Students, get involved with Windows 10 now!
Microsoft Imagine is the hub for everything student related in technology and as well as their famous Microsoft Imagine Cup competition, they are pulling out all the stops to get...
View ArticleDeveloping for Microsoft Band with WinRT – Background Execution
In this post, I’m going to cover the basics of getting your Band connected using a Background Task in a Windows Phone application. If you’ve not yet discovered the basics...
View ArticleDeveloping for Windows 10 – SplitView navigation menus
With the release of Windows 10 and the SDK which followed, I thought I’d share some helpful tips for developers new and old to get themselves up and running with...
View ArticleDeveloping for Microsoft Band with WinRT – Indefinite Background Execution
In this post, I’m going to cover a more advanced version of the background execution code that I discussed in my previous Microsoft Band development post which looked at setting...
View ArticleSession – Creating unique, responsive experiences with Windows 10
The new universal Windows app platform brings with it some much deserved UI overhauls which allow developers to create one app that works with any device running Windows 10 ranging...
View ArticleIntroducing Croft.Core for the Universal Windows Platform
Croft.Core.UWP is new library for universal Windows apps that I’ve designed to be a core component when developing for the platform to make it quicker and easier to get going...
View ArticleHow to: Hide your Windows 8.1 app from the Windows 10 Store
This is a question that has come up on numerous occasions when developers have found issues with their Windows 8.1 apps when they run them on a Windows 10 PC and was recently solved for a project we at...
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Gotchas in porting Windows 8.1 apps to the Universal Windows Platform
As the Windows 10 OS has matured over the last year, businesses are looking to finally bring their applications over from Windows 8.1 to the new Universal Windows Platform and while the process is...
View ArticleStoring a UWP InkCanvas drawing as an image in a StorageFile
I’ve been tackling with an issue this morning to store the drawing on an InkCanvas as an image in a StorageFile. After hunting online for possible resolutions, I came across Mike Taulty’s blog post...
View ArticleCroft Core UWP becomes WinUX Toolkit
Last year in October, I announced a new project code-named Croft.Core.UWP, a library containing core, common functionality that most developers will look to use in their UWP applications from value...
View ArticleUWP exception handling and logging with WinUX
When it comes to exception handling, there is always the odd occasion where you forgot to put a null check or try-catch which results in an exception being thrown in your application resulting in it...
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Adding TextBox validation to your UWP application with WinUX
There have been many occasions when I’ve been building apps that I’ve required the need for a form. This is normally a login screen which has some required fields that have specific client validation...
View ArticleMake Microsoft Band development easier with Band Studio
Towards the end of April, Microsoft updated the Microsoft Band SDK to allow developers more access to the platform so they can customise their users’ experiences both in their mobile app and the Band...
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Students, get involved with Windows 10 now!
Microsoft Imagine is the hub for everything student related in technology and as well as their famous Microsoft Imagine Cup competition, they are pulling out all the stops to get students involved with...
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Developing for Microsoft Band with WinRT – Background Execution
In this post, I’m going to cover the basics of getting your Band connected using a Background Task in a Windows Phone application. If you’ve not yet discovered the basics of working with the Band SDK,...
View ArticleProgramming for beginners in C# with James
This blog is the first in a multi-part series on learning to program in C#. In the series, I’ll be producing helpful videos, live coding sessions and code samples so you can learn how to develop your...
View ArticleEnabling multi-user input drawing on the UWP InkCanvas
Microsoft introduced the InkCanvas into the Universal Windows Platform as a way of apps leveraging the power of ink with devices like the Surface Pro’s and Surface Hub being quite well-known for their...
View ArticleUsing the Networking APIs in WinUX for UWP applications
As part of the recent update to WinUX, new networking APIs have been included which leverage the power of the Windows HttpClient with a framework which make it easy to extend but also keep it simple...
View ArticleDeveloping for Microsoft Band with WinRT – Band Tiles
In this post, I’m going to cover the basics of getting a new 3rd-party tile for your application onto the Microsoft Band with WinRT using the SDK. If you’d like to see how to get started with Band...
View ArticleDemonstrating enterprise Windows 10 development at Microsoft BUILD 2015
In the past week, I’ve been fortunate enough to meet some fantastic attendees at the Microsoft BUILD conference as a member of staff. The company I work for, Black Marble Ltd., attend the BUILD...
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