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/BUILD/. Now wasn’t that a conference of suspense! Wow. Windows 8, redefining our interactions and embracing not just the traditional computer, but tablets and other touch devices too. I have not seen such a bold statement of intent since PDC2000 when Microsoft announced it’s plans for a revamp of it’s code/application subsystem - .NET! Now ...

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 ...

Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone 7 all from one codebase? Is it possible? Well, Colin Eberhardt gave us an hour worth of hints, tips and examples of how you can manage your XAML applications to fit these different software platforms. He’s an eager blogger, so his Colin Eberhardt's blog has many more WPF and Silverlight tips. Please remember to post ...

Since MIX11, tech.days.2011 and the AllThingsD conference (where we got a first peek at Windows 8), there’s been yet more mutterings as to the relationship between HTML5 and Silverlight. Shame that within the designer-development community there is still a wave of uncertainty as to the future direction of Silverlight and highlights a common ...

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 ...

I’ve used the internet in some shape or form for about 20 years, so it’s like chewing your arm off in frustration when your connection to the internet is suddenly revoked! If you’ve noticed a lack of social media activity on my or Michelle’s part then its because we’ve tightened up security at EMC since one of our subsidiary brands, RSA, came ...

A return to “Silverlight Wednesday” was heralded by a large turnout for the first meeting of the Silverlight UK User Group in 2011. It became obvious that Expression Blend is a black art that more and more intrepid Silverlight developers and designers are wanting to become more familiar with, so Sam Bourton from QuantumBlack did an excellent job ...

The Silverlight UK User Group resumes in February for the first meeting of 2011! Sam Bourton from QuantumBlack will be telling giving some insight into Expression Blend and how it can help Silverlight Developers and Designers build their applications together…. Date: Wednesday 9th February 2011 Time: Registration @ 18:00, Kick off ...

Twas a cold and wintery evening when I hosted the last Silverlight UK User Group session of 2010 – in fact it threatened to snow just as we opened the doors. Thankfully that did not put off the some of the more hardened members of the group, including a couple of new faces and as such it was a more cosy atmosphere as Dave McMahon of Ridgian took ...

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 ...