In today's world of mobile apps, it's not an unreasonable expectation to want a database that's small, lightweight, and travels with the app from device to device. Take a quick look at what's available out there, and a few of the pros and cons of each.
Vipul Patel shows you how easy it is (even for non-developers) to create Windows 8.1 applications using AppStudio.
Vipul Patel shows you how to handle application settings in Windows Store applications.
Learn the basics of the splash screen and how to provide an extended splash screen experience in Windows Store applications.
Hannes du Preez shows you how easy it is to implement Geolocation into your Windows 8 /8.1 apps.
Learn how to show users messages in your Windows Store Apps using Toast Notifications.
The Transactional File System (TxF), which allows access to an NTFS file system to be conducted in a transacted manner through extensions to the Windows SDK API. MFC 10, has been extended to support TxF and related technologies. This support allows existing MFC applications to be easily extended to support kernel transactions.
Dust off your serial port and find new uses for a nearly-forgotten data link.
Learn how to print with VB from inside your Windows 8.1 apps.
Arun Karthick introduces you to the state machine model and shows you how to create a simple working state machine sample using the .NET framework in the C# language.
