Category Archives: Silverlight

In Transition

I finally decided to set up my own site from scratch (well, sort of). You can find me at http://benmccormack.com. WordPress was fairly easy to install. So much magic, it’s almost scary!

Posted in Silverlight | Leave a comment

Dangers of Mobile E-mail

A few weeks ago, my company purchased a Blackberry for me to use.  This is the first time that I’ve owned a mobile device that has had a constant connection to the internet.  However, I’ve been surprised at how having … Continue reading

Posted in Silverlight | Leave a comment

Pass the IP Address of a User to Silverlight as a Parameter

In my beginning attempts to learn Silverlight, one of the first ideas for a project was to make a Silverlight video player that could change the source of the video file based on the location of the user.  The goal … Continue reading

Posted in Silverlight | 2 Comments

Learning Software Development and Plato’s Cave

When I went to the Atlanta Silverlight Meetup Group this past Thursday, I met several people whose college degree (or lack thereof) was completely unrelated to software development.  As someone who is trying to become a “professional” software developer and … Continue reading

Posted in Philosophy, Silverlight | 1 Comment

Notes from the Silverlight Atlanta Firestarter

UPDATE: A full list of resources from the Silverlight Atlanta Firestarter is up: http://www.silverlightatlanta.net/?p=156 Here are a few quick notes that I took during the Silverlight Atlanta Firstarter.   I didn’t even attempt to take comprehensive notes, but I did jot … Continue reading

Posted in Silverlight | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

SilverEnLightening is born!

I really wish I could take credit for the title of this blog.  My friend Jeff gave me the idea when he asked me “How’s the Silver-enligthening going?”  I had been trying to think of a name for my blog … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Silverlight, Web Development | Tagged , , | 4 Comments