This document contains the notes from a talk given by Frank La Vigne on expanding one's mind and getting inspired. The talk provides goals of inspiring the audience rather than teaching full programs. It discusses having a website strategy to crush competition and remembering that usability trumps flashy designs. It demos some Silverlight controls and features like templating, video, deep zoom, and location awareness. Contact info is provided at the end.

1. Frank La Vigne | Tablet PC MVP | Budding Author Lead Designer, Applied Information Sciences www.franksworld.com | frank@franksworld.com @tableteer | @SilverlightDC | @XAMLTOE

2. Let Me Explain What I Mean

5. Goals This talk won’t make you rich This talk won’t restore your car You can’t learn Photoshop in 75 Minutes Ditto for Illustrator But you can learn to expand your mind And get Inspired

6. But Why? Time = Money Pimping consumes time Therefore: Pimping my web site costs money Money is tight now, you know.

7. Everyone Has a Website Now

8. Crush the Competition

9. Have a Strategy

10. Remember Usability Trumps All People come to your site to do something, not to sit in awe of your animation skills or command of creating gradients.

11. Gel Buttons Only Go So Far

12. But Let’s Make Some Anyway Demo: Templating Controls

13. Adding Video

14. Deep Zoom

15. Adding a Little 3D

16. Location Awareness

17. Maps Today: AJAX Based

18. Learn More Photoshop => psdtuts.com Vector => vector.tutsplus.com Design => SmashingMagazine.com Twitter => @patternhead

19. Blend 3 Launch Extravaganza Prizes $100 Gift Card Swag October 28 7pm 1900 Gallows Rd, Vienna, VA See caparea.net/Silverlight for details Twitter: @SilverlightDC 3

20. Contact Info Frank La Vigne www.FranksWorld.com frank@franksworld.com @Tableteer