Bring Start Menu back to your Windows 8 PC with Start8

Stardock Corporation(makers of ObjectDock and WindowBlinds) has released a free tool – Start8 – that will bring Start Menu back to your Windows 8 PC. This tool will give you a native looking Start Menu to your Windows 8 OS, with more familiar programs listing. It would be useful to all Windows enthusiasts who are… Continue reading

Introducing Windows Azure Mobile Services – Cloud Backend Solution For Mobile Apps

Microsoft has introduced a new service in Windows Azure platform – Windows Azure Mobile Services makes it incredibly easy to connect a scalable cloud backend to your client and mobile applications. It allows you to easily store structured data in the cloud that can span both devices and users, integrate it with user authentication, as… Continue reading

Facebook C# SDK v6.0.22 RTW with Windows 8 and .NET 4.5 is released

Facebook v6.0.22 RTW with official support for Windows 8 and .NET 4.5 released. The Facebook C# SDK helps .Net developers build web, desktop, phone and metro style applications that integrate with Facebook. In order to use this SDK with your C# solutions you have the following options. Download Facebook C# SDK  from NUGET   (NuGet is… Continue reading

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2012 RTM – Preview

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications gives you a way to enable end users to customize your existing applications using Visual Basic and Visual C#. You can incorporate a custom integrated development environment (IDE) that is similar to the Visual Studio IDE into the application. End-user developers can use the IDE to customize the application… Continue reading

Windows 8 Enterprise vs Professional edition

  Windows 8 RTM is released to MSDN & TechNet subscribers officially, and there are different editions available for your install based on your needs. Windows 8 – a basic edition with limited features comparing to PRO. Windows 8 Pro – for professional use with most of the features of Windows 8. (except some enterprise… Continue reading