Chad Campbell's Blog (No relation to Wayne)

Silverlight - Out of Browser Presentation - Slides and Code

2009-09-11T07:53:00.000-07:00

Hello,I apologize for not blogging for a while. I've been in the process of starting my own company and launching our first startup. Along with that adventure, I have started a new blog. On that blog, you will find slides and code for a presentation I have created called "Silverlight - An Out-of-Browser Experience". The direct link to this blog post is: http://blog.ecofic.com/?p=108Because I have

Silverlight - 7 Twitter Accounts I Follow (and have found valuable)

2009-04-25T07:48:00.000-07:00

While writing Silverlight 2 in Action, I found it difficult to keep up with Silverlight happenings in the blogosphere. A lot of my free time was spent deep in the bowels of the Silverlight SDK and writing sample code to try and test one thing or another. Thankfully, there were several individuals in the Silverlight community that really helped me zero in on the things I was missing through

Silverlight 2 in Review and Silverlight 3 (yes Three) in Action Discussion

2009-01-31T15:52:00.000-08:00

Silverlight has had some phenomenal success in the past six months. This success has been spread across several categories of experiences including, but not limited to:Historical EventsThe Presidential Inauguration - Silverlight was used to stream the event live on the official presidential inauguration committee site and on CBS. In addition, both CNN and MSNBC used Silverlight to provide a

Windows 7 - Silverlight/ASP.NET Development - That assembly does not allow partially trusted callers

2009-01-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

Greetings,NOTE: This article is related to the Windows Beta. The accuracy of this article may changeToday I ran into an exception that stated: "That assembly does not allow partially trusted callers". This exception was thrown when I ran my server code on Windows 7 Beta. However, the same code did not throw an exception while running from Windows Vista. I think this problem is something that

Silverlight 2 - Getting Started with the Chart Control

2008-10-28T13:00:00.001-07:00

This post has been moved to my new blog. You can find this post at http://blog.ecofic.com/?p=155.Thank you for reading!

Silverlight 2 - Introducing the Chart Control

2008-10-28T13:00:00.000-07:00

This post has been moved to my new blog. This post can not be found at http://blog.ecofic.com/?p=133.Thank you for reading!

Please Ignore - Testing something for next week

2008-10-25T06:47:00.000-07:00

Silverlight 2 - Templating Video

2008-10-20T17:00:00.001-07:00

Greetings!Today we released a free video that covers templating in Silverlight 2. This video is just under eight minutes in length and can be found here. It covers some of the high level concepts of templating in Silverlight 2. A lot more of the technical details can be found in Silverlight 2 in Action.Thank you for reading and watching!P.S. I apologize if I sound congested in the video. I was

Silverlight 2 RTW - Forward Ho!

2008-10-14T12:42:00.000-07:00

Greetings! I am excited about two things right now. First, as you have probably heard by now, Silverlight 2 has reached RTW (Release To Web). Second, Silverlight 2 in Action is finished. Over the course of this post I will provide you with some details surrounding these two thrilling announcements (at least IMHO). Silverlight 2 RTWThe lead up to Silverlight 2 has been pretty amazing. In fact, I

Silverlight 2 in Action - RC0 ready!

2008-09-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

Greetings,As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the first release candidate of Silverlight 2 was made available late Thursday evening. This exciting release includes a bevy of enhancements and changes from Silverlight 2 Beta 2. A lot of these enhancements and changes are outlined here and here. It is important to acknowledge that Silverlight 2 RC0 is only intended for developers and should not be

Silverlight 2 in Action - All chapters now available

2008-08-28T07:28:00.000-07:00

Greetings,I am excited to announce that the two remaining chapters of Silverlight 2 in Action are now available to MEAP adopters. This content is consistent with the Silverlight 2 - Beta 2 runtime. However, the final version of Silverlight 2 in Action will be consistent with and tested against the Silverlight 2 RTW release. Because of this, we are looking for your feedback!The two chapters that

Silverlight 2 - Discussion and Halo 3

2008-07-12T08:55:00.000-07:00

Greetings...I hope your summer is going well. Mine has been busy finalizing Silverlight 2 in Action. I have been working closely with John Stockton to make this book as solid as possible. John has stepped up and has been working really hard to provide deep and informative content around communication and services for Silverlight 2 in Action (chapter 6). I'm working with John to ensure that

Personal - Software Development Meme

2008-06-12T16:01:00.000-07:00

My buddy Dan Rigsby called me out in his Software Development Meme. I guess it's my turn...How old were you when you first started programming?When I was about 12 years old, my parents were building a house. By building a house, I mean they were physically building it. During that process, there were some stages that I couldn't help with. To keep me busy, my dad showed me a book that had some

FREE Silverlight 2 EBook Raffle

2008-06-06T23:59:00.000-07:00

Greetings,I've been heads down working on Silverlight 2 in Action over the past couple of months. With the release of Silverlight Beta 2, we are ready to make a couple of announcements. First, I would like to announce a raffle for Silverlight 2 in Action. Then, after providing a brief history of the book, I would like to announce the roadmap for the book.RaffleIn celebration of the release of

Silverlight 2 in Action - Co-Author

2008-05-02T14:17:00.001-07:00

Greetings,In an effort to ensure that Silverlight 2 in Action becomes available in a timely fashion, I have asked to bring on a co-author. I am excited to announce that Michael Schwartz will be writing one of the chapters in this book.Michael is a Microsoft MVP and seasoned Silverlight professional. In fact, I believe that Michael was one of the first three non-Microsoft individuals to get on

Silverlight 2 - Your LINQ to a Better Experience

2008-04-23T14:25:00.000-07:00

Greetings,This Saturday, April 26th, 2008, I will be presenting on Silverlight at the Indianapolis Code Camp. My presentation is called "Silverlight - Your LINQ to a Better Experience". The slides for this presentation can be found here (you are free to use them, just please mention Silverlight 2 in Action if you use these slides).During the course of this presentation, I will walk through the

DataGrid and DeepZoom Info Available in Silverlight 2 in Action

2008-04-03T15:12:00.000-07:00

Greetings!Today we released two new chapters to Silverlight 2 in Action MEAP customers. With that in mind, I want to give you some information related to the new content, as well as the previous content. In addition, I also want to let you know what you can expect moving forward.New ContentThe new chapters cover two very exciting and important aspects of Silverlight: Data and Media. This

Silverlight 2 in Action - New Content Available

2008-03-04T15:36:00.001-08:00

Hello, I am very excited to announce two things. First, there is more content available for Silverlight 2 in Action. Second, I would like to extend the opportunity to you to make some easy money promoting the book (if you like it). After providing the details surrounding those two announcements, I will discuss how and when future content related to the book will be released.Announcement 1 -

Silverlight Info

2008-03-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

Greetings,Today I noticed two awesome Silverlight-related items that I think you may find interesting. These items are a great way to pass the time if you are chomping at the bit for Silverlight 2.Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint - Very cool stuff if you are doing line of business applications.Using Web Analytics with Microsoft Silverlight - Some really great information if you have a

Why I'm Excited About Silverlight - Part 1

2008-01-26T12:15:00.000-08:00

At this point, I feel confident in saying there is a lot of excitement swirling around Silverlight 2.0. I think it is to the point where individuals are counting down the days until Mix08. The timing of this conference will coincide with the next public release of Silverlight 2.0 and a non-commercial go live license. Because of this, I think that now is as good of a time as any to explain one

Silverlight - A Gold Medal Winner

2008-01-06T21:28:00.001-08:00

During the Consumer Electronics Show keynote presentation, Bill Gates announced that Silverlight will exclusively be used by NBC for the 2008 Beijing Olympics!This is REALLY cool. This should definately help to get Silverlight installed on more individuals machines. You can find out more about the announcement here.

Silverlight - Discussion over X-Box Live (Halo 3)

2007-12-19T16:02:00.001-08:00

Hello!As this incredibly busy, yet exciting year winds down, I think some fun is in order.I would like to once again organize an open discussion on Silverlight over X-Box Live. If you would like to participate, here is some info to put on your calendar:Who: AnyoneWhat: Silverlight DiscussionWhere: X-Box Live (Halo 3)When: Thursday, December 27, 2007 @ 10 p.m. ESTIf you would like to particpate,

Silverlight - Presentation

2007-12-13T08:35:00.000-08:00

Hello,I presented on Silverlight 1.0 and Silverlight 2.0 (previously 1.1) this evening. The presentation was given at the Kentucky .NET Developers Association meeting. As promised during the meeting, my slides are available here.Overall, I was really encouraged to see the excitement swirling around Silverlight. The content in the presentation is slightly modified from the presentations I have

Silverlight - Updates

2007-11-30T15:26:00.000-08:00

On November 29, Scott Guthrie announced that Silverlight 1.1 will now be known as Silverlight 2.0. This is really exciting news. I think it will really help clear up some of confusion that is currently surrounding 1.0 vs. 1.1. Because of this...May the book title Silverlight 1.1 in Action rest in peace. However, this does not mean the book is cancelled. Oh no! Instead it is being

Silverlight - The Interview

2007-11-21T10:25:00.001-08:00

Larry Clarkin and Dave Bost are two of Microsoft's evangelists in the midwest area. They have started a new site called "The Thirsty Developer".As it turns out, they were nice enough to discuss with me the Silverlight presentation I gave at the IndyTechFest. They have since posted the interview here. I should warn you that you will need to have QuickTime (Where's the 'Light :)).I'm fairly

Popfly and Visual Studio 2008

2007-11-08T15:50:00.000-08:00

Greetings,Today I saw something that I thought was incredibly interesting.Visual Studio 2008 is supposedly going to have a Popfly tie-in called "Popfly Explorer". If this is what it sounds like, I am SUPER excited. In fact, I haven't seen really any other blogs mention this. I think this will add a lot more excitement around Popfly and encourage even MORE mashup components. This is like

Free Book Chapter - Silverlight 1.1 in Action Early Adoper Open for Business!

2007-10-23T14:22:00.001-07:00

Hello,I am excited to announce that we have opened up early access to "Silverlight 1.1 in Action." If you have an interest in joining or pre-ordering, please click here. If you are hesitant, you can read chapter 1 for FREE through here. I feel obligate to mention that the page count is just an estimation. There may be more, there may be less. Regardless, here is my personal overview and

Popfly info and some humor

2007-10-19T07:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that Popfly has officially gone Beta. In conjunction with this, the invitation approach has been removed, and you only need a Windows Live ID to use Popfly. In celebration of this, a contest for creating Popfly creations has been announced. Personally, I have been using Popfly since about May or June and I'm pretty excited about the potential surrounding it. In

Silverlight 1.1 Book Raffle!

2007-10-15T17:49:00.000-07:00

Hello,I am excited to announce we are VERY near opening up the early adopter program for my upcoming "Silverlight 1.1 in Action" book. In celebration of this event, I have been given TEN (10) coupons for one FREE Ebook. In order to provide everyone with an interest in Silverlight 1.1 an equal chance at this content, I have decided to create a raffle, where the winners will be randomly selected on

Silverlight 1.1 - IndyTechFest Presentation

2007-10-13T08:14:00.000-07:00

Hello,In about 2 hours, I will be presenting on Silverlight 1.1 at the IndyTechFest in Indianapolis, IN. My presentation that I am giving is available here. This presentation is ever-so-slightly different than the ones I have given in the past. During this session I am highlighting the ability to manipulate the HTML DOM via Managed Code.Also, in relation to my book, "Silverlight 1.1 in Action"

Silverlight 1.1 - October Speaking Events

2007-09-16T13:53:00.000-07:00

Hello,I have updated the Silverlight Events Wiki to show 2 upcoming events that I will be presenting at. If you are in the Midwest area and have heard me present before, I would like to point out that these two presentations are going to present a VERY fast overview of Silverlight, however the majority of the time will be spent discussing the AWESOME potential for using the ASP.NET Futures to

Silverlight 1.1 - Controls!

2007-09-06T06:55:00.000-07:00

In all of the hype of yesterday’s big announcement around the official release of Silverlight 1.0, something very exciting seemed to get lost in the mix. As it turns out, if you download the Silverlight 1.1 Alpha September Refresh there are some input controls! The refresh includes:ButtonRepeatButtonListBoxScrollBarScrollViewerSliderIn addition, there is a little sample page that has all of the

Silverlight 1.1 - KY - Day of .NET Presentation

2007-09-03T19:06:00.000-07:00

Hello,On this past Friday, I organized and presented at the KY - Day of .NET. Overall, it was a great event and I am very happy with the participation from the attendees, organizers, representatives, speakers, and sponsers. Thank you so much.As requested, the presentation I created can be downloaded from here.For those that could not attend, you may find value in this presentation as it

Silverlight - Events

2007-08-28T18:16:00.001-07:00

Adam Kinney introduced me to the very useful Silverlight Events Wiki. This is a great way to learn about and post Silverlight related events. Enjoy!

Silverlight - August Presentations

2007-08-18T15:11:00.001-07:00

Hello,Over course of this summer, Jeremy Sublett and I have been organizing a "Day of .NET" event in Louisville. I will be presenting at this event, as well as, at Microsoft's DevCares event on Silverlight. The dates and links to events can be found here:DateLocationEventTopic08.28.07IndianapolisDevCaresMicrosoft Silverlight In-Depth08.31.07LouisvilleKY - Day of .NETSilverlight Up The Web I

Silverlight 1.1 in Action - The Book Cover

2007-08-17T12:24:00.000-07:00

Hello!Today I officially selected the cover for my upcoming book "Silverlight 1.1 in Action". Here it is:This cover is only a draft and I anticipate the "Silverlight 1.1" text will be fully exposed in the final version. The cover is consistent with Manning Publications Co. cover scheme. I specifically chose this cover because of the fact the guy is unsheathing a sword which isAwesomeConsistent

Silverlight 1.0 - Beta 1 to RC1 Breaking Changes

2007-08-08T19:49:00.000-07:00

Hello,I apologize for not having all of my samples migrated yet. I was having some difficulties and really scratching my head. As it turns out, I have pinpointed a breaking change that I do not believe is in the SDK. The breaking change is...The width and height properties in the createObject function call must be string values, not integer values.I had been using integer values in my samples

Silverlight 1.0 - How to Show a Line being Drawn

2007-08-06T17:15:00.000-07:00

This example is an updated version of an earlier post. For information related to this item, please review my previous post.I apologize for the delay, my previous file hoster seems to be on the fritz. Thankfully though, it seems like the Windows Live Folder service is up an running in beta form.Project Information Source Code: here Developed For: Silverlight 1.0 RC

WPF - Point an Image to an Embedded Resource

2007-08-01T18:02:00.000-07:00

This post has been moved to here. Thank you.

Silverlight 1.0 - How to show a line being drawn

2007-07-29T11:43:00.000-07:00

Recently in the official Silverlight forum, several individuals have asked how to dynamically show a line being drawn. This post contains code that will animate a line to look just like the following:The Silverlight model makes this type of animation very simple. Everything is handled within the XAML code. The XAML code looks like the following:

Chad Campbell's Blog (No relation to Wayne)

Silverlight - Out of Browser Presentation - Slides and Code

Silverlight - 7 Twitter Accounts I Follow (and have found valuable)

Silverlight 2 in Review and Silverlight 3 (yes Three) in Action Discussion

Windows 7 - Silverlight/ASP.NET Development - That assembly does not allow partially trusted callers

Silverlight 2 - Getting Started with the Chart Control

Silverlight 2 - Introducing the Chart Control

Please Ignore - Testing something for next week

Silverlight 2 - Templating Video

Silverlight 2 RTW - Forward Ho!

Silverlight 2 in Action - RC0 ready!

Silverlight 2 in Action - All chapters now available

Silverlight 2 - Discussion and Halo 3

Personal - Software Development Meme

FREE Silverlight 2 EBook Raffle

Silverlight 2 in Action - Co-Author

Silverlight 2 - Your LINQ to a Better Experience

DataGrid and DeepZoom Info Available in Silverlight 2 in Action

Silverlight 2 in Action - New Content Available

Silverlight Info

Why I'm Excited About Silverlight - Part 1

Silverlight - A Gold Medal Winner

Silverlight - Discussion over X-Box Live (Halo 3)

Silverlight - Presentation

Silverlight - Updates

Silverlight - The Interview

Popfly and Visual Studio 2008

Free Book Chapter - Silverlight 1.1 in Action Early Adoper Open for Business!

Popfly info and some humor

Silverlight 1.1 Book Raffle!

Silverlight 1.1 - IndyTechFest Presentation

Silverlight 1.1 - October Speaking Events

Silverlight 1.1 - Controls!

Silverlight 1.1 - KY - Day of .NET Presentation

Silverlight - Events

Silverlight - August Presentations

Silverlight 1.1 in Action - The Book Cover

Silverlight 1.0 - Beta 1 to RC1 Breaking Changes

Silverlight 1.0 - How to Show a Line being Drawn

WPF - Point an Image to an Embedded Resource

Silverlight 1.0 - How to show a line being drawn

Silverlight 1.1 in Action - The Book

WPF - Non-Rectangular Window Sweetness

Silverlight 1.1 - Slide Deck

Silverlight 1.1 - How to Create a Media Player

Silverlight and Halo 2

'07 Summer Tour

Silverlight and SharePoint Integration Contest

Silverlight - Book

Silverlight and Halo 3

Silverlight - Upgrading from WPF/E

Silverlight - Samples updated from WPF/E

Silverlight - Enter the Matrix

Silverlight - Movie Slider Puzzle

Silverlight - A Basic Silverlight User Control

Silverlight - MIX Bling

Silverlight - How to Dynamically Load a XAML File

Silverlight - 1.0 Beta and Community Site Launced

Silverlight - Client Side Invasion! [in a good way]

Silverlight it is!

WPF/E - How To Put VirtualEarth Content Above WPF/E Content

WPF/E - GeoPhoto - A User Control With Fun in Mind

WPF/E - How to get the id of the hosting WPF/E control

Misc - New Layout

WPF/E - MIX Bling

WPF/E - How to Create a Media Player

WPF/E - How to dynamically load a XAML File

WPF/E - Movie Slider Puzzle (Take 2)!

WPF/E - The Matrix Reloaded

WPF/E - How to Animate your Name!

WPF/E - How use drag and drop

WPF/E - Febuary CTP & SDK Released!

MSDN Forums - Achievement(s) Unlocked

WPF/E - A basic WPF/E User Control

WPF - What's the difference between XBAPs and WPF/E Applications?

Misc - Major Discovery!

WPF - How to distinguish a Grid from a Table

Cornucopia 2007

WPF - How to Programmatically Work With Attached Properties

Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) - Why should I use it?