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Windows 8 MSDN Webcast Series – Building Metro Style Apps
Some colleagues and I have just started a new series of one-hour MSDN webcasts focused on many aspects of developing Metro style apps for Windows 8.
The series launched yesterday, but all sessions will be made available as on-demand recordings. (I’ll update this post as they are.) Thanks to Jaime Rodriguez for the original post.
Click on the session titles to register for each. You can also download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and Visual Studio 11 Express Beta ahead of time to help follow along.
Enjoy the series!
-Chris Bowen
Monday, May 14th, 2012
[Webcast Completed] Introduction to the Windows 8 platform and the Windows Store
Jennifer Marsman
Windows 8 is Windows re-imagined! Join this session to learn about the new platform for building Metro-style applications. Get an understanding of the platform design tenets, the programming language choices, and the integration points with the operating system and across Metro-style apps. We will also discuss the enormous opportunity for developers to make crazy money with the Windows Store. You will walk away with the resources to begin writing Metro applications for Windows 8.
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 8:30 AM PDT
Designing apps with Metro style principles and the Windows personality
Chris Bernard
Metro style design has a set of five guiding principles to help you make the best choices when designing your app. These principles are the foundation for building great Metro style apps. Consider these principles as you plan your app, and always ensure your design and development choices live up to these principles.
Monday, May 21, 2012 8:30 AM PDT
Building Metro style apps with XAML: What .NET developers need to know
John Wiese
If you are experienced with .NET or Silverlight and are already familiar with XAML, this session will teach you everything you need to know to create a Metro style app for Windows 8. This session will cover updates to familiar features and explore concepts that are new for Windows 8. We’ll talk about building reusable Windows Runtime Components in C#, Async programming in Windows 8 and both the Visual Studio and Expression designers. This session will show you how to turn your XAML skills into money-making Metro style apps.
Wednesday May 23, 2012 8:30 AM PDT
What HTML developers need to know about coding Windows 8 Metro style apps
Michael Palermo
This session is perfect for any web developer wanting to leverage his/her skillset to develop Windows 8 Metro style apps. The session begins by proving how much web developers already know about building apps for Windows 8. The focus then turns to how to write JavaScript code with WinJS. Key points for Metro style app development will be highlighted by implementing popular feature requests using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.
Thursday, May 31, 2012 8:30 AM PDT
Win as One: How Contracts in Windows 8 Help You Build a Killer Metro App
G. Andrew Duthie
Contracts are agreements between Windows and your Metro style app that allow you to integrate Windows 8 features into your app. For example, Windows 8 lets users share content from one application to another by using the Share contract. In this session, you'll learn how contracts work and how to implement the built-in contracts such as Search, Share, Settings, and More. With Contracts, you can help users get more out of your app, and in a way that is consistent and intuitive, and they will reward you by coming back to your app again and again.
Monday, June 4th, 2012 8:30 AM PDT
Bring Your Windows 8 Metro Style Apps to Life with Tiles and Notifications
Chris Bowen
Tiles and Notifications are important ways to draw attention to your app and improve your users' experiences. Tiles can draw users back into your app when your tile comes to life on Start screen. They can also let users personalize their Start screen by creating deep links to specific places within your app. Notifications, delivered through the Windows Push Notification Service, can inform and draw your users back into your app even when it's not running. In this session, you will learn how to effectively implement Tiles and Notifications to help your apps shine.
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012 8:30 AM PDT
Building Windows 8 Metro style casual games using HTML 5
David Isbitski
The intent of this session is to help HTML5/JavaScript developers with writing their first Metro Style App in a fun, immersive way. We will cover the basics of HTML5 Canvas gaming and how we can easily bring it to Windows 8. We will then add additional game functionality as we introduce HTML5 Audio, CSS3 styling and web fonts, implementing a game loop with JavaScript, 3rd party frameworks, touch, camera, accelerometer, and WinJS controls.
 
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Microsoft Private Cloud Summit NYC, Chicago, LA
MSFT
1 May 2012 8:25 AM
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Microsoft Private Cloud SummitJoin us at the Microsoft Private Cloud Summit with the “Best of Microsoft Management Summit”! Learn about how the new System Center 2012 can help you manage nearly everything in your infrastructure – from the desktop, to devices, to datacenter and the cloud. At this one-day event, you will hear directly from our Redmond-based product team and Microsoft technology evangelists who will share what is new in System Center 2012, and give you a sneak peak of Windows Server “8”.
You will have the opportunity to engage with a panel of experts and get hands-on with the technology to see how you can simplify the management of your infrastructure, monitor and remediate application issues, and automate routine tasks.
New York: Wed May 16, 2012, Dan Stolts & Bob Hunt Presenting!
Chicago: Thu May 17, 2012
Los Angeles: Tue May 22, 2012
Register for your city today!
  
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IT Camp–Free Training Event-The Future Is Now – Part II
IT Camp: The Future Is Now – Part II
System Center 2012 & Windows Server 2012
Highly managed systems and private cloud are the future of IT, and the future is now. In Part II of our IT Camp series, you will build a test lab with an AD domain, learn what you need to know to start or continue building a private cloud with the test lab, and witness System Center 2012 in action. We will also preview the next version of Windows Server 2012.
Seating is limited so reserve your place now!
Hands On: The format of the hands on is “keep up with the presenter if you can”. We will be going through the content and you can follow along, if you like. You will get a lab guide to use during the session or to take home with you and do it / finish it later. In the lab, we will be setting up the server infrastructure that will be needed to deploy System Center 2012 basic components in your own lab. This will include AD infrastructure and virtual machines that you can use to later install System Center (VMM, Operations Manager, Orchestrator, Service Manager) including instructions on getting networking between the machines working. If you do want to try to keep up, in the hands-on lab, make sure you bring a laptop with plenty available disk space. Also, come early to grab a seat with electricity. These seats are very limited so if you want one, arrive early. CAMP HANDS-ON LAB REQUIREMENTS: If you want to participate in Hands-On please bring your laptop with the following minimum requirements:
CAMP REQUIREMENTS: Please bring your laptop with the following minimum requirements:
- 4GB RAM is sufficient for building a simple AD domain (and 8GB will be a reasonable minimum to run a non-trivial scenario of VM deployment, which is optional for this event)
- 80GB of free disk space
- x64 compatible processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology
- Basic install of Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with the Hyper-V Role enabled – Free download here
- Also, please backup your system before coming (just in case)
Download Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and System Center 2012 to facilitate the scenarios in our technical demos. And for those who want to experience the next version of Windows, download the consumer preview of Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.
Register now and save your seat for these FREE, full-day events in your local area.
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MSFT Office |
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MSFT Office |
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MSFT Office |
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Private Cloud, Cloud, Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization, System Center, Systems Management, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Cloud, Hyper-V, Private Cloud, System Center, Systems Management, Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 by dstolts. Bookmark the permalink.
About dstoltsDan Stolts (The "ITProGuru") is a technology expert who is a master of systems management and security. He is proficient in many Microsoft products especially in the server area (Windows Server, System Center, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtualization, Etc) and holds many certifications including MCT, MCITP, MCSE, TS, etc. Dan is currently specializing in System Management and Security and is also very passionate about virtualization technologies. Dan is and has been a very active member of the community. He is president of Boston User Groups, Founder of Virtualization Group Boston, Founder of North East Leaders and serves on many IT Community group boards. He is in the process of writing his first book on building technology communities. He is a believer in social networking and can be reached on twitter @ITProGuru. He has participated in many non-technology community groups such as: Rotary Club, Lions Club, local Chambers of Commerce and is a mentor for the local high schools. Dan is an enthusiastic advocate of technology and is passionate about helping others. Dan's lifelong passion has been and continues to be to help and teach others!
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Boston Area South
SolidWorks User Group
BAS-SWUG meeting
When: Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Time: 5:15pm – 8:30pm
Where: GE Energy Oil & Gas - Dresser Masoneilan
85 Bodwell Street, Avon, MA 02322-1190
http://www.dressermasoneilan.com/
Meeting Agenda
5:00pm - 5:30pm Eat, Mingle, Network
5:30pm – 6:00pm Business and Introductions
6:00pm – 7:00pm Presentation: API Jump start. Introduction to API programming to automate
SolidWorks workflow from a user’s perspective.
By Arnav Mukherjee -SolidWorks Corp
7:00pm – 7:15pm Break, networking
7:15pm – 8:15pm Presentation: Introduction to DriveWorks and DriveWorksXpress.
By Michael LaFleche -CAPINC
8:15pm – 8:30pm Q & A, Wrap up, prize drawings, next meeting date
This meeting is sponsored by:
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