April 2008 - Posts

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The Region Gadget by Palermo4

You can now download a gadget to display the latest posts to The Region . Technorati Tags: theregion , gadget
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Video: Write Your First Silverlight Game by Palermo4

In this video, I demonstrate how to start writing your first Silverlight game. I show how to create a dramatic space scene, add a soundtrack, and associate movement with the mouse wheel. This is the first part of a two-part series. [ watch the video ...
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How Well Does Steve Ballmer Sleep? by Palermo4

One of my favorite highlights of the MVP Summit is when the top executives get on stage and allow anyone in the audience to ask any kind of question. Think about that for a moment. I have worked for a "Fortune 500" company in the past where...
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Awesome Hosting Support for ASP.NET Sites by Palermo4

When a company follows through with the claim "#1 Service & Support", it is rare.  In many cases, companies don't follow through with minimal expectations. It is nice to have a business relationship with a hosting company that does...
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Video: Use Mouse Wheel to Zoom in Silverlight 1.0 by Palermo4

In this video, I demonstrate how to allow your Silverlight applications to respond to mouse wheel events.  In a previous video , we learned how to create a cool “magnifying glass” effect for image viewing.  Using the mouse wheel...
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Video: Magnify a Portion of a Photo using SIlverlight 1.0 by Palermo4

In this video, I demonstrate how to load an image into a Silverlight control that can be examined at greater detail with a magnifying glass effect. [ watch the video ] [ download the code ] Technorati Tags: silverlight , video
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Starving in Seattle by Palermo4

I just arrived today in Seattle for the MVP Summit , and I was hungry before I left Phoenix.  Thanks to the power of twitter , I was able to meet up with Tim Heuer at Pike Place for lunch and a coffee from, well... you know. Technorati Tags: tim...
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Heroes Happen Here - Launch in Phoenix, AZ by Palermo4

On April 1st, the "Heroes Happen Here" launch event ran successfully in Phoenix, AZ.  I had the privilege of speaking with Rob Bagby in the developer track entitled "Defy Occasionally Connected Challenges Smart Client Application"...
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The Chicken Dance by Palermo4

I recently had the pleasure of attending a 3-day agile boot-camp event offered by Headspring Systems and taught by Jeffrey Palermo . This was an excellent training event, and I plan to steal be inspired to use some of his methodologies at Interface Technical...
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GTD: Collection Tools by Palermo4

In my ongoing quest to live by "Getting Things Done" (GTD) , I am always looking for ways to maximize each principle.  One recommendation that is very important is to identify what my collection tools are (and use them). Collection tools...
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