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Part 2 of my Halstead York interview is now up, wherein we discuss VC-1, Silverlight, frame rate unsampling, and many other things. Part 3 talking about DRM (save the most contentious for last!) will be up soon.

In this "Free Trial Acount" episode of How DO I series let's see how to sign up a free 3-months trial account of Windows Azure. Key Points: Free for 3-months Does require a Credit Card but comes with a  default spending limit of $0 Monthly allocation includes 750 Small Compute…

In this "Hello Azure Part 1" episode of How DO I series let's create a simple Windows Azure application (say Hello Azure), debug it and run it locally. In Part 2, let's package it and deploy it to Windows Azure. Key Points: You need Windows Azure SDK for .NET and Visual Studio Tools…

Abstract: This video demonstrates obtaining and referencing the Callisto framework within a Windows 8 (XAML) application. The sample also shows the basic use of a Ratings control. Next Steps: Step #1 – Download Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 8 SDKStep #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for…

Abstract: Windows 8 applications developed in HTML and JavaScript share functionality with web sites including hyperlinking. But sometimes hyperlinking is not powerful enough for modern applications. Learn to use the navigation pattern in Windows 8 to take control of the user’s navigation path,…

Abstract: This short screencast will show you how to add Music and Sound Effects to your own Windows 8 app using HTML5 and JavaScript. We do this in a fun, immersive way utilizing this free tool. Next Steps: Step #1 – Download Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 8 SDKStep #2 – Download Visual…

Abstract: Most users have experienced optical zooming which allows them to use a familiar pinching gesture to scale the elements on the display. In a similar fashion, semantic zoom allows the user to zoom in or out on lists of data. It transforms the list in a way that helps the user to get oriented…

Abstract: This video introduces and demonstrates the basic techniques needed to implement the Settings contract in a Windows 8 application using the WinJS libraries. You’ll see how to create the markup and script to implement and wire up a WinJS SettingsFlyout control that will smoothly integrate…

Abstract: This screencast discusses the lifetime of a Windows 8 Application and demonstrates what a developer needs to do to plan for the activation, suspension, and resumption of an app. Next Steps: Step #1 – Download Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 8 SDKStep #2 – Download Visual Studio…

Abstract: This video demonstrates how to quickly create a basic App Bar in HTML and then wire-up click event handlers in JavaScript for the App Bar commands. Next Steps: Step #1 – Download Windows 8 Release Preview and Windows 8 SDKStep #2 – Download Visual Studio Express for Windows 8Step #3 –…