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Windows 8 and the Lethbridge Technology User Group by Bil Simser

Join me and 83,517 screaming nerds (everyone in the city is attending and a geek right?) on Thursday February 21st from 3-5pm to talk about building Metro style apps for WIndows 8. Here's what we'll be covering. Windows 8 Platform for Metro Style Apps...

Microsoft's Next Move, Split Metro and Classic Mode in Windows 8? by Bil Simser

Caveat lector. This is an opinion piece and not something I do often (or probably well) but my thoughts on this were a little more than 140 characters could handle. You have been warned. Recently Netflix CEO Reed Hastings stood up and, doing his best...

Demystifying the Windows 8 Grid Application by Bil Simser

If you’re looking to “re-imagine” your apps on the Windows 8 platform in Metro style you can start with the Grid Application template that’s provided in the Visual Studio 2011 preview. From Visual Studio choose New Project and select Grid Application...
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