Summary: Now that Silverlight 2 is at the Olympics and making a big splash, we wanted to explore this fascinating technology more. Microsoft Silverlight 2 is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Keith and Woody sit down with Shawn Wildermuth about the past, present and future of Silverlight 2 and get into some of the truths about this exciting technology. Thanks to our guest this episode Shawn Wildermuth is a Microsoft MVP (C#), MCSD.NET and is the founder of Wildermuth Consulting Services, LLC, a company that is dedicated to delivering architecture, mentoring and software solutions in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He is also a speaker on the INETA Speaker’s Bureau and has appeared at several national conferences to speak on a variety of subjects. He is currently teaching Silverlight across the country during his Silverlight Tour (http://www.silverlight-tour.com). Shawn is also the author of several books including the book "Pragmatic ADO.NET" for Addison-Wesley, and is also the co-author of four Microsoft Certification Training Kits for MS Press, as well as the upcoming book, “Prescriptive Data Architectures”. He has been writing articles for a number of years for a variety of magazines and websites, including MSDN, MSDN Online, DevSource, InformIT, Windows IT Pro, The ServerSide .NET, ONDotNet.com and Intel’s Rich Client Series. Shawn has enjoyed building data-driven software for more than twenty years. He can be reached at his website at http://www.wildermuthconsulting.com. Shawn's blog is at http://wildermuth.com Show Notes Silverlight Adobe Flash Adobe Flex Adobe AIR Mono Project MonoDevelop IDE XBAP Click-Once Deployment PlayReady DRM ADO.NET Data Services Summer Olympics on Silverlight 2 Download Show
