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Exam Ref 70-687: Configuring Windows 8 Released

Microsoft Press has released the new book "Exam Ref 70-687: Configuring Windows 8" which is available for purchase from various stores. If you are planning to take up the certification exam 70-687: Configuring Windows 8, this book will help you prepare for it. The book "Exam Ref 70-687: Configuring Windows 8" is Read More →

Windows Store App Essentials using C# Jump Start Series

Here comes another Jump Start Series on Windows Store App Essentials using C# from the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) team which is scheduled to be held on May 2, 2013. The Windows Store App Essentials using C# will be hosted by Jerry Nixon, Microsoft Technical Evangelist and Daren May, co-founder of Read More →

Videos2Learn App for Windows 8 in the Windows Store

Want to Ace the interview and land your dream job ? Here's an Windows 8 app for it . Videos2Learn is a Windows 8 app developed by MPower which includes trainer led lessons and helps students to understand and assimilate various concepts that includes
  • communication
  • leadership
  • interview skills
  • and more...
The App is listed in the Read More →

Webcast – 8 Cool Features of Windows 8 with Hyper-V

Want to know some cool features of Windows 8 with Hyper-V ? Check out this Webcast from RedmondMag on the 8 cool features of Windows 8.

Webcast - 8 Cool Features of Windows 8 with Hyper-V Schedule

The webcast 8 Cool Features of Windows 8 with Hyper-V is scheduled to be held Read More →

Advanced Windows 8 App Development Using JavaScript Jump Start

Few Months back , Jeremy Foster and Michael Palermo , Microsoft Technology Evangelists had organized the Jumpstart series on Windows 8 development using JavaScript which targeted the developers who were interested in taking up the certification exams that included MCSD: Windows Store Apps using HTML5 (70-480 and 70-481). Here's another Jump Read More →

New Jump Start Series – Build Apps for Both Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8

Are you a Windows 8 developer and Windows Phone developer and looking for different ways to reuse the code written for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 apps ? If yes , Build Apps for Both Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8 Jumpstart is for you . Ben Riga , Read More →

How to Create a Batch file in Windows 8 ?

In this article , we will explore one of the easiest way on how to create batch file in Windows 8 . The process of creating batch file in Windows 7 or other versions of Windows too remains the same.

What is a Batch File ?

Batch file is a text Read More →

Wordament – First iPhone game with Xbox Live achievements

Wordament is one of my favourite game in Windows Phone and Windows 8. The game is so addictive that you end up playing levels without even getting to know how the time passed by. Now, Wordament is available for another platform too. Yes, it's the iPhone.

What is Wordament?

Wordament is a popular Read More →

Download Windows 8 90-day trial edition from MSDN Evaluation Centre

Few days back, I was having a discussion with one of my friend who is a developer and very keen on trying out Windows 8 on one of his laptop. Well, I was suggesting him for an upgrade offer from Microsoft that was announced few months back which was one of Read More →

Learn WinJS from BDotnet’s UG Meet on December 15

BDotnet (Bangalore .NET) user group is organising its User Group meeting on December 15 , 2012 on the topics related to the WinJS and Windows 8 development at Microsoft, Signature Building, Atrium , Bangalore.

What is BDotnet (Bangalore .NET)?

BDotnet (Bangalore .NET) User Group is one of the premier and active .NET Read More →

Win Xbox, Windows Phone, Windows 8 tablets with the Roadies Xplorer game

Microsoft's Internet Explorer, one of the leading Web Browser with deep native HTML5 support brings you the ultimate and adrenaline rushing game Roadies Xplorer. Roadies Xplorer will come alive in a staged manner, with the level already live, the next levels will be coming out after that. Start the action with Read More →

How to validate a required URL in HTML5?

I came across this one when trying out a sample Windows 8 app using HTML5 and JavaScript.

How to validate a required URL in HTML5?

You could validate the URL and also specify it as a required field in a Windows 8 App by using simple HTML5 tags and attributes. To specify the Read More →

How to run Google Chrome in Modern Style UI mode in Windows 8?

I use Internet Explorer a lot and sometimes Google Chrome too. When using the latest version (v23.0.1271.64m) of the Google Chrome today, I came across this interesting feature in Google Chrome where the Google Chrome runs in the Windows 8 mode.

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Live SDK for .NET and Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 Released

Microsoft has announced the release of the new Live SDK for .NET, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 which is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Centre.

What is Live SDK?

Live SDK includes the set of API's and controls that enables the developers access to the SkyDrive, Read More →

Free eBook – Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals

Microsoft Press has announced its free eBook Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals which can be downloaded from the Microsoft Press Blog post. The book Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals is written by Jerry Honeycutt and the book introduces the new features and capabilities Read More →

Player Framework v1.0 for Windows 8 and Windows Phone

The Player Framework for Windows 8 v1.0 is released and is now available for download from codeplex. The version 1.0 of Player Framework is a stable release after the 7 previews of the Player Framework.

What is Player Framework?

Player Framework is an open source component that is part of the Microsoft Read More →

Free Windows 8 for Dummies eBook from Dell

Windows 8 was officially launched by Microsoft few days back. I have been trying Windows 8 on my Dell XPS laptop and the experience on the new Windows 8 Operating System is awesome. If you are new to Windows 8 and wanted to know more about how to use the features of Read More →

Windows Phone App for Windows 8

Windows Phone 8 was officially launched on October 29, 2012. Along with the launch of Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has also launched a Windows Phone App for Windows 8 which is available for download from Windows 8 Store. The Windows Phone App for Windows 8 is a kind of replacement for Read More →

Webinar – ‘MVVM in Windows 8′ with Gill Cleeren by @silverlightshow

Silverlight Show is hosting a webinar on the topic MVVM in Windows 8 on October 26, 2012 at 22:30 (IST). This webinar 'MVVM in Windows 8' will be hosted by Gill Cleeren. Gill Cleeren is Microsoft Regional Director (www.theregion.com), MVP ASP.NET, INETA speaker bureau member and Silverlight Insider. In this session, Read More →

How to Display the Administrative Tools in the Windows 8 Start Screen?

Sometimes, it may be necessary for you to frequently access the Administration tools from the Start Screen in Windows 8. This might be specially be useful if you are a power user where the access to the administration tools from the start screen will speed up things. Although, the user Read More →
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