http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/ Our views and thoughts on everything online, new media, technology, and design en-us Signals Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:22:07 GMT newtelligence dasBlog 2.3.9074.18820 blogs@signals.co.uk blogs@signals.co.uk http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/Trackback.aspx?guid=4d72649a-4256-463e-ba5b-e00f1b448ff6 http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/pingback.aspx http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,4d72649a-4256-463e-ba5b-e00f1b448ff6.aspx Scott Airth http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/CommentView,guid,4d72649a-4256-463e-ba5b-e00f1b448ff6.aspx http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetEntryCommentsRss?guid=4d72649a-4256-463e-ba5b-e00f1b448ff6 Microsoft today have released Silverlight 2 for download.  Fresh after being widely adopted at the Beijing Olympics as the media distribution of choice, it is fast catching up with Flash player and in this version they've added a load of support for Linux, OSX making it multi-platform. It even works with Firefox, Safari, Chrome, IE etc (although no iPhone atm).  They've listened to the developers that use it and added a windows desktop player version, and I would expect soon too for other platforms.

- Scott

http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/PermaLink,guid,4d72649a-4256-463e-ba5b-e00f1b448ff6.aspx http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/2008/10/14/Silverlight2.aspx Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:22:07 GMT <a href="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft</a> today have released Silverlight 2 for <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/SILVERLIGHT/">download</a>.&nbsp; Fresh after being widely adopted at the <a href="http://en.beijing2008.cn/">Beijing Olympics</a> as the media distribution of choice, it is fast catching up with Flash player and in this version they've added a load of support for Linux, OSX making it multi-platform. It even works with Firefox, Safari, Chrome, IE etc (although no iPhone atm).&nbsp; They've listened to the developers that use it and added a windows desktop player <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/pages/silverlight-tutorial-part-8-creating-a-digg-desktop-application-using-wpf.aspx">version</a>, and I would expect soon too for other platforms.<br> <br> - Scott<br> <br> <br> <p> </p> <img width="0" height="0" src="http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/aggbug.ashx?id=4d72649a-4256-463e-ba5b-e00f1b448ff6" /> http://sigblog.signalsdev.com/CommentView,guid,4d72649a-4256-463e-ba5b-e00f1b448ff6.aspx Firefox Internet Explorer Mozilla Opera Safari Microsoft Flash