Same XAML Silverlight and WPF – different result

I did not know the following would produce different results in WPF and Silverlight

<Grid>
        <TextBlock Text=”{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=Tag}” Tag=”hello”/>
    </Grid>

In WPF, you see “Hello”. In silverlight you dont see anything

The following XAML produces same result in WPF and Silverlight

<Grid>
        <TextBlock Tag=”hello” Text=”{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}, Path=Tag}” />
    </Grid>

Silverlight forums error

The new forums seems to be faster and better organized. Now if only we can sign in to the forums can work without throwing errors with all the path and details. Could not get signed into forums all day today

Available for consulting

I am looking for work in Dallas,TX area. If you are in need of a WPF/Silverlight resource let me know. I will send my resume for your consideration

Silverlight and Prism sample

After playing around with prism, I wanted to do the flexstore application using silverlight and prism and submit for the Component Art competition, but it looks like I am not going to much more than what I have till now after all, but it was a good learning exercise. Here are some screenshots of the app. you can try the demo here.
Note: All the functionality is in the products section. Drag and drop is not functional. we have to click on the buttons that popup when we mouse over the items

you need to login before you can submit an order. Data comes form an xml file. Users, and their orders are stored in the IsolatedStorage

Comments on blog

Recently, there is a flood of comments in lanugages I dont understand. just wanted to let visitors know that comments in any language other than english will be deleted.

Looking for a job

My current contract  job where I do c#, asp.net, wcf, sql server is ending. if you, or someone you know is looking for a consultant with any or all of c#, WPF, WCF, Silverlight, asp.net, sqlserver, linq etc in and around Dallas, TX, please drop a line or send me an email, I can send my detailed resume and contact information for your consideration