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Worldwide launch of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET framework 4.0 was seen on 12th of this month with announcement of release to web (RTW) of Silverlight 4 in coming week. Full trial versions and Express editions are available for download worldwide of VSTS. Visual Studio is a powerful tool providing developers new dimension to show up their skill and creativity with more flexible, feature-rich environment. This time it is loaded with support of multi monitor so that a developer can have design view on one, source view on one and may be database on another, that's a new capability feature of it.

Now as the wait is over so just rush for the direct ISO images of the tools and start downloading to step forward in your creative and developing world.

Microsoft released Visual Studio 2010 and .NET framework 4.0 last year and now they are offering us download of the Silverlight 4 training course material for free. The Silverlight 4 Training course includes hands-on-labs, a video and a whitepaper designed to help you learn about the new features in Silverlight 4 focusing on three major areas: Enabling Business Application Development, Empowering Richer Experiences and Moving Beyond the Browser. Some of the new highly anticipated features include Printing, WebCam and Microphone support, custom right-click, rich text, HTML support and access to local files with trusted applications.

System Requirements:

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Vista

Silverlight 4 Beta Tools and SDK Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2

Instructions

After downloading, run the self extracting executable. When prompted, indicate where you would like to install the files. Then navigate to the installation folder you selected and run the Default.htm page to view the materials.

Download:

Click here to download the Training course.

Welcome to the Silverlight 3 and Expression 3 Launch Experience.
Interactive technologies are evolving quickly. Development and design are converging, collaborative workflow is a necessity, and people expect intuitive interfaces and rich experiences.

Responding to this new landscape, Microsoft is changing interactive design, development, and deployment forever with the latest release of the Microsoft® Silverlight™ platform and Microsoft® Expression® design tools—specifically engineered to help interactive professionals transform their vision, creativity, and energy into reality. All while delivering compelling user experiences and tangible business results.
Be first to seethelight first. It's launched today at 7:30pm IST.
See below and experience:






Click on the Image shown above. See the Light.



After Platform Loads up, you wiil get entered in the Silverlight arena.






The keynote addressing will start as shown below.




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Photobucket has gained enormous popularity as an image-hosting and slideshow-creation site since it was launched in 2003. Today it hosts close to 8 billion photos, with dozens more pouring in by the second.Browsing through those photos, however, was a challenge. But now Photobucket’s new Visual Search feature gets site users to the photos they’re looking for – fast.
Developed in collaboration with the Denver-based user experience agency EffectiveUI, Photobucket Visual Search is a new Silverlight and Windows Live Services application that makes browsing through all those pictures a breezy experience.



“After five seconds in it, it feels different,” says Will Tschumy, a member of Microsoft’s User Experience Evangelist Group who has been working closely with Photobucket on the project. “It removes a lot of the text and reloading time that users have had to wade through. Presenting results as images and then using a given image as the next query to find another set of images is really just a different way of interacting with the content.”

Just visit Microsoft PressPass for more details.

The 2009 release of Studio for Silverlight brings rich new features to popular controls as well as new controls to the market's richest suite of Silverlight controls.

What's new | 40+ Silverlight Samples with Full Source Code

An excellent oppurtunity is provided by Microsoft to the Geek's who wants stand in the market of games. Simply everybody has to sbmit a sweet game in Silverlight and with enough votes could be a winner.

Get Goin with Silverlight 2 SDK:
It’s time to get your creation caps on and craft some cool and unique games using Silverlight 2. This is the only tool you need to develop imaginative and exciting games that will keep people playing for hours. All you have to do is download the Silverlight 2 SDK, install the software and then construct the best game you can dream of.

Step 1 - Download Silverlight 2 SDK

Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008
Download Silverlight 2 SDK

Step 2 - Learn More

Get Started
Video Tutorials

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