timheuer.com *casts : WMV

Using Startup Parameters with Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:15:34 GMT

Tim demonstrates three different ways that you can provide startup and initialization parameters to your Silverlight applications to make them more dynamic and configurable.

Using Custom Fonts in Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:51:45 GMT

Learn the supported method of using your own custom fonts and embedding them within your Silverlight 2 application.

OpenFileDialog and File Upload in Silverlight (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:49:42 GMT

Want to know how to use OpenFileDialog as well as perform file uploads in Silverlight 2? Watch this video.

Syndicated Data and Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:41:52 GMT

In this video Tim Heuer shows how to use a RSS feed's syndicated data by taking advantage of Silverlight 2's Syndication libraries.

Dynamic XAP and Assembly Loading with Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:38:08 GMT

In this video Tim Heuer demonstrates how to load Silverlight applications and assemblies asynchronously.

HTML Integration with Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:34:21 GMT

In this video Tim Heuer demonstrates how to interact with the HTML DOM, how to call into .NET methods, and how to manipulate HTML elements.

Using IsolatedStorage in Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:33:07 GMT

In this video Tim Heuer demonstrates how to use Isolated Storage for storing application settings. He also shows how to create areas for storing various types of information, such as text, XML, and serialized objects. Lastly, he shows how to increase the storage size when needed.

Introducing the TabControl in Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:30:00 GMT

Tim Heuer introduces the new Tab Control that is included in Silverlight 2. This is a new control that has been introduced in Silverlight 2.

The Silverlight Install Experience (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:28:58 GMT

In this video, Tim Heuer demonstrates fundamentals of ensuring your end users have a good installation experience. He walks through a few deployment methods and demonstrates tips on how to test your own experience.

Optimizing Silverlight 2 Install Experiences (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:34:23 GMT

Silverlight 2 HTTP Communication (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:27:51 GMT

In this video we look at a second method of network communication in Silverlight using WebClient and HttpWebRequest APIs within Silverlight 2. We access REST services as well as retrieve Streams from servers for use in our application using these APIs.

Consuming Web Services in Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT

Tim Heuer shows how to consume Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and ASP.NET web services in Silverlight.

Cross-domain Policy Files with Silverlight 2 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Tim Heuer describes how to use cross-domain policy files when accessing third party web services.

Phoenix Visual Studio InstallFest (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:20:21 GMT

On 20 DEC 2007, the Arizona Microsoft user communities gathered together to celebrate the release of Visual Studio 2008 and host an InstallFest event. This video contains some video clips and interviews with some attendees.

Integrating HTML and Silverlight Functionality (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:13:09 GMT

This screencast attempts to demonstrate the ease of functionality in interacting with both the HTML and Silverlight DOM elements. We take a baseball ticket purchasing scenario using an image map of the stadium and demonstrate a different experience in browsing the various options for ticket purchases in this simple demonstration.

Creating Arcs and Changing Centers with Expression (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:44:10 GMT

Answering a post on the silverlight.net forum I felt it would better to visually demonstrate how I used the Expression tools (Design and Blend) to create an arc (half circle) as well as changing the rotation point of an element for animations.

Cheating at Creating a Silverlight Media Player (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:44:36 GMT

Want to create a media experience for Silverlight but don't want to write all the logic code? This podcast walks you through steps to use output templates from Expression Media Encoder and alter the XAML to your liking and needs.

Using SVG Assets in Expression Design (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:21:07 GMT

Leverage your existing SVG assets in Expression Design to produce XAML elements for WPF and/or Silverlight applications. This screencast demonstrates converting SVG files to XAML using Expression Design and consuming them in a Silverlight application.

Implementing User Controls in Silverlight 1.1 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:00:00 GMT

In Part 2 of Creating User Controls in Silverlight, we take our learnings from Part 1 and apply them to implementing the same user control (Glass Button) in a Silverlight 1.1 application. We use the similar model of InitializeFromXaml but as well, learn how we can implement the user control in XAML directly using familiar user control syntax similar to ASP.NET controls.

Implementing User Controls in Silverlight 1.0 (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:29:00 GMT

Learn how to write your own User Control using Silverlight 1.0 and the Javascript prototype programming model. This screencast walks through the steps for implementing your custom XAML User Control in a project. This is a part 1 of 2 series. Part 2 will demonstrate using the same model to implement the User Control in Silverlight 1.1.

Preparing for Silverlight RC (wmv)

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:32:00 GMT

A quick screencast showing some simple steps in preparing your Silverlight 1.0 applications for the release candiate. We walk through 2 samples on silverlight.net and prep them for RC.

Silverlight: Creating Video with Timed Overlays

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:54:00 GMT

Building off the concept that Tim Sneath published on creating video with overlays, I thought I'd demonstrate handling timed overlays using the media markers of a video file.

MIX07: John Lam and the DLR

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:28:00 GMT

Tim Heuer had a chance to sit down with John Lam and Tomas Matousek from the Common Language Runtime team. John finally breaks his silence publically about what he has been working on since coming to Microsoft earlier this year. He explains what the concepts around the Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) are about, what challenges the team has faced while working on Python and Ruby implementations. Listen/watch to what John and Tomas have to say about Silverlight and how that will bring code execution in the browser in a cross-platform way.

From the Trenches: Windows Mobility Touchdown

tim@timheuer.com (tim@timheuer.com) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

During the Mobility Touchdown tour in the west region of the US, developer evangelists Woody Pewitt (http://blog.pewitt.org) and Tim Heuer (http://timheuer.com/blog) took a moment to talk with Marc Rind of TechResults (http://techresults.com), an organization developing Windows Mobile line of business applications for the gaming and hospitality industries, among others. Marc tells us his thoughts of the event, challenges he faces and how Windows Mobile and patterns and practices are helping to solve those business challenges.