Categories / WinRT
Build 2016 Keynote (Day 1) notes
Cordova app in Visual Studio error with Windows Store deploy/debug: certificate specified has expired
Video Tutorial: Developing for Microsoft Band - Getting Started with Windows Phone
Hiding the system tray during design time (Windows Phone 81)
Cross platform development with Apache Cordova for VS2013 – a hello world using the camera
PDF to audio in Windows Runtime Apps in C#, for when I don’t want to read
Changing the Pivot Header template in Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone WinRT
More travel and Windows Store App Visual Studio error: This app does not support the contract specified or is not installed
Adding contacts in a Universal Store App (Windows Store and Windows Phone)
Using Microsoft Translator Service – integrated with Speech
Windows Runtime Optical Character Recognition and Speech Synthesis- adding additional language support
Using the StatCounter API (C# example Net and WinRT)
More on Japan and autogenerating assets for a Windows Store (and Windows Phone) application
Video: Get Started With Optical Character Recognition with the OCR Library for Windows Runtime
Localizing a Universal Store App part 2
Localizing a Universal Store App part 1
WinRT- grabbing the last file the user accessed FutureAccessList and MostRecentlyUsedList
Working with the StatusBar/SystemTray in WP (SL and WinRT) plus some guidelines
How to create a live tile for your website (in a few minutes)
So you think you can draw? Explaining the WP situation with whiteboarding
Creating and using brokered components step by step video
Windows Phone 81 with WinJS, Angularjs using a WinRT Component in C# (cross language component)
Code reuse: Shared project, PCL, WinRT component or linked files?
Autoformatting XAML
(video) Sharing views (XAML) using Portable Class Libraries
(Video) Installing and running the Windows Phone emulator in a Virtual Machine
Dev center and app submission deep dive:Notes BUILD 2014
Free 3 day course on Building Apps for Windows Phone 81 (& Windows Store Apps)
Build XAML Converged Apps: Notes BUILD 2014
Common XAML UI Framework: Notes BUILD 2014
Universal Apps Q and A from BUILD 2014 Day 1
Detailed notes and news: BUILD 2014 Keynote
Windows Store Apps: adapting to sizes instead of states
More on Search in WInRT: Search history
User friendly SearchBox in Windows Store Apps: separators, suggestions and result items
First day at work, hello dream job and hello IdentityMine
6 ways of setting design time data in Windows Store Apps (XAML and C#)
Windows Store Apps: Better user experience when launching files in target applications with LauncherOptions
Implementing a SettingsFlyout (settings pane) in Windows Store Apps 81
VisualStates and the missing Snapped mode made easy in Windows Store Apps
Passing event arguments from XAML in Windows Store Apps (InputConverter, InputConverterParameter etc)
Implementing Search in Windows Store Apps 8 screenshot guide
Windows Store not working - have you tried turning it off and on?
How to add a privacy policy/statement to your Windows Store App
The colors of Windows Store Apps- style names and colors in WinRT
BUILD 2013: What is new in Windows Runtime
BUILD 2013: What is new in XAML (highlights)
WinRT JS app guide: Introduction
Example: Compressing and decompressing files in a Windows Store App with GZipStream class
Error Windows 8 / Visual Studio 2012: Something went wrong with Share Try again later
Settings panel: Windows Store Apps JS/HTML and C#/XAML side by side
Windows Store App Enterprise Deployment mini-guide
Error: Visual Studio 2012 hangs or crashes when adding new folder in Windows Store App with Javascript and Html
A simple design time data example with Windows Store Applications for beginners
Stupid Question 138: In RE to WinRT development what is the hardest bit to grasp/interesting for an iOS dev?
Confused about WinRT? Best in-depth article!
WinRT comparison JS/Html and C#/XAML: Using a grid for app layout
The Windows Store App margin guidelines cheat sheet
Connecting your website to your Windows Store App with meta tags
Geolocation: Windows Store Apps JS/HTML and C#/XAML side by side
What you must know about pen and touch in Windows Store Apps
WinRT app guide: Step 18: Running the WACK tool and submitting to the Windows Store
Example WinRT: Changing existing style resource at runtime in code using databindings
Windows Store App: Live tiles and toast- a simple example
Prism for NET 45 (and WinRT)
WinRT app guide: Step 17: Adding required app images for multiple scale factors
Windows Store App Development for iOS Developers agenda (free streaming event)
iOS developer curious about Windows Store App development? Free two day event!
WinRT app guide: Step 16: Sharing content by contract in 4 easy steps
Problem: Unable to activate Windows Store app: This app failed to launch because of an issue with its license
WinRT app guide: Step 15: Exporting data as a text file
WinRT app guide: Step 14: Adding layout awereness and snapped view, disabling portrait view
Example Windows Store App & Portable Class Library: How to access and use PCL resources
Example Windows Store App /WinRT: Adding and using Bing Map
Microsoft Windows Store App Exams/Certifications are out
WinRT app guide: Step 13: Adding a horizontal chart and custom pallets for the charts
WinRT app guide: Step 12: Async CRUD with SQLite and an awesome piechart
How to invoke javascript functions in a WebView in Windows Store Apps
Playing sound, music or video in Windows Store Apps
WinRT app guide: Step 11: Using a valueconverter to work with element visibility
Simple TypeScript Example: Windows Store App using TypeScript with classes, inheritance and interfaces in 6 steps
Stupid Question 57: Iris, what are your top 6 tips for getting started with Windows Store App development?
WinRT app guide: Step 10: Adding a lightweight database (SQLite) and CRUD support + two-way element binding
WinRT app guide: Step 9: Adding the editing field
Running the WACK tool using Powershell 2012 in Windows 8 to test a Windows Store App
WinRT app guide: Step 8: Typography and color compliance, styling up the app and the RadControl chart
My first Windows Store App , IntuiTrain, can be downloaded for free from Windows Store :D
Windows Store App submitted! Demo video is up
WinRT app guide: Step 7: Using CollectionViewSource in WinRT
WinRT/Metro App Q n’ A: How do I programmatically unsnap from Snapped view?
WinRT app guide: Step 6: Adding a DataTemplate to the ListView
WinRT app guide: Step 5: Adding the model and some helper classes
WinRT app guide: Step 4: Adding RadControls for WinRT/Metro
WinRT app guide: Step 3: Creating the basic UI
Looks like I'll be speaking at DevReach 2012 in Bulgaria
Free 'book' : User Experience Guidelines for Metro/Windows 8 style apps (WinRT apps)
WinRT/Metro App Q n’ A: Can I access accent / start screen background color in my app?
WinRT app guide: Step 2: The Plan
Example Metro app /WinRT: Change/switch styles or datatemplates at runtime using code behind
WinRT app guide: Step 1: The idea
I’m joining the Telerik team as a Technical Evangelist
WinRT/Metro App Q n’ A: Can I set the MaxDropDownHeight on a ComboBox?
Example Metro app /WinRT: How to change the style of the radiobutton
Name change rumours, is 'Metro' out and Windows 8-style UI in?
Example Metro app /WinRT: How to change default selected item colors when using Listview?
Example Metro app /WinRT: How to add more Segoe UI Symbol symbols as icons
Example Metro app /WinRT: Out-of-the-box Icons for Buttons (XAML)
Example WinRT/Metro App: How to edit default template in Visual Studio 2012 and Blend
Example Metro app /WinRT: Homemade Chart and DatePicker for Metro Apps
WinRT/Metro App Q n’ A: How do I get the screen resolution and scale?
Telerik DatePicker XAML control for Windows 8
Great news for WinRT Devs: Resharper 7 beta is out +Telerik XAML and HTML Controls for Windows 8
My first year of programming July 11 2011- July 12 2012
XAML/WinRT/Metro App Q n’ A: How to set border to TextBlock height and width?
Example Metro app /WinRT: Serializing and deseralizing objects using XMLSerializer to StorageFile and LocalFolder using generics and async/await threading
Example Metro app /WinRT: Show/Hide items in AppBar based on current selected FlipView Item
WinRT/Metro App Q n' A: Where do local files go?
Example Metro app /WinRT: Serializing and deseralizing objects to StorageFile and LocalFolder using generics and async/await threading
Example Metro app /WinRT: background task that uppdates internet connection and metering (roaming) information based on network changes
Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for just $3999? Better read the fineprint!
Simple example (downloadable): adding data (WinRT / Metro App) using data bindning in XAML
Creating a ScaleTransform animation in C# for WinRT/ Metro Apps
Access storyboard from VisualStateManager/ access VisualState in code (programmatically)
Is your (Metro) App designed for accessibility?
Some of my App Excellence Lab questions - and answers
The App Excellence Lab – what happened and how do I feel ?
Free Microsoft Seminar in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Helsingborg (Sweden) 27-28 June!
Microsoft Surface
Chart controls for Windows8 Metro apps from Telerik (preview)
Agenda for Virtual Training with Microsoft: Windows 8 UX Fundamentals for Metro apps
Attending a Microsoft App Excellence Lab next week, hoping for a token for Windows Store
Free Virtual Training with Microsoft on thursday: Windows 8 UX Fundamentals for Metro apps
Windows 8 on iPad: Splashtop: Can't connect to PC 'could not reach'
Windows 8 and testing Metro app touch functionality on your iPad with Splashtop
Hotmail changes look to Metro style, new name and connects to Facebook?