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You all start coding, I’ll go find out what they want Why all of this drawing and talking about what the design is going to look like?  What are we doing here? First of all, design has to start someplace, here the caption could be: You all start coding, I’ll go find out what they want. When we start...

  Nice, I forgot to write about this free eBook about programming Windows 8 Apps.  Seriously this is a good book. One of the best.  Oh, wait a minute it is the only book available right now.  Oh well, it’s good. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/06/04/free-ebook...

If you want to get into the metro design business here is a link to the latest design curriculum being offered to professors and students.  You might want to take a look at it. Zoom over the link: https://www.facultyresourcecenter.com/curriculum/8999-Designing-for-Modern-UI-Module-1.aspx?c1=en-us&c2...

I have listed here a link to my blogs that repeat what is in the WACK test result document, but seemed like a good idea to break out into individual blog posts that I will then use to write a series of blog posts on Windows 8 development. Also, if you are building an application for Windows 8, and...

Is the App Accessible Writing an accessible app can help you reach more customers. The platform controls already do a lot of the work needed for your app to be accessible. You should become familiar with the basic accessibility requirements and decide if you want to reach out to this audience. If you...

This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Respects allotted timeslots assigned by background tasks Apps that run in the background...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Manages network resources appropriately Even though network operations...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Manages its memory working set to desired targets Most of the time...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email these posts for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Bytecode caching This optimization is applicable only to Metro style...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   First page must load in < 5 seconds. First impressions are critical...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Rely on local, packaged content as much as possible Local assets ...

This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email these posts for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Suspends and resumes in allotted times An application has five seconds to save...

This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email these posts for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Optimize your suspend and resume handlers The suspend and resume PLM events will...

This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Animation Performance: Sustains 60 frames per second Fast and fluid applications...

PERFORMANCE   This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email these posts for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Your UI should always be responsive and always provide visual...

  This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Passes the Windows App Certification Kit (WACK) tests To give your app the...

This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email these posts for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Properly handles activation from contracts, secondary tiles, and notifications...

  This is one of the items that was tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Expected to pass the Windows 8 App certification requirements. The application...

This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Toast Notifications Toast notifications should be used for relevant and time sensitive...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   If you want your app to stand-out, liven up your tile and leverage...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email these posts for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Has a beautiful, branded tile There is a bit to consider when designing...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Behaves well while off-line and while on intermittent network connectivity...

This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Background tasks Through background tasks, Metro style apps can run while suspended...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012! Metro, Metro Design, Windows 8, User Experience Handles PLM states appropriately...

    This is one of the items that is tested in your Windows 8 App when you use the WACK. If you are in Southern California, please email this post for more information on getting a token for your app by June 30, 2012!   Beautifully Branded Contracts UI Sometimes we see beautifully designed...