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In this video, I demonstrate how to allow your Silverlight applications to respond to mouse wheel events.  In a previous video, we learned how to create a cool “magnifying glass” effect for image viewing.  Using the mouse wheel, I will provide the additional feature of zooming in & out.

In this video, I demonstrate how to load an image into a Silverlight control that can be examined at greater detail with a magnifying glass effect.

I just arrived today in Seattle for the MVP Summit, and I was hungry before I left Phoenix.  Thanks to the power of twitter, I was able to meet up with Tim Heuer at Pike Place for lunch and a coffee from, well... you know.

On April 1st, the "Heroes Happen Here" launch event ran successfully in Phoenix, AZ.  I had the privilege of speaking with Rob Bagby in the developer track entitled "Defy Occasionally Connected Challenges Smart Client Application".  Rob did an amazing job presenting throughout the day, interweaving different technologies across a common business scenario.  If you were at the event, leave a comment here and tell Rob and I what you thought of the event.

I recently had the pleasure of attending a 3-day agile boot-camp event offered by Headspring Systems and taught by Jeffrey Palermo.

In my ongoing quest to live by "Getting Things Done" (GTD), I am always looking for ways to maximize each principle.  One recommendation that is very important is to identify what my collection tools are (and use them).

UPDATE!
The actual dates for MIX09 is March 18-20, 2009.  The content below was a typo from the MIX08 team.  Sorry for any confusion...