For those of you who attended my MSND broadcast on Silverlight 3.0 ‘simple but effective animation techniques’ on Channel9, I have just uploaded the code for both version 2.0 and 3.0 of Silverlight.  The 3.0 version has one additional demo focusing on the new cool effects you can apply to UI elements.  The demo specifically shows the shadow effect.  This feature has been available in WPF and it is now available in Silvelight.  The rest of the demos are identical.

I have posted the slide deck and code samples for my most recent presentation on WPF and Silverlight resources, styles and templates.  I have received many positive comments on this presentation, which btw was very nice.  It covers just about all key concepts you need to know about the fundemantals of styling your UI and/or crreating your own custom templates in the WPF world.  Just register on the site and go to the Company/Articles menu to get it.

For those of you attending my Silverlight Animation & Data Binding presentation in San Diego, I just posted the slide deck and sample code(s).  As always please register on the site, log in and go to Company/Articles menu and grab the stuff.  Demos should be self explanatory - or at least that’s what all developers say.  Make sure to have AdventureWorks database (2005 or 2008) installed.  Some of the data binding demos require it.  Post a response here or drop me an email if you have any questions.

Sorry it took a bit longer than expected. Slide decks and code samples for my presentations at Code Camp 2009 in Fullerton (WPF Animation Techniques and Sql Server 2008 New Features) are uploaded to HarborObjects web site. Simply register on the site and look for two files named "Code Camp Jan2009....".

If you attended any of the Hands On Labs for Sivlerlight 2.0, you will find a few minor errors in the documentation that will slow you down or confuse you.  I have done my best to capture them in this document: “Silverlight hand on lab notes.pdf”,  Use it alongside the documentation provided by the lab.  To get the document go to Company/Articles menu.  This would require you to register on the site.

I have two presentations coming at Cal State Fullerton Code Camp on January 25th.
One is an overview of animation techniques in WPF and Silverlight. This is one of my better presentations. It provides a good overview of animation capabilities of WPF. Find out more details here.
The other is an overview of the new cool capabilities of SQL server 2008 one can benefit from immediately. This is intended for developers and DBAs. Find out more details here.

I will be a proctor for a 3:00 hour training session on Silverlight 2.0 this January 15th at QuickStart Facilities in Irvine from 6:00PM to 9:00PM. The session was full in less than an hour after announcement! This is a great MSDN event since everyone will be provided with a virtual machine to get hands on experience developing code for Silverlight. I am working with Microsoft and other OC.NET user group folks to see if we can repeat the session sooner than later. Lynn Langit of Microsoft is working hard to arrange at least two more presentations in Irvine and San Diego within the next two months. If possible, I will be arranging earlier sessions here in Orange County. Additional details can be found here.

The shoemaker's children go barefoot. That’s certainly been our case here at HarborObjects. While in business for 20 years and a bunch of great knowledgeable engineers on staff, our very own blog engine is the last one to get a new skin. We simply figured why not start a fresh one with the New Year. This is hopefully the start of many useful posts by the guys to help others cut down their debugging and development time. Migrating all the old posts onto this engine is the next item for me to attack!