Originally, application manifest is an xml file for application configuration, we can edit this xml file through appxmanifest which is a general application configuration panel. We can access appxmanifest in VS Solution Explorer. In this panel you...

Windows 8 is coming with 2 modes, one is normal regular "desktop view", it looks very similar with windows 7. In terms of dekstop application compatibility, whatever runs on Windows 7 will run on Windows 8 desktop mode too! Another mode is, Metro...

Visual Studio 2012 and Blend for Visual Studio are our new development IDEs for Windows 8 Store applicaitons. You can get "Blend for Visual Studio" with VS Studio 2012 installation as built-in. There are couple of new versions of Visual Studio,...

http://design.windows.com is our new Windows 8 design concept guidance for developers and designers. In this site you can find: • Planning , Guidance documentation for Windows 8 application planning, in terms of new UI, new features and new capabilities...

In this article series, I'll talk about our new operating system Windows 8. I love photography and this series will bridge photography & technical content together. In every blogpost I'll review new applications, devices, programming tips and UX design...