Silverlight is a development platform for writing and running rich internet applications that can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux based computer systems. Silverlight allows you to write nearly all applications. Today I want to address a topic on desktop sidebar, an application you can find in Silverlight.
As we know, desktop sidebar helps user to employ function on a computer, such as calendars, clock, incoming emails and so on. Sidebars are usually not cross platform which means a Windows sidebar can’ run on a Linux based machine. This issue can be solved by using Silverlight desktop sidebar.
For example, you are in the middle of online sales deal with two clients. One of the client use Linux and the other one use Mac. A Silverlight Desktop Sidebar would allow you and your clients to share the same gadgets and communicate with each other in real time. Many developers target one platform so this would allow users of the less targeted platforms to access applications that usually only the other platform receives.
(more…)
