Easily use DesignData with Caliburn.Micro for Windows Store apps
They may have removed the sample data functionality in the latest versions of Blend, but have no fear, you can still accomplish effective Designer/Developer workflows.
BalloonPop released for Windows Phone
I’m happy to announce that BalloonPop for the Windows Phone has been released. I’ve been speaking and working with Windows Phone for a long time.
Sharing Code with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
Another great day at VSLive in Las Vegas. Today was the really fun, and geeky, talk for me were we dive into some of the.
Make your App Alive with Tiles and Notifications
It’s great being here at VSLive in Vegas. I’d like to send a big thank you to everyone who attended my session, hopefully everyone had.
Build 2012 Recap
The Adventure of Build 2012 This has been and exciting year for technology especially around Windows8. Shortly after Build 2011, last year, I began my.
Using the WCF Data Services Client with Windows 8 RTM
I’m very excited to have gotten my book release before Windows 8 became available. In light of the official Windows 8 RTM there are a.
Getting Started with Windows 8 Apps is now available
I’m happy to announce that my Getting Started with Windows 8 Apps book (formerly Getting Started with Metro Style Apps). Get a head start on.
Getting Started with Metro Style Apps book is available for Early Release
As many of my friends know I’ve been working hard on a new book for O’Reilly called Getting Started with Metro Style Apps. This book.
Introduction to the Windows Runtime (WinRT) – Code Camp NYC
Its been a long past few weeks, with the announcement of Windows 8 and the Windows Runtime and the preparation for my presentation at the.
Build – The Developer’s Launch of Windows 8
The first keynote of Build was all about the launch of new Windows 8 for developers. As they said, Windows 8 is a reimaging of the way we interact with devices and use computers. With all this reimaging comes some major changes to the development paradigms that we are currently use to and it seems as though this conference is focusing on getting the developers up to speed with all the changes that affect how software will be created for the next version of Windows.
The keynote centered around 2 main topics. First is the changes in computing, including hardware, mobility, and the way in which we interact with multiple devices of all sizes. Second, is the new Metro UI , which is the way in which immersive Windows 8 applications are built and developed to provide rich experiences on the native operating system.