Today we have added another goody to OlympicShow.net. It's a form that you can use to submit the already determined medalists from the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. So don't hesitate to use it, because there are already a lot awarded athletes and we will be very happy if you take part in this project, too! :)
A really great demo, made by the guys from SilverlightOnly. See their 360° Panorama Viewer 2D and enjoy the experience!
Do you have question about the Silverlight Isolated Storage Maximum Quota? Take a look at the article in DevCorner's blog, where the things about the maximum size are explained.
Here are three more Tips of the day from Mike Snows. The first one is about how to Build the XAP File to the Debug/Release Folders, the second is about how to Change the Output XAP File Name and the third - about how to Change the Mouse Cursor. Again very useful tips, thanks, Mike. :)
I think that I am not the only one who impatiently awaits November and the release of the book of Jeff Paries - Foundation Silverlight 2 Animation. It's already listed in Amazon and Jeff wrote that most of it is completed, so the only thing left is November to come.
Matt Berseth wrote an article about how to customize the DataGridColumnHeaders with the help of the Storyboards defined in them with the purpose to control the three column states - Sorted Ascending, Sorted Descending, Unsorted.
There 4 new hands-on labs on Silverlight.net. They are focused on building a web application based around a travel site.
Shawn Wildermuth answers the nine questions of the guys from ninequestions.net. Don't miss it!
A lot of great videos about Expression Blend and how to use it are to be found on the Microsoft.net Video Beta Site.
Here is an awesome and simple trick about how to simulate a password textbox with just using the FontFamily property of the TextBox control! How comes that nobody thought of it till now?
Silverlight has an inbuilt RSS Reader? Yes and Scott Barnes wrote an article about it.
I found this interesting article from Bart Czernicki about the advantages Silverlight has over Flash. Don't worry it's not another Silverlight vs Flash article. In it Bart don't refer to a topics about XAML, performance, codecs etc. He gives facts about Silverlight as a product and what in the usage of it gives you more and it's better.
This article is a great reference if you had problems or don't want to have problems while installing Silverlight 2 Tools, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 SP1.
Visifire is out of beta now. You can find more out here.