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Creating XAML Code Snippets for Visual Studio 2013 9 Jul 2013 | 11:26 am
A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of being in front of you, our developer customers (and friends) at the Microsoft BUILD conference. (I never know how to write “build” in a sentence and refuse ...
Priorities, passion and employment 3 May 2013 | 10:59 pm
Those of us who work for corporations/companies/whatever (read: not self-employed) usually get an allotment of vacation (or ‘PTO’ – personal time off) each year. Most companies have policies that put...
Ensuring your Windows store app knows of a language change 27 Mar 2013 | 12:05 am
In my working with Windows Store apps, I’ve become increasingly fond/aware of the advantages for app localization. There are a lot of resources out there for you to localize your app using a good-bet...
Implement a ‘smart banner’ for your Windows Store app 18 Feb 2013 | 09:25 pm
As someone who uses a few iOS devices around the house, I’ve become fond of visiting sites and seeing a little banner that lets me know that a native app is available for the web app I’m using. This ...
Remote Debugging your Windows Store app on your Surface 26 Oct 2012 | 10:24 pm
So you got that shiny new Surface device today? I’m sure you spent the first few hours just opening it up, setting your personal experiences to your desire, re-installing and discovering new apps. B...
Using Azure Web Sites to market your Windows App 27 Sep 2012 | 08:39 am
In some of our internal discussion lists there was some questions about how to host certain content for their application. Most of the discussion came up from apps needing a privacy policy (Rule 4.1 ...
Using vector data for AppBar icons in XAML 4 Sep 2012 | 04:36 am
I was helping a friend today doing some over-the-shoulder code review and suggestions for his Windows app he’s writing for the store. In doing this I asked a question about how to perform a certain a...
New-DiffGist: a powershell cmdlet for posting diffs fast 23 Aug 2012 | 05:05 am
In the late nights when I have time to work on Callisto (my Windows 8 XAML toolkit), I often am making changes that I really wish I could either pair with someone on or at a minimum solicit some feedb...
UPDATED HOWTO: SQLite with Windows 8 apps 8 Aug 2012 | 02:05 am
I’ve previously posted a few things about SQLite including a HOWTO on how to build from their source code. If you still want to build your own DLL from their source code that is totally fine, but not...
Seeding your Metro style app with a SQLite database 28 Jun 2012 | 11:59 pm
It looks like people are really glad about being able to use SQLite within their Metro style apps. I had written two previous posts (Using SQLite in your Metro style app and HOWTO: Build and include ...
