What you need:

1. Create a bootable USB? jerrynixon.com
2. Setup boot to VHD? jerrynixon.com
3. Get an Azure account? http://aka.ms/w8cloud
4. Get Windows 8? http://aka.ms/w8download
5. Get Visual Studio 2012? http://aka.ms/w8tools
6. Get Windows Live SDK? http://aka.ms/w8live
7. Get Windows 8 Samples? http://aka.ms/w8samples
8. Get Multiligual Toolkit? http://aka.ms/w8language
9. Get Advertising SDK? http://aka.ms/w8ads
10. Get Design Assets? http://aka.ms/w8design
11. Register your App? http://aka.ms/w8reg
12. Join 30 to Launch? http://aka.ms/w8launch
13. View the online labs? http://aka.ms/w8vlabs

Here’s a cheat sheet!

Some XAML articles I have written:

1. Settings Panel (soon)
2. Location API
3. Read / Write files
4. Bing Maps
5. Bing Search Service
6. Yahoo Geocoding Service
7. Yahoo Search Service
8. Yelp Service
9. Animate a pie slice