As a consumer you would use the Windows 8 Store to get an application onto Windows 8 Consumer Preview. The store is a great way to discover, try, buy (optional) and update applications. But… if you are an Enterprise looking to get Metro applications onto your employees Windows 8 desktops then you will likely want… [Read more…]
March 20, 2012
Now my blog has a Metro vibe, I also felt it was time to revisit MetroTwit as my twitter client. I didn’t really get on with MetroTwit when it first came across it but it now seems a very decent client and good enough for me to keep Hootsuite for “power tweeting” (which I don’t… [Read more…]
March 12, 2012
In other words… the ones I know about and keep using …and need to jot down somewhere (here!) lest I forget Charms and App Bar Windows-C Open the Charms bar. Windows-I Open the Settings charm. Windows-K Open the Connect charm. Windows-H Open the Share charm. Windows-Q Open the Search pane. Windows-W Open the Settings Search… [Read more…]
March 8, 2012
I am just completing the final day of some rather good Windows 8 Metro App developer training. 90% of the time we have been using JavaScript.JavaScript has many “omg” moments when compared to trusty C#. Which is why it has been very handy to have Mike T sitting next to me. If you find yourself… [Read more…]
March 1, 2012
My group is laying on a a three city (London, Manchester and Edinburgh) tour which focuses on the Windows 8 opportunities for developers. These are one day events providing accelerated learning on Windows 8 application development. More details on the UK Tech.Days home page. London, Friday, 30th March 2012 – Register Manchester, Friday, 27th April… [Read more…]
January 11, 2012
I posted on App Stores and marketplaces in November to raise awareness amongst UK ISVs of what I think will be a game changer in how consumers and businesses purchase applications for Windows in the future. Since then the Windows 8 team has been busy explaining how the Windows 8 App Store will work and… [Read more…]
November 3, 2011
Post BUILD conference, much has been written about “Windows 8” and the impact of the announced technologies on developers, especially existing .NET developers. Some of the conclusions people reached in those early days and weeks were quite frankly… a little weird IMHO. Which is why I was pleased to see this short summary from Andrew… [Read more…]
September 23, 2011
Although the BUILD conference was primarily about Windows 8, there was still a lot of great sessions on Windows Azure. Now… how do we collectively find the time to watch them Overview Getting started with Windows Azure by Brian Prince Introduction to Windows Azure: the cloud operating system by Mark Russinovich Inside Windows Azure: the… [Read more…]
September 22, 2011
There is a new Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8. Which is cool. The kit includes templates and samples to start using some of the new features of Windows 8 in your Windows Azure applications – and from a Windows Metro Style App. And there are several blog posts showing you how to use the… [Read more…]
September 21, 2011
Last week while I was on holiday in Seville, sipping sangria and enjoying full sun and 37 degrees (actually I was hiding in the shadows), we made a few small announcements at the BUILD conference. Actually we made lots of big announcements I’m just working through the announcements (and some of the details behind them)… [Read more…]
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