Getting started with Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview with ASP.NET M(www.silverlighthack.com)

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This quick blog post will show you the steps necessary to set up a development environment using Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview for web development with ASP.NET MVC4 (with the new Page Inspector tool). read more...

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Office 365 - Using Silverlight in SharePoint Online(www.silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 10 months, 3 days ago

One of the core features of Office 365 is "SharePoint Online" essentially it is SharePoint 2010 Server in the "cloud". In my Silverlight 4 Business Intelligence book I dedicate a chapter to integrating Silverlight into SharePoint 2010 and I have blogged about it on this site as well. However, in this blog article I want to show how the same Silverlight integration concepts apply to Office 365 - SharePoint Online. read more...

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Lower the cost of Azure pricing through Tools, Promotions and Technolo(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year ago

Abstract: In this article I will show some techniques to lower the costs of using the Windows Azure Platform. We will look at three different methods of lowering the cost of Azure: via tools, promotions and technology architecture decisions that can dramatically impact costs of using the Azure cloud platform. read more...

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Azure Service Package Inefficiency (Bug) - Content Size Added Twice(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year ago

In this article I cover the 600 meg limitation of Azure Service packages, workaround(s) and why Azure Service packages add the package content twice. read more...

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Step by step instructions to deploy ASP.NET MVC 3 to Windows Azure(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year ago

This article will show you the steps to overcome the lack of Visual Studio 2010/Azure SDK tooling to deploy ASP.NET MVC 3 as a web role to the Azure cloud. As of the time this article was written, there are many articles out there that overcomplicate the steps and some are even outdated with the new Azure 1.4 SDK release. This article will allow you to work with the full ASP.NET MVC 3 tooling. This article will be relevant until Microsoft releases an update to the Visual Studio 2010 tooling for Azure (probably not until the Azure 1.5 SDK). The Visual Studio 2010 project/source code is include below. read more...

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Five Things that HTML5 Video Currently will not do, but Silverlight or(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 1 month ago

This article will cover 5 pieces of functionality that are not built-in currently into the HTML5 video specification that Silverlight and Flash can solve. This article covers potential workarounds and how HTML5 will handle these limitations in the future. read more...

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IaaS, PaaS and SaaS Terms Clearly Explained and Defined(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 3 months ago

This blog shows an easy way to understand the differences and definitions of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS terms/buzzwords. read more...

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Maximizing your Silverlight LOB investment with Web Parts(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 4 months ago

This article will show you how you can take advantage of the Silverlight architecture for easy deployment to web parts and easy client communication (intra web parts). This article will amplify why Silverlight is still the technology of choice if you want to create modular functionality deployed as web parts into custom or SharePoint portals. read more...

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Why a 64-bit runtime for Silverlight 5 Matters(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 5 months ago

This article discusses the upcoming 64-bit runtime of Silverlight 5. You will see by example (SQL Server) how a 64-bit runtime can make a dramatic difference in the amount of functionality offered in an application. These type of enhancements should flow into a 64-bit version of Silverlight 5. read more...

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Creating a ASP.NET MVC HTML Helper for Silverlight(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 6 months ago

This article covers how to create a custom ASP.NET MVC HTML Helper that will render the required HTML to host a Silverlight application (XAP file). Some knowledge of ASP.NET MVC is required. Source code is included below. read more...

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Windows Phone 7 Development Tip: Use Concurrent Programming Techniques(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 6 months ago

This Windows Phone 7 Development Tip highlights how the same Silverlight concurrent programming (multithreading) techniques can be applies to Windows Phone 7 apps. read more...

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Silverlight Framework - All Historical Tool Releases and What is New(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 6 months ago

This article looks at all the major historical Silverlight and related technology releases. Plus I look at what was recently announced at the PDC 2010 and evaluate Silverlight support for new technologies. read more...

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PDC 2010: Top 5 Reasons Why Microsoft Completely Screwed up their web (silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 6 months ago

Top 5 reasons why Microsoft dropped the ball at the PDC 2010 conference by shifting their strategy to HTML 5 from Silverlight. read more...

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Windows Phone 7 RTM charting using the Silverlight Control Toolkit(silverlighthack.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 7 months ago

This article will show you the steps to surface charting data visualizations using the Silverlight Control Toolkit on the Windows Phone 7. I will also cover the reasoning behind these steps and the gotchas/errors you may encounter. Source code is included with a sample Windows Phone 7 project. read more...

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Announcing my new book: Silverlight 4 Business Intelligence Software(www.silverlightbusinessintelligence.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 1 year, 9 months ago

Announcing a new advanced Silverlight 4 book that describes how to leverage Silverlight technology for business intelligence scenarios. read more...

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Creating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in Expression Blend 4(silverlightbusinessintelligence.com)

submitted by bartczernicki(503) 2 years ago

Learn how to leverage the new Shape assets in Expression Blend 4 to create KPIs for business intelligence applications targeting Silverlight or WPF. read more...

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