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Last night's Silverlight User Group meeting at Interface Technical Training was a great experience!  We dared to be different, and the result was what I always hoped for at these types of events - 100% interaction.  That's right, everyone was involved.

GMail now allows users to add more visual impact to "Labels" by enabling them with different colors.  This only works in a couple browsers as noted by GMail team:

About 4 times a year I "refresh" my working computer with a fresh install of the latest OS and software tools.  With the release of Visual Studio 2008, I recently "refreshed" again (no longer using Visual Studio 2005).

 For those who want to quickly learn Visual Studio 2008, don't miss the great resources at http://www.visualstudio2008.defyallchallenges.com/

I logged on to GMail today (in Firefox) and observed a message indicating my experience might be slower due to Firebug being enabled.

Need dynamic data in your Silverlight application?  Want to create a nice interactive experience for users of your site?  In my latest video, I demonstrate how to generate XAML dynamically on the server based on user input - and serving that content through AJAX via Page Methods.

I have been developing in ASP.NET since the beginning.  I have been training in Visual Studio since I can remember.  I have learned many keyboard shortcuts over the years.  I cannot believe it has taken me this long to discover a keyboard shortcut for one of the most common tasks I do  - View In Browser.  If you have not stumbled across it yet, it is [Ctrl]-[Shift]-[W].