Passing Async Task functions as a parameter
Some Motivations If you have programmed Windows Phone or Windows Store apps, you may know about Dispatcher in Windows Phone or CoreDispatcher in Windows Store. In this article I will focus more on…
Windows.Launch contract failed with error: The app didn't start
I recently met a problem with my Windows 8 app, when only the splash screen’s image showed up and the app crashed. Even App object is not initialized yet so there’s not much I can do with the…
One more way to setup NTU’s VPN in Windows 8.1
If you are working or studying in NTU (Nanyang Technological University), you may want to connect to NTU’s VPN from home sometimes (for some remote desktop for example). I have tried to follow the…
SignalR, camel case and a lost of connection problem
Today I went into a problem trying to configure SignalR to automatically serialize my data contracts in camel cases. Having done that once for Web API, I knew that it can be done easily by changing…
Async void is not the only way to fire and forget
I have developed several apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, and I am always amazed my one new feature that was introduced to the C# compiler: async and await. If you are not familiar with the…
How searching has changed in Windows 8.1
There have been many welcome changes from Windows 8.0 in Windows 8.1, both in the users and developers’ perspective. However, I believe not all of those changes are really improving the user…
What to do to make a responsive and Windows-integrated website on Windows 8.0 and 8.1
IE10 in Windows 8.0 has many nice features that help your website to look more like an app and also function better on touch screen devices. IE11 in Windows 8.1 improve those feature even further.
Commands with Entity Framework’s migration
Supporting for Code-First and Code First Migration are two of many useful features Entity Framework provides us with. However, as far as I know, using Code First Migration still requires us to open…
Windows Store and error 0x80080206
Recently I have reinstalled Windows 8.1 on my laptop and had to reinstall all Windows Store apps. The process with Windows Store apps is much easier than reinstalling "legacy" Desktop app. Basically…
Imagine Cup 2013
We came to the competition with a very simple application and then got to the World Wide Final. I did not expect that, but I believed we were worth that place in the top 3 because I believed the…