Windows 8 has now shipped and developers are busy building Windows Store Applications (bad name). Developers who have experience working with Xaml have expectations on how Xaml should behave. The other day I was trying to do something I have done before. I wanted to change the DataTemplate of an item in an items control... Continue Reading →
Updated: Here is a link to a video that shows the new SCCM features for supporting Windows 8 that are available in the SP1 Today I presented ‘Reimagining the Enterprise with Windows 8’ at Boston Code Camp 18. I talked about some challenges you may face when bringing Windows 8 into the Enterprise. I also... Continue Reading →
In my previous post on Simulating a Tab Control, I used radio buttons and a FlipView control to simulate a tab control. A commenter pointed out that there were no animation when changing FlipViewItems if you switch items by setting the selected item index. These subtle animation are part of the new experience of Windows... Continue Reading →
Last night I had the pleasure of speak to the new Windows 8 User Group in Boston. There was a pretty good crowd, well mixed in technologies (C# vs. HTML) and interests (enterprise dev vs. commercial dev vs. game dev). I hope that this will grow to be a vibrant Windows 8 community. I spoke... Continue Reading →
I was looking through the forums on MSDN today and found someone asking how to implement a Tab Strip Control in Windows 8 Store applications. They used the Store as an example, wanting functionality that behaves like the OverView, Details, Reviews section. Currently there are no tab controls in Windows 8 and I haven’t seen... Continue Reading →
The other day I was researching the different file access scenarios available for Windows 8. I needed the research for my chapter on accessing data in my Windows 8 Book (more on that later). The restrictive sandbox that Windows 8 applications operate in can prove challenging. To access data outside the sandbox and Windows libraries... Continue Reading →
In my last post, I started a journey to see if I can share data between a WPF application and a Windows 8 Metro application. We left off with the data in the Metro application. According to the map the way back to the WPF application is through the Documents folder. Only when the data... Continue Reading →
Update: Part 2 Hot off the press As most of you know Microsoft is about to release a new operating system. If you have not heard then you should crawl out from under the rock and embrace the future of Windows. With the new operating system they are releasing a new type of application. These... Continue Reading →
In a few months Windows 8 will be released. This is an exciting, reimagining of the Windows operating system. With this new operating system comes a new application paradigm. Metro applications are optimized for tablets device. These new applications operate in a restrictive, sandbox environment. This is part of the security that is intended to... Continue Reading →
Last week was a busy week for Microsoft. First they announced that they were building their own Windows 8 tablet. Then later in the week they conducted a Windows Phone Summit, giving developer their first glimpse into the next version of Windows Phone. Rant After getting over the initial shock of the fact Microsoft has... Continue Reading →
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