Programming, .NET, Silverlight & More

I did a little research and from what I could tell, they do the same thing. Which one is better and does it hurt to have them both on my comp?

One is made by Adobe and the other by Microsoft. They do similar things, but also have features that are not compatible with the other program. Of the two, flash is more common (been around longer). It does not harm your computer to have both on it. As small as they are, you might be giving up the hard drive space need to store about two songs if you have them both. Barely noticeable.

Because in reality, computer programming isn’t at all that important to me.
I need to make it sound plausible.
Please help!

Writers frequently have to write about subjects that don’t interest them. Your instructor has probably outlined some method or formula for this kind of essay, and you should use that for the structure of your piece. Basically, you’ll need a beginning that introduces your readers to the topic and contains a thesis sentence, a middle that includes several points you want to make along with arguments to support them, and an ending that restates your thesis, sums up your important points, and states a conclusion.

Some points you might use are:

1. Learning computer programming improves one’s logic and analytical thinking.
2. Computer-programming skills are fundamental to many operations on the Internet.
3. Computer programming will be a hot area for new jobs over the coming decades.
4. Computer programmers will command respect in the community in the computer age.

You get the idea. You have to project yourself into the topic and come up with several statements that you can support with a couple of convincing arguments each and put it all together in essay form. Good luck with your project!

I’m working on a web app, but I want Mac users to be able to use it as well. Will they be able to use it if I write it in Silverlight?

There is a program called Moonlight that is part of Mono Tools. Moonlight is the Silverlight equivilant for Linux and Unix/X11 based systems.

Moonlight 2 was released in December 2009. It’s unlikely that it will work with Silverlight 4.0, but it will support older versions.

http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight

What are the main things that microsoft siliverlight is used for? I want to uninstall it but only if it is something i dont use! But I don’t know if it is something i use! I don’t ever open it but is it something like that you use and don’t really know you use it? thanks for the help people

Microsoft Silverlight is just like an flash player which runs in web browsers. Microsoft Silverlight is not used in many webpages but webpages which uses silverlight will run smoothly.

I took my laptop to school and used the wireless internet there. when i went back home i use the internet cable But now that I am at home, all the graphs and pictures for websites don’t show. Example they will ask to download silverlight software or java, but I already have the newest versionof both of these on the computer.
What should I do???

This likely has nothing to do with SilverLight or JAVA.

Most likely, you do NOT have the right Permissions to access your school’s Servers from outside the school.

Talk to your school’s Tech Support staff.

Can I delete/uninstall it?
What’s it used for?

Yes, you can uninstall it (not delete, you need to uninstall it if you want to get rid of it). It’s not necessary.

I run windows vista and i wanted to update silverlight and went into the settings and was not able to set any of the update settings because all were grayed out. i right clicked and chose run as administrator but it would still not allow me to choose any options. i just want to know how to enable the auto update function.

Some PC configurations cannot use Auto update. Read here. www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/resources/documentation/updater.aspx

What is the relationship between net energy efficiency and the second law of thermodynamics? How are related?

They aren’t related. "Net energy efficiency" is just a concept we use to understand how "good" a system is at converting "what we pay for" into "what we want".

The second law of thermodynamics is the law of forbidden entropy destruction. Entropy OF THE UNIVERSE can either increase due to a process (an irreversible process) OR remain conserved due to a process (a reversible process). BUT, the net entropy of the universe cannot be destroyed, that would be an impossible process.

Sorry it’s a dumb question but I had to download it to watch netflix on my computer. I’m not understanding what it does.

Silverlight is Microsofts multimedia platform language. It does not take up very much room on your computer.