Contents tagged with Windows RT
Windows 8 Editions Feature Chart
The Windows Team has just announced the various versions of Windows 8, including a chart of features of the individual editions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. Windows RT, the newest member of the Windows family, had previously been referred to as Windows on ARM or WOA. The blog post also …
Fast Track Your App at the Metro Accelerator Lab Next Week in Chevy Chase
Do you have an app idea? Are you working on an app and you’ve hit a wall, then come to the Metro Accelerator lab next week at the Chevy Chase Microsoft office. Seating is limited, so register now. Please join us for a special, event that you simply don't want to miss – the Metro Accelerator Lab. …
Metro Friday Hackathons in the DC Area
If you’re a developer in the DC metro area working on a Metro style app for Windows 8, then you don’t want to miss these special events. Metro Friday Hackathons Join us on three Fridays in May for Metro Friday Hackathons. We simply want to provide you with an event where you can sit …
Adventures in Windows 8 June Round Up Post
Here’s a round up of all my “Adventures in Windows 8” blog posts for handy reference. Adventures in Windows 8: Taking a Closer Look at WinJS.xhr Adventures in Windows 8: Writing WinRT Components Adventures in Windows 8: Wait, Did You Say JavaScript? Adventures in Windows 8: Handling HTTP 302 …
Adventures in Windows 8: HTTP Post Helper WinRT Component
Are you writing a Metro style app in JavaScript and dealing with a pesky HTTP 302 server response? Are you using the WinJS.xhr to send an HTTP POST request and everything appears to work fine, but you don’t see any cookies come back from the server? Then I may have your answer. For more details on …
Windows 8 Quick Tip Adding a Background Image
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ve probably read that my first Windows App is now available. [Store Page] And, if you’ve been reading my Twitter feed, then you know that I have a few more apps in the submission queue. One of the key take-aways from my the App Excellence Lab last Summer was …
Professional Windows 8 Programming with C# and XAML
I’m happy to announce that this book is now available for pre-order. I was the technical editor on this book and I, for one, am really excited for this book to come out. It does a great job covering a wide topic area (Windows 8 development is a huge topic) in an approachable and practical way. …
Making of the Surface Commercial
Here’s a look at the behind the scenes work to the Surface Movement commercial.
Adventures in Windows 8: OOP Patterns and Windows Runtime Component Libraries
The Windows 8 App programming model allows for the creation of WinRT Components that can be created in C/C++, C#, or Visual Basic, but consumed by all the languages Windows 8 supports: JavaScript, C/C++, C#, and Visual Basic.
That’s right, you can write code in C++ and use it from JavaScript. …
Get Ready to Rumble Radar
Local developer genius and user group speaker, Roberto Hernandez has just released his first Windows 8 Store app: Rumble Radar. Rumble Radar uses an open government data feed from the United States Geological Survey and a great example of using free data sources in your applications. Read more …