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The State of Data Access in Silverlight
The State of Data Access in Silverlight
February 21, 2010

I've said much about my opinion of Silverlight data access. Currently this is Web Services, WCF Data Services and WCF RIA Services. Let's talk about Data Services and RIA Services and how they are related:

Motorola Droid - First Impressions
Motorola Droid - First Impressions
February 6, 2010

Url: http://www.motorola.com/consumers/US-EN/Motorol...

Help Me Figure Out What to Write
Help Me Figure Out What to Write
February 5, 2010

Url: http://www.survsoft.com/esurv.php?s=27432&k=128...

Upcoming Appearances
Upcoming Appearances
February 4, 2010

Handing Events with Care?
Handing Events with Care?
January 28, 2010

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/HandledWithCare...

New SL4 Feature: Commanding
New SL4 Feature: Commanding
January 21, 2010

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/funwithcommandi...

Speaking at MIX10!
Speaking at MIX10!
January 19, 2010

Url: http://live.visitmix.com

Are ORMs Solving Anything?
Are ORMs Solving Anything?
January 18, 2010

Silverlight 4 Find: No More Whitelisting Fonts
Silverlight 4 Find: No More Whitelisting Fonts
January 5, 2010

Vote for My Sessions at MIX '10
Vote for My Sessions at MIX '10
January 5, 2010

Url: http://visitmix.com/opencallvote/?query=Shawn%2...

Architecting SL4 Apps with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 4 (of 3)
Architecting SL4 Apps with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 4 (of 3)
January 2, 2010

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/riaxboxgames.zip

Geek Dinner in San Jose
Geek Dinner in San Jose
December 31, 2009

Url: http://nerddinner.com/1477

Architecting SL4 Applications with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 3
Architecting SL4 Applications with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 3
December 27, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/riaxboxgames.zip

Silverlight Tour Announces Three New Cities
Silverlight Tour Announces Three New Cities
December 27, 2009

Url: https://agilitrain.com

XBoxGames Databases for SQL Server 2005 and 2008
XBoxGames Databases for SQL Server 2005 and 2008
December 19, 2009

Architecting SL4 Applications with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 2
Architecting SL4 Applications with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 2
December 18, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/RiaXboxGames.zip

Architecting Silverlight 4 with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 1
Architecting Silverlight 4 with RIA Services, MEF and MVVM - Part 1
December 15, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/riaxboxgames.zip

My Interview about Silverlight at Sweden's OreDev
My Interview about Silverlight at Sweden's OreDev
December 4, 2009

Url: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/buzzfrog/scottre...

My Take on Brad Abrams' PDC RIA Services Talk.
My Take on Brad Abrams' PDC RIA Services Talk.
December 1, 2009

Rocky Lhotka is headed to Atlanta
Rocky Lhotka is headed to Atlanta
November 30, 2009

Url: http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/HeadingToAtlantaTo...

Silverlight 4's Printing Support
Silverlight 4's Printing Support
November 27, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/printingfun.zip

Taking a WebCam Photo with Silverlight
Taking a WebCam Photo with Silverlight
November 23, 2009

Url: http://wilderminds.blob.core.windows.net/downloads/takingmypicture...

Data Binding Changes in Silverlight 4
Data Binding Changes in Silverlight 4
November 18, 2009

As many of you don't know, I was previously known as "The ADO Guy" so of course my first jump into the new Silverlight 4 bits was to play with the new Data Binding changes. The improvements aren't dramatic but they do fill several key holes that existed in the earlier versions.  Let's take these changes one at a time.

Silverlight 4 Beta Announced!
Silverlight 4 Beta Announced!
November 18, 2009

Url: http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/11/18/wha...