Have app ideas? Have software development skills? If so, that’s all you need to learn, compete and win! 10 Cities, 100’s of developers and 1000’s of great ideas.   Take your skills and ideas into a new economy and register for the Windows 8 App-Factor series: http://w8appfactor.com/ . Join us at...

I presented “ Develop High Performance Windows 8 Application with HTML5 and JavaScript ” to San Francisco & Silicon Valley Web Performance Group .  A lot of developers are asking for the presentation, demo and resources, so I post all the information in this blog. Abstract Creating high performance...

Many thanks to Bay Area Mobile meetup and Bay Area jQuery Meetup for inviting me to speak on What Web Developers Need to Know to Develop Windows 8 Apps.  Abstract, presentation and resources are available below: Abstract You already have a Web app on the Internet and want to reach customers with...

  Quick! Who is interested in earning a quick $100 PLUS free pizza, tutorials, games, Give away and prizes! You can earn a $100 for each Windows app you publish. (and up to $1500 !!) Sign up our Windows 8 App Madness Workshop either at south bay or east bay (Space is limited) Friday, March 15rd...

Enter Today   to get your $100 (per app) up to $2000* Keep the Cash • Publish an app • Get up to $2000* Publish your app(s) in the Windows Store and/or Windows Phone Store and fill out the form to participate. You can submit up to 10 apps per Store and get $100 for each qualified app up to $2000...

I wanted to share an opportunity Microsoft has for students to get experience building Windows 8 apps and earn some cool prizes along the way. We are currently running a software development contest called the Windows 8 Student App Madness Challenge from today through April 11 th , 2013. The Challenge...

Sign up at http://crossplatform-apphackathon.eventbrite.com Now! Here's your opportunity to try out the new Apps Frameworks to support cross-platform, Windows 8, Windows 8 Phone, iOS and Android. You'll get a chance to build amazing apps with experts from different app frameworks and Microsoft on hand...

It’s a great pleasure to speak for San Francisco JavaScript Meetup on Monday night.  In this 30 minutes presentation, I talked about the following: The introduction of Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8 provides developers with new challenges and unique opportunities. You already have a Web app...

Want to get a store registration for free and win a lot of prizes? Here is what you can do: Join THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE!   How does it work? Publish your app to the Windows Store and/or Windows Phone Store between December 20, 2012 through February 28, 2013 to qualify for the following rewards...

  Create and publish your Windows 8 application by January 20 th , 2013 and Receive a $100 gift card. Get started with your New Year app revolution. It’s easy to do and free! Step 1 GET STARTED Download all the software and resources you need completely FREE ! aka.ms/w8holidayapp Step 2 BUILD YOUR...

I have the honor to present at the multiple conference HTML5 DevConf , Global Mobile International Conference , JSEverywhere and HTML5 DevCon5 recently. I had a great time at each of the conference.  A lot of you are asking for my presentation so I am posting the presentation and resources for your...

Windows Store App development for iOS developers Event Date Thursday Dec 13, 2012 - 9 to 5 PM Friday Dec 14, 2011 - 9 to 5 PM   Evening Social:   Thurs Dec 13, 6 PM Event Location Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus Galileo Room SVC Conference Center 1065 La Avenida Mountain View, California 94043...

Thanks for attending the Windows 8 Training & Hackathon for HTML5, JavaScript Developers in San Francisco and Mountain View in Oct.  2012.  A lot of you have asked for presentation and resources.  I am using the agenda as map to post the presentation. If you want to download all the...

    Build your one-of-a-kind Windows app at the free Gen Appathon event on November 9th. Join thousands of developers just like you on November 9, 2012 for the world's largest code fest – Gen Appathon . Here's your chance to get down to business and start building your dream app, or polish...

Get started with Windows 8 development.  This is the instruction for your machine and hands on labs setup. Instruction for Machine Setup: System Requirements: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) Graphics...

      San Francisco, CA Wednesday, October 24, 2012 REGISTER NOW >> Mountain View, CA Saturday, October 27, 2012 REGISTER NOW >> FREE EVENTS Seating is limited, so register today. Events run from 9:00am - 8:00pm For more information or to register, visit: www.msdnevents.com...

With HTMLand JavaScript becomes the first class citizen to develop windows 8 apps, you can transform your existing HTMLor web apps into windows 8 apps quite easily.  You may already have a web app on the Internet and want to reach customers with a new, targeted experience on Windows 8. In this article...

In part I, Using Blend to Design HTML5 Windows 8 Application (Part I) , it helps you to get start with. In part II, Using Blend to Design HTML5 Windows 8 Application (Part II): Style, Layout and Grid , I have demonstrated how to create styles, how to develop a flexible grid layout and how to fill, position...

In the previous blog, Using Blend to Design HTML5 Windows 8 Application (Part I) , it helps you to get start with, in the next few blogs, I am going to show you step by step how now to you can created a lightweight, dynamic version of the memory game in Blend. Many thanks for Christian Schormann , Josh...

Are you looking for a HTML5/CSS authoring tool on Windows 8? Blend is the tool . Blend helps simplify design tasks by providing an accurate design surface and powerful tools that let you visually create and edit HTML and CSS. It gives you great tools to create, edit and diagnose CSS, supporting some...

The Windows Store is now open for app submissions from all developers – individuals and companies! Up until now we have been gated on who could get their apps approved to get in the Store, but today that restriction goes away. The Store is now open in 230 consumer markets, 120 markets , and with 103...

      Many thanks for all of you attended Windows 8 DevCamp and Hackathon in Silicon Valley and many other cities in US.  Here are the presentation and resources for the camp. Presentation: You can download all presentation here or you can download the individual presentation from...

I have the honor to present to the San Francisco HTML5 meetup , Silicon Valley JavaScript Meetup , and Silicon Valley Web Builder recently.  I am posting the presentation and resources for your reference.   Tip: the best way to start the windows 8 development and have EARLY access to submit...

Hackathons are quite popular here in Silicon Valley, but not everyone can make it to one. We’re running a virtual hackathon where everything takes place online. Here are the details in a nutshell Registration page: http://codercharts.com/hackathon/windows-8-online-app-a-thon/registration . Register now...

Want a book to develop Windows 8 Metro application using HTML, JavaScript and CSS ?   Here is a free ebook for you (click the image to download).  A lot of samples and code. Programming Windows 8 Apps Interested in Windows Phone development?  Here are the free ebooks for you (click the...