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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / General Topics / October 2008Do any of you have experience with Silverlight?
Do any of you have experience with Microsoft Silverlight? If so, what do you think of it? I am using Vista Home Premium but have not installed Silverlight because I don't know anything about it. MaryL Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/  SignatureCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- Do any of you have experience with Microsoft Silverlight? If so, what do you think of it? I am using Vista Home Premium but have not installed Silverlight because I don't know anything about it. MaryL > Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and > cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > MaryL Have you used it? If so, can you explain more about it. Your description is the same as on the site you linked (and doesn't really explain a lot to me). If I click on "tell me more" at the MS site, I would have to install Silverlight to see it. So, can you give me some practical (meaning: I don't understand) uses for someone who is not a tecchie but who does a *lot* of Internet browsing, spreadsheeting, and word processing? Thanks, MaryL >> Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and >> cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Thanks, > MaryL It is like Adobe Flash Player and as websites adopt it you will end up having to use it... the weather on www.kcci.com for example. Unless you plan to author stuff with it I think that is about as simple an explanation as you can get. Many web sites that are feature-rich use an activeX plug-in, such as Adobe Flash Player or Microsoft's Silverlight. It's use is transparent to the user. You can always uninstall Silverlight if for some reason you don't care for it. SignatureCarey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- > Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and > cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media > experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. > http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/ Have you used it? If so, can you explain more about it. Your description is the same as on the site you linked (and doesn't really explain a lot to me). If I click on "tell me more" at the MS site, I would have to install Silverlight to see it. So, can you give me some practical (meaning: I don't understand) uses for someone who is not a tecchie but who does a *lot* of Internet browsing, spreadsheeting, and word processing? Thanks, MaryL | > Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and | > cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of media [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] | Thanks, | MaryL It is Microsoft's answer to "flash player" to be used in web sites. If a web site uses silverlight, it is handy to have. If you don't have it, some animation on a web site might not work as intended. It is not required, but it is not harmful either. "Richard in AZ" <me@mailinator.com> wrote in news:ON$1XwSuIHA.552 @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: > It is not required, but it is not harmful either. In the same way that flash is not harmful? http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1655 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-6019 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-0071 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1654 Sadly, these sort of web-based components have a history of eventually falling to some sort of exploit. There are no good reasons to install silverlight currently, and plenty to say, do not. SignaturePlease remove my_pants when replying by email. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** | "Richard in AZ" <me@mailinator.com> wrote in news:ON$1XwSuIHA.552 | @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] | There are no good reasons to install silverlight currently, and plenty to | say, do not. Keep your pants on. There are no "fool proof" answers to any thing. But that does not mean we have to hide in a hole all our life. > Do any of you have experience with Microsoft Silverlight? If so, what do > you think of it? I am using Vista Home Premium but have not installed > Silverlight > because I don't know anything about it. > > MaryL Thanks, everyone. That does explain it. I'll download it, and now I will also go back to the site Carey Frisch referenced and look at the "tell me more" demo. MaryL > Do any of you have experience with Microsoft Silverlight? If so, what do > you think of it? I am using Vista Home Premium but have not installed > Silverlight > because I don't know anything about it. > > MaryL Mary, Very few sites use it and general adoption is still up for grabs. And it is still under development. Not yet portable either. By defering installing it, you have one less thing to go wrong and possibly one less thing to update later. You will know when you need it. >> Do any of you have experience with Microsoft Silverlight? If so, what do >> you think of it? I am using Vista Home Premium but have not installed [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > You will know when you need it. Aha! That's a good thought, too. It could easily be downloaded later. Thanks, MaryL > Aha! That's a good thought, too. It could easily be downloaded later. > > Thanks, > MaryL It will likely see great improvements. The 1.0 release of the software is not very robust (I hate that word). The 2.0 is in beta and will be a much better experience for users. > It will likely see great improvements. The 1.0 release of the software is not > very robust (I hate that word). The 2.0 is in beta and will be a much better > experience <arrrgghh!> I hate *that* word! > for users. Have you noticed that businesses which don't provide a service or product any better than their competition have started crooning about the "experience" that they offer? Thus, there's the "driving experience", the "shopping experience", the "dining experience", the "movie-going experience", the "medical care experience", the "homemaking experience", and the "Internet browsing experience". Right now, I drive a small car that has a mileage experience to offset the recently enhanced gasoline hosing experience and the resulting reduced horizon experienced. *TimDaniels* MaryL;715526 Wrote: > Do any of you have experience with Microsoft Silverlight? If so, what do > you think of it? I am using Vista Home Premium but have not installed > Silverlight > because I don't know anything about it. > > MaryL Hello MaryL, Here is a brief Microsoft description of Silverlight : Microsoft Silverlight 1.0 (KB946609) Installation date: ‎4/‎7/‎2008 8:27 PM Installation status: Successful Update type: Optional Microsoft Silverlight is a lightweight browser plug-in for Internet Explorer and Firefox that blends animation, audio/video, and interactivity to deliver richer Web site experiences. More information: 'Description of the update for Silverlight 1.0: January 15, 2008' (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107413) 'Description of the update for Silverlight 1.0: January 15, 2008' (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107414) Help and Support: 'Microsoft Silverlight: Light Up the Web' (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=107403) PS. Click on the links for more infos. Signaturet-4-2 I understand Silverlight much better now to all of the great responses to MaryLs' question. Thanks ....but I am still unsure of a few things as I am not very computer literate, know just enough to be dangerous !? Thank You All for your time with this. It was stated that Silverlight 'competes' with Adobe, etc. My question is: If you already have Adobe or any of the other whatchamacallits like that, how do you know which one to use when trying to view a video or whatever? Or does the computer and/or the website tell you which one to use, (Activ-X ? ) Also, being as I'm not very computer savvy, (can't you tell by my fabulous use of technical jargon !), pls let me ask: Silverlight2 is out, but it is in beta........so would it be prudent to just wait until they have worked on it a bit longer & DL the #1 version or just forget about it all together until prompted to use it ? Thank's for all your time & help .......QH |
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