be presenting on Silverlight 4,  MVVM and TDD: A ...

Last night Microsoft hosted their Digital & Creative Agency Event in Level 31 at Paramount.  Paul Dawson, Matt Bagwell and I were fortunate enough to be invited along to “Join the leading digital and creative agencies in the UK, along with media agencies and publishers, to see Partners delivering creative technology on the Microsoft ...

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Jesse Liberty will be presenting at the next Silverlight UK User Group meeting on April 13th. There, I said it… I can’t hide the excitement! Michelle and I actually knew about this a while ago, hence Michelle already posted this event’s agenda while I was on paternity leave, but on my return we snuck ...

So, “possibly the biggest Silverlight show on earth” was over and gone… but not everyone had the chance to go and experience the event first hand - even with the wonders of Silverlight web streaming, you could probably only pick up half of the buzz that was going on. Even though the event has now passed, there is still a ton of post-event ...