Shamelessly reblogged from the Microsoft BizSpark Group Blog! Our champions in DC area, Ashish Jaiman and Ed Donahue, were mentors at StartupWeekend Blacksburg just last week (Sept 14th – 16th ) held at Rackspace in Blacksburg. The event was a huge success, and our guy Ashish says “Wow, what a great event. We got to…
Category: Windows 8
Windows 8 Hackathon @ Duke
On Friday I’ll be at Duke University in Durham, NC to run a 24-hour Windows Hackathon. Here are all the details: Our Hackathon is an open Windows 8 code fest. Code to your heart’s content and get familiar with all of the great Windows 8 features. It’s the perfect opportunity to get your dream application…
Windows 8 Session @ Duke
Windows 8 Session 9/20 8:00pm Schiciano Auditorium Windows 8 is Windows re-imagined. Join us to learn about the new platform for building applications. Get an understanding of the platform design tenets, the programming language choices, and the integration points with the operating system and across Windows 8 apps. Talk a walk-through of some code to…
Windows Store Open to All Developers!
Today’s an especially great day to be a developer. We’re very excited to announce the last significant milestone in the rollout of the Windows Store before the general availability of Windows 8 on October 26. The Store is now open for app submissions from all developers – individuals and companies – in our supported markets,…
Windows 8 Learning Sessions at Virginia Tech
Windows 8 Learning Sessions Thursday, September 13th. 1pm-5pm Squires Student Center, Room 219 (parking info) Join us for a free learning sessions designed to help you start building applications for Windows 8 right away. We’ll show you how to use Visual Studio to code fast, fluid, immersive, and beautiful applications. Following the sessions, there will…
Windows 8 Colors (HEX code)
Get started building apps for Windows 8 with 30 to Launch! Take your app from to in-store with tips and tricks sent to your inbox. Sign up here! In my own projects I really like to have correct colors. With Windows 8 coming out, more and more of my projects are around Windows 8. I’m…
Get Started with Windows 8 Today!
Begin your 30-day journey to create a Windows 8 Metro style app. Sign up to get started and receive: Insider tips and tricks on Windows 8 application development. Personal on-the-phone access to a Windows 8 architect. * An exclusive one-on-one Metro style design consultation. * An opportunity to get expert help from a Microsoft Services…
Windows 8 DevCamps and Hackathons: July – September
I’m happy to pass along word that a new series of Windows 8 developer events are coming soon! These are special two-day events, with a DevCamp on day one featuring a full day of sessions plus an InstallFest, followed on day two by a Hackathon with Lightning Talks where you can bring app ideas to…
How to Create a Metro Icon
I recorded this screencast that shows you how to create a metro icon using Expression Design. You can get a 60-day trial of Expression Studio (which includes Design) at http://bit.ly/designtrial. If you’re a student, you can download it for free at DreamSpark.com.
Windows 8 Release Preview Available!
If you follow news in the tech world, you’re probably aware that the Windows 8 Release Preview went live last Thursday. If you don’t follow news in the tech world, I want to let you know that the Windows 8 Release Preview went live last Thursday! To get started right away, go download Windows 8…