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You must bring a laptop. DeVry has tables with outlets so don't forget that power supply. We recommend more than 1 Gb of RAM and at least 10 Gb of free disk space. External USB or Firewire drives really help. We will help you get organized and install the right software for continued virtual fun! We have Internet access but you need to bring an Ethernet cable. If not, make sure that all required software is on your machine when you arrive.
There are two approaches for this lab. Install Visual Studio 2008 (sp1 optional) directly on your laptop. Then, connect to the Silverlight web site and install the necessary components:
Or, if you can't run Visual Studio 2008 and install the Silverlight beta 2 components on your laptop, prepare a virtual environment. The easiest way to do this is to install the Microsoft evaluation of Team System. Please download the following and use Virtual PC or Virtual Server:
Marc Ziss is an independent consultant specializing in the development of data driven business applications with a focus on Microsoft Technologies. Marc’s company Z Consulting is centered in the Philadelphia area and has been providing solid business solutions to clients spanning many industries for over 18 years. Being an early adopter of .NET Marc has gained extensive experience in both C# and VB.Net as well as Sql Server. Marc is a regular contributor to Philly.net where he holds the office of “Pub Master”.
Bill continues the lab exercises. We have printed lab material this time so each exercise will be demonstrated and then the group will complete the samples on their own. Marc, Bill, and others will walk around the room helping where needed.
Bill Wolff is a Solutions Architect in the Microsoft Practice at Unisys Corporation. Prior to Unisys, Bill was an independent consultant, trainer, and architect specializing in Microsoft development technologies. His company Agility Systems was based in the Philadelphia area. He ran the consulting firm Wolff Data Systems for 15 years and directed armies of consultants in the dot com world. Bill is founder and President of the philly.net user group, a previous INETA board member where he served as Vice President, Speaker Bureau, and involved in several other user communities. Bill was a contributing author on several books. His certifications include trainer, systems engineer, developer, and Microsoft MVP for VB.NET.