Windows 8 Consumer Preview Installation Experience (with screenshots!)
Windows 8 Consumer Preview is finally here! I’ve already talked about my initial impressions of Windows 8, followed along with the BUILD keynotes day 1 and day 2 and provided developers with tips on...
View ArticleThoughts on name collision
On September 12, 2011 Microsoft revealed Windows 8 at the BUILD conference. Among the many new features and experiences introduced was a new style of fully immersive apps dubbed “Metro style apps”....
View ArticleFilling in the UX Gaps in Metro style Apps – TechBash Edition
On Saturday, I gave a presentation at TechBash about Windows 8 application design and development. The talk introduces the Metro Design principles and shows how to apply these principles to convert a...
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Updated Better Grid Application template
When I posted the “Better Grid Application” template for Metro style app development in XAML, I posted the wrong file. It was an older version of the template. Sorry about that. I have updated the...
View ArticleMetro Design Fundamentals – Philly .NET Code Camp 2012.1 Edition
I had the privilege of speaking at the Philly .NET Code Camp 2012.1 at Penn State Abington this past Saturday. My talk was titled Filling in the UX Gaps in Metro Style Apps, which should sound...
View ArticleSmall but beautifully functional data
I just added a post over on my Infragistics blog that discusses the benefits of using the new NetAdvantage for Windows Phone Sparkline control. Click here to read the post for more details. Related...
View ArticleIntroduction to MVC in Monotouch – Part 1: The basics
Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern Model-View-Controller, or MVC, is a design pattern that is often used in creating mobile applications. In an MVC application, the major building blocks of the...
View ArticleWindows 8 Style Apps?
While watching the live video from the Microsoft Office Preview event, me and my colleagues all had the same reaction (almost simultaneously in different locations) and we posted it to Twitter at...
View ArticleSouthwest Florida .NET Code Camp 2012 Recap
This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to attend and speak at the Southwest Florida .NET Code Camp 2012 in sunny Naples, FL. It was a great event with over 80 attendees. I was there as...
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Plantronics Voyager PRO UC v2 Review
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been trying out a Bluetooth headset from Plantronics called the Voyager PRO UC v2. Plantronics bills this as a next-generation device which offers Smart Sensor...
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