Channel 9 Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Bob_Tabor/Posts Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Bob_Tabor/Posts en Mon, 20 May 2013 00:05:12 GMT Mon, 20 May 2013 00:05:12 GMT Rev9 188 8 25 Part 34: Where to go from here? Bob reviews the topics discussed in this series of lessons, and provides some additional resources and guidance on how you should approach your career as a software developer.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here Bob reviews the topics discussed in this series of lessons, and provides some additional resources and guidance on how you should approach your career as a software developer. ResourcesWindows 8 UX Fundamentals Training Workshop 2012 Azure Mobile Services  Bob's Website, LearnVisualStudio.NET Download the entire series' source code     510 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:33:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor, Golnaz Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor, Golnaz 10 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-34-Where-to-go-from-here/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 33: Simulating Product Purchases Finally, we learn how to enable in-product purchases to unlock certain features or allow for the purchase of in-app items allowing us to use a "freemium" business model.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases Finally, we learn how to enable in-product purchases to unlock certain features or allow for the purchase of in-app items allowing us to use a "freemium" business model.  Download the entire series' source code 689 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-33-Simulating-Product-Purchases/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 32: Simulating App Purchases Continuing on from the previous lesson, now we learn how to unlock the app and its features by allowing the user to purchase a full version of the app directly from the app.
 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases Continuing on from the previous lesson, now we learn how to unlock the app and its features by allowing the user to purchase a full version of the app directly from the app. Download the entire series' source code 515 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-32-Simulating-App-Purchases/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 31: Detecting Trial Versions In this final Hands On Lab, we use the CurrentAppSimulator class to simulate interaction with the Windows Store API.  Here we simply use the configuration file to declaratively modify the user interface.  This simulates the data retrieved from the Windows Store.
 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions In this final Hands On Lab, we use the CurrentAppSimulator class to simulate interaction with the Windows Store API.  Here we simply use the configuration file to declaratively modify the user interface.  This simulates the data retrieved from the Windows Store. Download the entire series' source code 954 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:36 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 12 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-31-Detecting-Trial-Versions/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 30: Incorporating Scheduled Toasts This lesson demonstrates the use of scheduled toasts to remind or notify the user of some task or change in the app.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-30-Incorporating-Scheduled-Toasts This lesson demonstrates the use of scheduled toasts to remind or notify the user of some task or change in the app. Download the entire series' source code 552 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-30-Incorporating-Scheduled-Toasts Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-30-Incorporating-Scheduled-Toasts Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-30-Incorporating-Scheduled-Toasts/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 29: Incorporating Push Notifications Continuing from the previous lesson, this lesson demonstrate how to utilize push notifications from Windows Notification Services to provide information or state updates to the user from the cloud on the Windows 8 start page.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications Continuing from the previous lesson, this lesson demonstrate how to utilize push notifications from Windows Notification Services to provide information or state updates to the user from the cloud on the Windows 8 start page. ResourcesAzure Mobile Services Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows 8 Download the entire series' source code   670 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-29-Incorporating-Push-Notifications/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 28: Enabling Secondary Tiles The Windows 8 start page is one of it's most distinctive features, and this lesson demonstrates how to implement secondary tiles to allow "deep linking" into functionality or data in the app.
 
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles The Windows 8 start page is one of it's most distinctive features, and this lesson demonstrates how to implement secondary tiles to allow "deep linking" into functionality or data in the app. Download the entire series' source code 613 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:32:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-28-Enabling-Secondary-Tiles/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 27: Implementing User Preferences In this lesson we follow the instructions of the Hands On Lab to tie up the loose ends and actually implement the desire functionality. 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences In this lesson we follow the instructions of the Hands On Lab to tie up the loose ends and actually implement the desire functionality. Download the entire series' source code 433 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-27-Implementing-User-Preferences/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 26: Saving User Preferences In this lesson we use the ToggleSwitch element to capture a user's preference on how to deal with remembering the state of the app prior to it being terminated.  We talk about the different special folders and objects we can use to save user data, and discuss roaming and how to utilize it in our app.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences In this lesson we use the ToggleSwitch element to capture a user's preference on how to deal with remembering the state of the app prior to it being terminated.  We talk about the different special folders and objects we can use to save user data, and discuss roaming and how to utilize it in our app.   Download the entire series' source code 680 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-26-Saving-User-Preferences/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 25: Adding a Settings Command and Settings Flyout In this lesson, we learn how to add Settings Flyouts using the Callisto controls.  These are used to respond to the Settings charm in Windows 8, and can be used for About pages, Preferences or other related purposes.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout In this lesson, we learn how to add Settings Flyouts using the Callisto controls.  These are used to respond to the Settings charm in Windows 8, and can be used for About pages, Preferences or other related purposes. ResourcesGuidelines for app settings Download the entire series' source code     419 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:37 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-25-Adding-a-Settings-Command-and-Settings-Flyout/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 24: Lifetime Management - Saving and Restoring State In this lesson, Bob explains how Windows 8 manages the resources of the computer in regards to our apps.  We learn how to respond to Suspend notifications from Windows 8 so that we can store state or data information and restore it when the app is re-launched.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State In this lesson, Bob explains how Windows 8 manages the resources of the computer in regards to our apps.  We learn how to respond to Suspend notifications from Windows 8 so that we can store state or data information and restore it when the app is re-launched. Resources ApplicationExecutionState enumeration  Supporting your app with background tasks Download the entire series' source code   1023 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:29 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 1 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-24-Lifetime-Management-Saving-and-Restoring-State/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 23: Enabling your app to Record Video In this lesson, we demonstrate how easy it is to record a video and share it directly from our app.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-23-Enabling-your-app-to-Record-Video In this lesson, we demonstrate how easy it is to record a video and share it directly from our app. Download the entire series' source code 251 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-23-Enabling-your-app-to-Record-Video Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-23-Enabling-your-app-to-Record-Video Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-23-Enabling-your-app-to-Record-Video/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 22: Enabling your app to Take Photos In this lesson, we demonstrate how easy it is to take a photo and share it directly from our app.

 

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos In this lesson, we demonstrate how easy it is to take a photo and share it directly from our app.   Download the entire series' source code 350 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:31:09 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-22-Enabling-your-app-to-Take-Photos/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 21: Implementing an AppBar and Flyout In this lesson we add an AppBar, and using the Callisto controls from Tim Heuer to provide a Flyout menu that displays when the user selects an AppBar icon.  Bob demonstrates how to use NuGet to utilize the latest version of the open source toolkit in our app.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-21-Implementing-an-AppBar-and-Flyout In this lesson we add an AppBar, and using the Callisto controls from Tim Heuer to provide a Flyout menu that displays when the user selects an AppBar icon.  Bob demonstrates how to use NuGet to utilize the latest version of the open source toolkit in our app. ResourcesCallisto: A toolkit for XAML Metro style apps Download the entire series' source code 548 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-21-Implementing-an-AppBar-and-Flyout Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:30:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-21-Implementing-an-AppBar-and-Flyout Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-21-Implementing-an-AppBar-and-Flyout/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 20: Implementing the Search Contract In this lesson, we learn how to respond to the user's request to search using the Search charm in Windows 8.  We see all of the changes to our app that are automated by including a search results page template.  We also demonstrate how to enable apps to provide spelling suggestions to items in our app as the user types in the search phrase.
 
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract In this lesson, we learn how to respond to the user's request to search using the Search charm in Windows 8.  We see all of the changes to our app that are automated by including a search results page template.  We also demonstrate how to enable apps to provide spelling suggestions to items in our app as the user types in the search phrase. Download the entire series' source code 1197 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:30:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 9 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-20-Implementing-the-Search-Contract/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 19: Implementing the Share Contract The Windows 8 charms can be tightly integrated into our app.  Here, we implement the Share Contract, allowing users to select a recipe and share the recipe text and images with other apps like email, etc.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract The Windows 8 charms can be tightly integrated into our app.  Here, we implement the Share Contract, allowing users to select a recipe and share the recipe text and images with other apps like email, etc. Download the entire series' source code  565 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:41 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-19-Implementing-the-Share-Contract/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 18: Enabling Semantic Zooming In this lesson, we allow users to use the reverse-pinching motion to see a high-level overview of the different groups of recipes we offer, referred to as "Semantic Zooming".  This allows the user to get context and drill into those items on our start page that interest them. 
 
]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-18-Enabling-Semantic-Zooming In this lesson, we allow users to use the reverse-pinching motion to see a high-level overview of the different groups of recipes we offer, referred to as "Semantic Zooming".  This allows the user to get context and drill into those items on our start page that interest them.  Download the entire series' source code 461 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-18-Enabling-Semantic-Zooming Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-18-Enabling-Semantic-Zooming Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 0 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-18-Enabling-Semantic-Zooming/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 17: Accommodating the Snapped State Similar to the previous lesson, here we investigate the LayoutAwarePage and the VisualStateManager and learn how we can provide alternate layouts for snapped and filled states.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State Similar to the previous lesson, here we investigate the LayoutAwarePage and the VisualStateManager and learn how we can provide alternate layouts for snapped and filled states. Download the entire series' source code 670 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-17-Accommodating-the-Snapped-State/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 16: Responding to Device Orientation Changes We head back to the LayoutAwarePage and discuss how it works with the VisualStateManager to allow us to declarative respond to changes in orientation on our user's device.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-16-Responding-to-Device-Orientation-Changes We head back to the LayoutAwarePage and discuss how it works with the VisualStateManager to allow us to declarative respond to changes in orientation on our user's device. Download the entire series' source code 948 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-16-Responding-to-Device-Orientation-Changes Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:29:10 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-16-Responding-to-Device-Orientation-Changes Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 5 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-16-Responding-to-Device-Orientation-Changes/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 15: Implementing Type Converters In order to make our declarative controls and data binding work smoothly, we look at implicit XAML type converters, type converters added to our project template, then implement our own custom type converter and explain its purpose.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates Continuing to work with the layout of our pages, we tweak the DataTemplates that are responsible for the presentation of individual data items in our data source. Download the entire series' source code 621 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:28:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 2 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-14-Modifying-DataTemplates/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 13: Working with the GridView Our focus turns back to the layout of the three main pages in our app.  In this lesson we learn about the major properties of the GridView and how they affect the flexible layout and presentation of the data on our pages.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView Our focus turns back to the layout of the three main pages in our app.  In this lesson we learn about the major properties of the GridView and how they affect the flexible layout and presentation of the data on our pages. ResourcesImage.Stretch property Stretch enumeration Download the entire series' source code     1105 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:28:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 4 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-13-Working-with-the-GridView/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 12: Working with Async Methods in the Windows Runtime The new C# 5.0 async features are explained in this lesson, including the pattern we can follow to utilize the Windows Runtime async methods to keep our apps fast and fluid.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime The new C# 5.0 async features are explained in this lesson, including the pattern we can follow to utilize the Windows Runtime async methods to keep our apps fast and fluid. ResourcesAsynchronous Programming with Async and Await Download the entire series' source code      591 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:28:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-12-Working-with-Async-Methods-in-the-Windows-Runtime/RSS C# Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 11: Working with JSON Data In this lesson we talk about the JSON data format and look at the code in the RecipeDataSource.cs that loads and parses through that data to create instances of our RecipeDataItem and RecipeDataCollection objects.
 
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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-11-Working-with-JSON-Data In this lesson we talk about the JSON data format and look at the code in the RecipeDataSource.cs that loads and parses through that data to create instances of our RecipeDataItem and RecipeDataCollection objects. ResourcesOrganizing and Simplifying JavaScript with Object Literals - 12 Download the entire series' source code    765 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-11-Working-with-JSON-Data Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:28:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-11-Working-with-JSON-Data Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor Dan Fernandez, Bob Tabor 10 http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Windows-Store-apps-for-Absolute-Beginners-with-C-/Part-11-Working-with-JSON-Data/RSS C# Windows 8 Windows Store App WindowsContent Part 10: Understanding Change Notification Several times up until now we've talked about the special relationship between the data and the user interface and in this lesson we talk about how change notification works and the how the interfaces, like the INotifyPropertyChanged and ICollectionChanged provide a contract that data source classes can implement and user interfaces can rely on to be notified of changes.
 
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