This is Part 3 in a series covering how the Xbox Gamercard application was made using Silverlight 2. In this part I will cover how the interface is updated once the data is retrieved. In the first part of the series I showed a few highlights of how the UI was created. In the second part…
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This is Part 2 in a series covering how the Xbox Gamercard application was made using Silverlight 2. In this part I will cover how the data is retrieved. First off, the Xbox Friends Watch series of experiments would not be possible without the existence of the Xbox Gamertag Data Service.&#…
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I recently published an Xbox Gamercard based on Silverlight 2 Beta 1. In that post a talked a little bit about the XAP model which now allows you to embed Silverlight applications via the object. In Silverlight 1.0 application instantiation was handled via JavaScript and HTML with loose …
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At this time (version 2 Beta 1), in the life of Silverlight there is no 64-bit support. I'm not certain if or when 64-bit support will appear, but I don't think Vista 64-bit users should go without Silverlight. And the good news is they don't have to. In most cases, running Silverlight applic…
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Xaps One of my favorite new features of Silverlight 2 is the new Application model. Moving on from version 1.0, where JavaScript instantiation was the only way to start your app and you were restricted to the same origin as the web page, enter the Xap. The new packaging model, not only …
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Download 1.2 now This is a very small update that is the same as version 1.1, except that a fix has been added to allow the sidebar gadget to run if you have installed the Silverlight 2 Beta 1 runtime. There was a small bug in path resolution that the team is aware of and will hopefully be able to…
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Download 1.1 Now Performance Improvements A week ago, I posted the first version of the Xbox Friends Watch Gadget. I received a lot of great feedback and feature suggestions. The most noticeable was the excessive amount of memory consumed for some people. I've gone through and …
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Wow, so much feedback on the Xbox Friends Watch Gadget its crazy. Major Nelson did end up posting a link to the gadget (thanks Duncan) and the flood gates opened. 47 comments so far on my post, 120 comments on Major Nelson's, 1,388 views on the demo screencast on Channel 9 and according …
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[UPDATE: version 1.1 has been posted, performance improvements and an auto version checker now included.]
HALO 3 is out and my Xbox is now getting the love it truly deserves. Multiplayer mode in HALO is a lot of fun and even more fun when you can play with friends. Thus, a perfec…
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