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Atlanta Silverlight Workshop
Atlanta Silverlight Workshop
May 11, 2007

Url: http://www.dunntraining.com/SilverlightTraining...

Microsoft's oFone - My Next Phone
Microsoft's oFone - My Next Phone
May 9, 2007

Url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WazA77xcf0A

Atlanta Geek Dinner - May 10th 2007 - 6pm
Atlanta Geek Dinner - May 10th 2007 - 6pm
May 7, 2007

We now have an official place for this week's Geek Dinner.  We will be meeting in Dunwoody at 6pm on Thursday, May 10th (2007):

My New Favorite Web Comic
My New Favorite Web Comic
May 7, 2007

Url: http://www.xkcd.com

Silverlight 1.0/1.1 Breaking Changes (from February CTP)
Silverlight 1.0/1.1 Breaking Changes (from February CTP)
May 6, 2007

Url: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb2328...

Silverlight Versioning is Funny...I think...
Silverlight Versioning is Funny...I think...
May 6, 2007

Url: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb2328...

Is Aero Killing Your Batteries?
Is Aero Killing Your Batteries?
May 4, 2007

Url: http://news.com.com/Vista%20draining%20laptop%2...

Fun with My Logo in Silverlight
Fun with My Logo in Silverlight
April 30, 2007

Url: http://wildermuth.com/xaml/aglogo.xaml

New Silverlight Downloads Available!
New Silverlight Downloads Available!
April 30, 2007

Url: http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/

OMG! Too Many Ways to do Data Access with .NET?
OMG! Too Many Ways to do Data Access with .NET?
April 30, 2007

Url: http://visitmix.com

Digg Is Annoying Me
Digg Is Annoying Me
April 29, 2007

Url: http://digg.com

"The project type is not supported by this installation" Visual Studio 2005 Error?
"The project type is not supported by this installation" Visual Studio 2005 Error?
April 29, 2007

I get this error from time to time when I uninstall some MS software that isn't behaving very well (I've gotten it from uninstalling Orcas, SQL Server early drops and other products).  I wanted to highlight the two big fixes to this (without resorting to the painful re-installation of VS):

All Atlanta-Area CompUSA Stores Closing?
All Atlanta-Area CompUSA Stores Closing?
April 28, 2007

Url: http://www.compusa.com/locations/closing_stores...

"Getting Started with Silverlight" ShortCut Released!
"Getting Started with Silverlight" ShortCut Released!
April 27, 2007

Url: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510688/?C...

The Return of the Atlanta Geek Dinner!
The Return of the Atlanta Geek Dinner!
April 23, 2007

The Atlanta Geek Dinner will resurface next month on May 10th.  It will be in the Perimeter area (exact restaurant to be choosen this week). Save room on your calendar for a social, networking event.  It will be a place to eat and have beer.  Please let me know if you plan on coming by sending me an e-mail by clicking this link.

WPF Template-Theme Viewer from Chris Sells
WPF Template-Theme Viewer from Chris Sells
April 19, 2007

Url: http://www.sellsbrothers.com/tools/#showmethete...

Changing the "Selected" Style of ListBox's in XAML
Changing the "Selected" Style of ListBox's in XAML
April 17, 2007

I use ListBox's and DataTemplates a lot to show data in different ways in WPF. One of the problems I've faced is how to change the look of the "Selected" element. All the examples I could find assumed you were not using a DataTemplate.  Luckily Chris Sells came to my rescue and pointed me at the ItemContainerStyle.  Using a Template for the ListBoxItem in the ItemContainerStyle let me control the look and feel of the Selected element (or disabled items) easily.

Silverlight How-To Videos - Coming Soon
Silverlight How-To Videos - Coming Soon
April 17, 2007

Silverlight in Print
Silverlight in Print
April 17, 2007

Url: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596510381/

More on Silverlight (WPF/E)
More on Silverlight (WPF/E)
April 16, 2007

Url: http://silverlight.net

WPF/E is now Silverlight
WPF/E is now Silverlight
April 16, 2007

Url: http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

Kurt Vonnegut - 1922-2007
Kurt Vonnegut - 1922-2007
April 12, 2007

Url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atABhlMLYvU

Customizing WPF Controls - MSDN Magazine Articcle
Customizing WPF Controls - MSDN Magazine Articcle
April 11, 2007

Url: http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/07/05/...

Mark Russinovich Watches an E-Mail Bot Happen
Mark Russinovich Watches an E-Mail Bot Happen
April 9, 2007

Url: http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archiv...