tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364510042025-09-10T00:57:41.276-07:00Bring the LightChad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-88924533843992354282009-09-11T07:53:00.000-07:002009-09-11T08:01:04.254-07:00

Hello,I apologize for not blogging for a while. I've been in the process of starting my own company and launching our first startup. Along with that adventure, I have started a new blog. On that blog, you will find slides and code for a presentation I have created called "Silverlight - An Out-of-Browser Experience". The direct link to this blog post is: http://blog.ecofic.com/?p=108Because I have

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While writing Silverlight 2 in Action, I found it difficult to keep up with Silverlight happenings in the blogosphere. A lot of my free time was spent deep in the bowels of the Silverlight SDK and writing sample code to try and test one thing or another. Thankfully, there were several individuals in the Silverlight community that really helped me zero in on the things I was missing through

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Silverlight has had some phenomenal success in the past six months. This success has been spread across several categories of experiences including, but not limited to:Historical EventsThe Presidential Inauguration - Silverlight was used to stream the event live on the official presidential inauguration committee site and on CBS. In addition, both CNN and MSNBC used Silverlight to provide a

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-64168759822281585022009-01-17T13:12:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:54:23.531-08:00

Greetings,NOTE: This article is related to the Windows Beta. The accuracy of this article may changeToday I ran into an exception that stated: "That assembly does not allow partially trusted callers". This exception was thrown when I ran my server code on Windows 7 Beta. However, the same code did not throw an exception while running from Windows Vista. I think this problem is something that

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-77234954952315890302008-10-28T13:00:00.001-07:002009-09-19T07:19:22.215-07:00

This post has been moved to my new blog. You can find this post at http://blog.ecofic.com/?p=155.Thank you for reading!

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This post has been moved to my new blog. This post can not be found at http://blog.ecofic.com/?p=133.Thank you for reading!

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Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-76300205937868310192008-10-20T17:00:00.001-07:002008-10-20T17:11:29.637-07:00

Greetings!Today we released a free video that covers templating in Silverlight 2. This video is just under eight minutes in length and can be found here. It covers some of the high level concepts of templating in Silverlight 2. A lot more of the technical details can be found in Silverlight 2 in Action.Thank you for reading and watching!P.S. I apologize if I sound congested in the video. I was

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-43181502743884654222008-10-14T12:42:00.000-07:002008-10-14T14:02:25.029-07:00

Greetings! I am excited about two things right now. First, as you have probably heard by now, Silverlight 2 has reached RTW (Release To Web). Second, Silverlight 2 in Action is finished. Over the course of this post I will provide you with some details surrounding these two thrilling announcements (at least IMHO). Silverlight 2 RTWThe lead up to Silverlight 2 has been pretty amazing. In fact, I

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-87016957911447787422008-09-28T08:42:00.000-07:002008-09-28T09:02:31.820-07:00

Greetings,As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the first release candidate of Silverlight 2 was made available late Thursday evening. This exciting release includes a bevy of enhancements and changes from Silverlight 2 Beta 2. A lot of these enhancements and changes are outlined here and here. It is important to acknowledge that Silverlight 2 RC0 is only intended for developers and should not be

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Greetings,I am excited to announce that the two remaining chapters of Silverlight 2 in Action are now available to MEAP adopters. This content is consistent with the Silverlight 2 - Beta 2 runtime. However, the final version of Silverlight 2 in Action will be consistent with and tested against the Silverlight 2 RTW release. Because of this, we are looking for your feedback!The two chapters that

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Greetings...I hope your summer is going well. Mine has been busy finalizing Silverlight 2 in Action. I have been working closely with John Stockton to make this book as solid as possible. John has stepped up and has been working really hard to provide deep and informative content around communication and services for Silverlight 2 in Action (chapter 6). I'm working with John to ensure that

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-64420214887200388492008-06-12T16:01:00.000-07:002008-06-17T20:05:37.336-07:00

My buddy Dan Rigsby called me out in his Software Development Meme. I guess it's my turn...How old were you when you first started programming?When I was about 12 years old, my parents were building a house. By building a house, I mean they were physically building it. During that process, there were some stages that I couldn't help with. To keep me busy, my dad showed me a book that had some

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Greetings,I've been heads down working on Silverlight 2 in Action over the past couple of months. With the release of Silverlight Beta 2, we are ready to make a couple of announcements. First, I would like to announce a raffle for Silverlight 2 in Action. Then, after providing a brief history of the book, I would like to announce the roadmap for the book.RaffleIn celebration of the release of

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Greetings,In an effort to ensure that Silverlight 2 in Action becomes available in a timely fashion, I have asked to bring on a co-author. I am excited to announce that Michael Schwartz will be writing one of the chapters in this book.Michael is a Microsoft MVP and seasoned Silverlight professional. In fact, I believe that Michael was one of the first three non-Microsoft individuals to get on

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-2953916626232319202008-04-23T14:25:00.000-07:002008-04-23T15:04:47.966-07:00

Greetings,This Saturday, April 26th, 2008, I will be presenting on Silverlight at the Indianapolis Code Camp. My presentation is called "Silverlight - Your LINQ to a Better Experience". The slides for this presentation can be found here (you are free to use them, just please mention Silverlight 2 in Action if you use these slides).During the course of this presentation, I will walk through the

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-31868788668491132162008-04-03T15:12:00.000-07:002008-04-03T15:28:25.620-07:00

Greetings!Today we released two new chapters to Silverlight 2 in Action MEAP customers. With that in mind, I want to give you some information related to the new content, as well as the previous content. In addition, I also want to let you know what you can expect moving forward.New ContentThe new chapters cover two very exciting and important aspects of Silverlight: Data and Media. This

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-23301237804697877842008-03-04T15:36:00.001-08:002008-03-05T21:28:53.430-08:00

Hello, I am very excited to announce two things. First, there is more content available for Silverlight 2 in Action. Second, I would like to extend the opportunity to you to make some easy money promoting the book (if you like it). After providing the details surrounding those two announcements, I will discuss how and when future content related to the book will be released.Announcement 1 -

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Greetings,Today I noticed two awesome Silverlight-related items that I think you may find interesting. These items are a great way to pass the time if you are chomping at the bit for Silverlight 2.Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint - Very cool stuff if you are doing line of business applications.Using Web Analytics with Microsoft Silverlight - Some really great information if you have a

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At this point, I feel confident in saying there is a lot of excitement swirling around Silverlight 2.0. I think it is to the point where individuals are counting down the days until Mix08. The timing of this conference will coincide with the next public release of Silverlight 2.0 and a non-commercial go live license. Because of this, I think that now is as good of a time as any to explain one

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-31755856695589348762008-01-06T21:28:00.001-08:002008-01-06T21:30:59.754-08:00

During the Consumer Electronics Show keynote presentation, Bill Gates announced that Silverlight will exclusively be used by NBC for the 2008 Beijing Olympics!This is REALLY cool. This should definately help to get Silverlight installed on more individuals machines. You can find out more about the announcement here.

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Hello!As this incredibly busy, yet exciting year winds down, I think some fun is in order.I would like to once again organize an open discussion on Silverlight over X-Box Live. If you would like to participate, here is some info to put on your calendar:Who: AnyoneWhat: Silverlight DiscussionWhere: X-Box Live (Halo 3)When: Thursday, December 27, 2007 @ 10 p.m. ESTIf you would like to particpate,

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Hello,I presented on Silverlight 1.0 and Silverlight 2.0 (previously 1.1) this evening. The presentation was given at the Kentucky .NET Developers Association meeting. As promised during the meeting, my slides are available here.Overall, I was really encouraged to see the excitement swirling around Silverlight. The content in the presentation is slightly modified from the presentations I have

Chad Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14366408349191032557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36451004.post-16039867329928881552007-11-30T15:26:00.000-08:002007-12-01T10:46:55.707-08:00

On November 29, Scott Guthrie announced that Silverlight 1.1 will now be known as Silverlight 2.0. This is really exciting news. I think it will really help clear up some of confusion that is currently surrounding 1.0 vs. 1.1. Because of this...May the book title Silverlight 1.1 in Action rest in peace. However, this does not mean the book is cancelled. Oh no! Instead it is being

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Larry Clarkin and Dave Bost are two of Microsoft's evangelists in the midwest area. They have started a new site called "The Thirsty Developer".As it turns out, they were nice enough to discuss with me the Silverlight presentation I gave at the IndyTechFest. They have since posted the interview here. I should warn you that you will need to have QuickTime (Where's the 'Light :)).I'm fairly

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