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Video: Steve Sklepowich previews Olympics site - April 17, 2008

Andy Plesser of Beet.TV posted this interview from NAB which includes a demo of some of the Silverlight 2 Olympic coolness we can expect this summer: http:blip.tvfile834791
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On NAB and MVP Summit - April 11, 2008

This year I won't be attending the NAB Convention in Las Vegas for the first time in, oh, twelve years or so.&160; This is certainly a disappointment on a personal level since I have a lot of very close friends in the broadcast industry whom I see very little of these days and NAB is always a good time to catch up.&160; I remember being holed up in a hotel room&160; at the Four Seasons 10 years ago producing what are now know as video podcasts with Graham and Nick. Nostalgia aside, Expression..
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Loading content dynamically in Silverlight 2 - April 9, 2008

Pete Blois has a great article on how to make Silverlight XAP packages dynamically load other XAP packages.&160; This enables some great scenarios including (but not limited to) preloaders.. he shows an example of this here. Once we are done with Expression Encoder 2 (nearly there BTW) I'm looking forward to extending the User Poll Silverlight 2 video player demo Chas and I showed at MIX to use dynamic loading.
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The Business of Silverlight Blog - April 7, 2008

Chris Carper has just started a blog focusing on the business aspects of Silverlight.&160; Subscribed.
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Kit 3D for Silverlight - April 7, 2008

Mark Dawson has created a a 3D graphics engine for Silverlight: Kit3D is a 3D graphics engine for creating 3D content in Microsoft silverlight. The engine is currently written in Javascript. For more information about the project you can visit the CodePlex site, this contains extra documentation and also the source code, so if you feel like particiapting or if you just want to use the code for your own project then feel free: http:www.codeplex.comKit3D To see some demos, you can click..
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Blue Light - April 7, 2008

David Sayed sent me a link to these toys.&160; I can't stop myself wanting one (follow the link to see a video).
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Digital Fountain Splash - April 5, 2008

Oh how business models change over the years.&160; From the Horse's mouth: Digital Fountain&8217;s DF Splash streaming video CDN is the simplest way to add stunning TV-quality streaming video to any website.&160; DF Splash is an end-to-end solution that streamlines the most complex elements of delivering and measuring a high-quality video experience, enabling a more compelling, more entertaining online experience without large investments in time and resources.
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