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Former Microsoft Evangelist - now working as an independent developer focused on User Interface Design. Currently focused on HTML5, Windows Phone and Windows 8.
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Tag Archives: Project Rosetta
WTF Step by Step guide to installing Silverlight Tools
With Silverlight 4 shipping and Expression Blend 4 RC made available, now was a great time to update the Flash to Silverlight section on the Project Rosetta site. My main goal was to update the Getting Started series to take … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged Blend, Expression, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
6 Comments
Favorite Tool and Library Downloads for Silverlight
I’ve created my list of favorites tools and libraries and posted them to the Downloads page on the Project Rosetta site. After posting the updated list yesterday I realized I missed two big ones: SilverSprite and Balder. Breaking the new … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged 3D, Blend, Encoder, Expression, graphics, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
5 Comments
Big update for the Project Rosetta site today
We just shipped a major update to the Project Rosetta site, including a new a series of Flash to Silverlight tutorials, an updated API Guide with a quick reference list and a full list of recommended tools, code samples and … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged Animation, Blend, Expression, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
3 Comments
Flash Skills Applied to Silverlight session at MIX10
It’s official! I will be speaking at MIX10 presenting a session on applying your Flash Skills to Silverlight Design and Development. The full session description: If you know how to design and develop Flash applications, you are more than half … Continue reading
Perspectives on Flash and Silverlight from Mike Downey on SilverlightTV
Congratulations to John Papa for recently launching a new show on Channel 9 called SilverlightTV. The show covers the Silverlight platform from a variety of angles including architectural issues, real design and development issues problems solved, community members and the … Continue reading
Flash to Silverlight Guide – Graphics, Images and Display List
The second edition of the Flash to Silverlight Guide has been posted! This edition includes new sections on Graphics and Images and Displaying Objects, as well as a bit of a facelift to the site. Some of the previous feedback … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged Flash, graphics, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
3 Comments
Silverlight Design Days – Free Blend Training on Tour
Silverlight Design Days have been given a new name and life as .toolbox Events. Check them out! Event Schedule Jan 29 – Mountain View, CA, US Feb 9 – Irvine, CA, US Mar 15 – break for MIX10 Mar 24 … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged Blend, Events, Expression, Project Rosetta, Silverlight, SilverlightDesignDays
30 Comments
Flash to Silverlight Guide – MovieClip to UserControl
The first sections of the new Flash to Silverlight Guide are up! The purpose of this guide is to familiarize developers and designers with Silverlight concepts by relating them to Flash concepts. Comparisons are drawn between each pair of concepts … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged Blend, Flash, MIX10, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
3 Comments
10 Expression Blend 3 Tutorials for Silverlight available for download
The 10 tutorials from the Eyes of Blend series on Project Rosetta site are now available for download in both Word and PDF format. The .zip files also contain source code for the starter projects and resource files if appropriate. … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies, Tutorials
Tagged Blend, Expression, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
15 Comments
New Tutorial: Import an Adobe Photoshop File into Expression Blend
While preparing my demos for the European ReMix Tour (photos), I realized that I was missing an important tutorial in the Through the Eyes of Expression Blend series. One of the great features added in Blend 3 was the ability … Continue reading
Posted in Client Technologies
Tagged Adobe, Blend, Expression, Photoshop, Project Rosetta, Silverlight
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