This week Bytes by MSDN and TechZulu brings to you Tim Heuer. Tim Heuer is a program manager for Microsoft Silverlight. He helps build the worldwide Silverlight community and is very passionate about the platform and technology in general. Having over 13 years of experience with Microsoft Web technologies, Tim is excited about the opportunities that Silverlight brings for developers and designers and wants to ensure that everyone has the best information and tools available to them for success.

Stuff Tim recommends you check out this summer:

• Garmin Nuvi
• Silverlight
• View Model Development
• Pattern Development
• Twitter Search
• Rainn Wilson's Twitter Feed: rainnwilson (Dwight Schrute from The Office)
• Scott Hansleman's Twitter Feed: shanselman
• Seinfeld – The Pool Guy Episode
• Twitpic
• Predicably Irrational by Dan Ariely
• Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubner
• Silverlight 2 Animation
• Silverlight 3

Curious what Tim's hacking now? Listen to him talk about his favorite new gadget, hot trends in Silverlight and development, and why his world is like George Costanza's.

Don't forget to take Tim with you: