Shared XAML and localization in Universal Windows apps
This post will show you how to share XAML and localization in Universal Windows 8.1 apps, with a twist. The extra spice in this example is that we have two versions of the app with slightly different...
View ArticleWindows 10 for developers
Wow. The level of innovation and new products that Microsoft showed yesterday with HoloLens, Surface Hub and Windows 10 is rare to get in one event – we are mightily impressed. With Windows 10 powering...
View ArticleApplication Insights in Azure – intro, session slides and notes
I today had the honor of doing a session on Application Insights at TechX Azure in Stockholm, Sweden. AI is a tool/service for monitoring web and mobile apps, designed to give you a 360° view of your...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8.1 Tile Icon Size Guide
To do an app right, you should include icons of all sizes and all scaling levels, to optimize package size and get the right resolutions for each device. Did you know that the Windows (Phone) Store...
View ArticleBUILD 2015 – day 1
Phew, day one of BUILD 2015 has passed and it was a blast. Here we’ll summarize our general impressions, and takeaways from the sessions we saw. Keynote A lot more developer focused than we had...
View ArticleBUILD 2015 – day 2
Keynote A keynote full of demos and details. It started off with some media streaming and quickly went on to a demo of the Surface Hub meeting-screen together with Power BI for reporting. Windows apps...
View ArticleBUILD 2015 – day 3
BUILD is officially over. It was a great week with lots of news and exciting technology. From a Windows perspective – the two things that really stood out were: Welcome to Windows Not one but four new...
View ArticleApps on Windows 10 – the broad strokes
Had time to digest everything from BUILD yet? It sure is a lot to take in. We’ve blogged about some of the sessions: day 1, day 2 and day 3. A lot has been written about news and content from BUILD,...
View ArticleApps on Windows 10 – intro and deep dive
I’ve just had the honor of presenting both the intro and the deep dive session on Universal app (UWP) development for Windows 10 at TechDays Sweden. Lots of good questions from an interested audience,...
View ArticleRecovering from BitLocker bluescreen on Windows 10 Mobile
I just had a nerve wrecking 24h period with a phone that would only boot to a BitLocker recovery screen. I hope my adventures in getting my phone back to normal can help someone out there. Want to skip...
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