Silverlight Cream for January 13, 2010 -- #777

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Silverlight Cream for January 13, 2010 -- #777

In this Issue: Richard Waddell, Benjamin Roux, Sergey Barskiy, Alex Knight, Chris Klug(2), András Velvárt, Brian Genisio, Jeff Prosise, Matthias Shapiro, and Mike Taulty.

Shoutouts:

Adam Kinney is taking Blend training on the road: Silverlight Design Days – Free Blend Training on Tour... keep checking back, and find one close to home!

New Silverlight MVP Koen Zwikstra announced Silverlight Spy 3.0.0.7

From SilverlightCream.com:

The Seeker: Sidebar 2 – Blendable Seeker via ControlTemplate: Richard Waddell isn't wasting any time working on his Seeker code... he's demonstrating building a UI using it from inside Blend this time.
[Silverlight] A busy mouse pointer: Benjamin Roux has a busy indicator up that you can use and color to fit your scheme... something cool for your toolbox.
Getting Started with WCF RIA Services: If you're looking for a good starter WCF Ria Services with SL3 post, Sergey Barskiy has one up and it's the first of a sequence of posts.
Minimizing your designer footprint: Alex Knight discusses a subject I've talked about many times: the load we put on user's machines... great post!
OpenXML + Silverlight: Chris Klug has a two-parter up on OpenXML and Silverlight. This first post sets the stage, describes OpenXML and how to use Silverlight to create documents
OpenXML + Silverlight using a little library: Chris Klug's second in the two-parter on OpenXML and Silverlight is describing the library he built and is sharing, plus how to use it ... and remember... grab the project!... thanks Chris!
What Silverlight deed am I proud of in 2009?: András Velvárt replied to John Papa's question of the Silverlight Insiders "What Silverlight deed are you most proud of in 2009", and posting his resonse on his blog.
Adventures in MVVM – CodeMash Schedule Application: Brian Genisio is not only attending and speaking at CodeMash, but he created a calendar and session list for the event in MVVM and Silverlight 3 ... check it (and the source) out...
Silverlight 4's New Notification Windows: Jeff Prosise has a post up on Silverlight 4's Notification Windows, also known as 'toast'... the only downside to the 'toast' is it's OOB only.
Silverlight Visualization of MIX10 Open Call Sessions: Matthias Shapiro has a cool visualization of the MIX10 Open Call Sessions up and he is discussing issues he has with the development.
Silverlight 4 Beta & MEF – Experimenting with an alternative Programming Model: Mike Taulty is one of a handful of *very* prolific writers that keep me on my toes... Mike currently has a SL4/MEF post up where he's playing with alternate programming models other than the out-of-the-box attributed programming.