Ok so I am a little behind in my emails and I am catching up on my email (Saturday morning 3am).   I had a couple of emails asking why there is a new version of Silverlight out now since Silverlight 3 was release 4 months ago.    Well first a small reminder Silverlight 4 is still in beta.   However what we are seeing in the beta is a major game changer for Silverlight developement.    Below are some of the features.  I pulled this from Tim Heuer’s blog.   He is a well know Silverlight Developer.    What’s new in Silverlight 4 –...

Here is a link to a new interface to facebook written in Silverlight 4.    I personally think this is very cool.    If you would like to check it out here is the link: http://www.silverlight.net/content/samples/apps/facebookclient Please remember that Silverlight 4 is a beta.

Hey guys the next meeting is coming up Thursday Feb 4 at the Innovation Depot.    Jonathan Marbutt will be talking about Silverlight 4 and RIA services.    Make sure to mark you calendar and come out.   Please register for the event here so that we can make sure to have enough food on hand.   To register please got to http://silverlightnights.eventbrite.com

Thank you guys for coming out and supporting the group this week.   We had a good turn out at the joint meeting (Silverlight Nights, BSDA, and Bug.net) Big thanks for Glen for driving over and speaking to the groups.   In addition thanks need to go out to to ComFrame, Educator Technologies and Microsoft for sponsoring the meeting.   Glen did a great job going over some of the cool stuff with Silverlight 4.    Below you will find some of the links to code samples that he used. Sample code can be found here: http://scorbs.com/2009/11/19/pdc-session-silverlight-4-beta-overview/  The...

Just a quick reminder about our meeting next week on Jan 14.   We will not be meeting at the Innovation Depot instead we will be meeting at New Horizons in Homewood at 6:30.  Join us as Glen Gordon from Microsoft overview some of the new features in the upcoming release of Silverlight 4.0

The regular meeting scheduled for Jan 7 has been moved to 14th. In adition we will not be meeting at the Innovation Depot. Instead we will be meeting at New Horizons. In this meeting Glen Gordan from Microsoft will be talking about Silverlight 4.0. Our meeting will be joining with two other user groups BSDA and Birmingh .Net User groups. Comframe will be sponsoring the meeting and providing pizza for eveyone.

Reminder that there is a MSDN event on Wednesday Dec 9 in Montogoery, Alabama. Event ID: 1032429324 Wednesday, December 09, 2009 1:00 PM Auburn University Montgomery 7440 East Dr, Taylor Center Montgomery, Alabama, 36117 United States ____________________________________________ MSDN Events Presents > The MSDN Southern Fried Roadshow ADO.NET Data Services, Parallel Programming & Windows 7/Windows Server for Developers Spend an afternoon with the Southern Fried Roadshow crew as they bring you up to speed on the latest concepts of interest to developers...

Just a quick reminder about the Christams party at Richards BBQ this next monday night. We are gather at Richards BBQ with a couple of other users groups for a fun night of networking and Christmas cheer. While you do not have to reserve to attend it help to give us an idea on how many are going to show up. Quick reminder that you cover your own meal at this event.

Just a reminder that Innovation Depot will once again host the annual TechBirmingham “TechMixer Unplugged” on Monday, November 30. TechMixer Unplugged attendees will have the unique opportunity to learn more about the companies who currently make Innovation Depot their home as they host an open house during the event. The last TechMixer drew more than 800 attendees, so remember to forward this invitation to your friends and colleagues. You won’t want to miss it. As always, there’s no cost to attend! Tech Birmingham is the leading technology...

Be sure to watch the key note if you can, some big things from silverlight coming out including SL 4 CTP and Silverlight for mobile so if you have a spare monitor be sure to watch at www.microsoftpdc.com  Check out this article for some of the new stuff coming… http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/11/16/azure-launch-to-highlight-microsoft-pdc2009.aspx Jonathan Marbutt MCSD, MCAD, MCDBA WayCool Software, Inc.