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Be one of the FIRST DEVELOPERS to get your Windows 8 Metro App into the Store!

Calling all JavaScript/HTML5 & XAML/C#/VB/C++ Developers Wednesday, April 18th  the Windows Store blog announced that in the next significant Windows 8 preview release they will be expanding their global coverage with 33 additional app submission locales for developers.   Looking for Great Windows 8 Apps As you likely know Windows 8 is coming in the near… Continue Reading

How to Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview in VMware Player

Many of you asked about running on a VMware Player so here is a post on installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview in VMware Player.  Please note that our recommendation for the Consumer Preview is to run it natively on hardware so that you can experience Windows 8 on hardware, as it was designed to run… Continue Reading

The New SkyDrive

On April 23, Microsoft released the new SkyDrive!  Yes, it is awesome and you will enjoy the experience.  Microsoft just made SkyDrive more exciting and powerful with the SkyDrive for Windows app!   Once you install SkyDrive for Windows, you can access any of your SkyDrive data from your Windows PC.  A new SkyDrive folder is… Continue Reading

Who wants to be a Millionaire? Or better yet a Multi-Millionaire?

Are you a developer? Do you want to make millions of dollars?  If you answered “yes” to both questions then continue reading this post! It doesn’t matter: If you are a web developer, Windows Presentation Foundation or Silverlight developer, you can develop a Metro style app using the skills you already know (JavaScript, HTML5, CSS,… Continue Reading

How to Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview in VirtualBox

Before you start the steps, understand the basic requirement for this installation. You must have a Hardware Virtualization Technology computer. Make sure your computer support Hardware Virtualization Technology Download the correct distribution for your computer processor (32 bit or 64bit), you can download it from official site here.  Install Virtual Box and Virtual Box Extension… Continue Reading

Game on !! Microsoft Developer Day at the Game Developers Conference

Join us at Microsoft Developer Day at the Game  Developers Conference This is an opportunity for you to get exposure to the future of games and entertainment.  This event will consist of deep dives  focusing in Xbox Live and Windows 8.  You will learn about how you can build great experiences by capitalizing on Microsoft’s… Continue Reading

Coming Soon Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29!

Microsoft announced the availability on Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Feb. 29!   I am looking forward to download the Preview!