by Bruce Johnson
Windows Azure Mobile Services (WAMS) is a turn-key backend solution for applications, mobile or otherwise, to utilize structured storage in the cloud. It includes basic data access functionality and built-in authentication with Microsoft Account, Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as push notification to the client app. This compact, to the point book gives you just what you need to get up and running wi...
Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2013
Windows Azure and ASP.NET MVC Migration 
by Benjamin Perkins
When IIS6 and Windows Server 2003 are no longer supported, you?ll need to migrate websites currently hosted on these technologies to newer technologies. This book comes to the rescue. It's packed with all the steps you need - all intertwined with real-world examples - to perform the migration of IIS6 and Windows Server 2003 websites to Windows Azure.Windows Azure and ASP.NET MVC Migration is a must-hav...
Publisher: Wrox | Release: 2013
Windows 8 and Office 2013 For Dummies, Portable Edition
by Andy Rathbone, Wallace Wang
Windows and Office work together to turn your PC into a productivity tool. The unique Windows 8 interface combines with updates to Office 2013 to create a new computing experience. This book offers quick answers for when you get stuck. Learn your way around the Windows 8 Start screen and Charms bar as well as Office 2013 applications....
Publisher: Wiley | Release: 2013
Building Windows 8.1 Apps from the Ground Up
by Emanuele Garofalo, Antonio Liccardi, Michele Aponte
This book is the perfect introduction for anyone wanting to create sophisticated Windows 8 apps for the first time.Assuming only a basic knowledge of HTML and CSS we'll walk you through the development process using C# and VB. The book will familiarize you with the tools you'll need to use in order to make the most of Windows' stunning new features. You'll discover how to take advantage ...
Price: $20.01 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013
Windows 8 MVVM Patterns Revealed
by Ashish Ghoda
The Model-View-View-Model (MVVM) pattern is held in high regard by many developers as an excellent way of creating sophisticated modern applications. It's clear seperation of presentation and business logic produces a clean implementation that promotes speed, scalability and code reuse in applications with a complex UI. These strengths have found it favor with WPF and Silverlight developers. It is now...
Price: $19.99 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013
CSS for Windows 8 App Development
by Jeremy Foster
CSS for Windows 8 App Development is your learning guide for CSS - the language of great Windows 8-style apps. Learn the built-in styles that make the built-in controls shine, how to define them, and how to use CSS to give your custom app assets that beautiful Modern UI style.CSS is the clear standard for styling web applications, and with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript now powering apps on Windows 8, it's ...
Price: $35.79 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013
Beginning Windows 8 Data Development
by Vinodh Kumar
This book introduces novice developers to a range of data access strategies for storing and retreiving data both locally and remotely. It provides you with a range of fully working data access solutions and the insight you need to know when, and how, to apply each of the techniques to best advantage.Focussing specifically on how the Windows 8 app developer can work with the Windows Runtime (often called Win...
Price: $27.93 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013
Real World Windows 8 Development
by Samidip Basu
Real World Windows 8 Development is a developer's handbook - an essential guide to building complete, end-user ready Windows 8 applications on the XAML and C# programming stack from start to finish. Starting with Windows 8 basics and walking through practical aspects of building your Windows 8 application, you'll find step-by-step instructions and practical advice that will leave you with a modern...
Price: $4.90 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013
Beginning Windows Store Application Development
by Scott Isaacs, Kyle Burns
Beginning Windows Store Application Development - HTML and JavaScript Edition introduces you to the Windows 8 modern app design paradigm and the new Windows 8 programming model developed around this paradigm. You'll learn to build rich, immersive applications designed to run on the many devices powered by Windows 8.The authors draw on their extensive practical experience to provide not only a comprehe...
Price: $8.65 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013
by Mike Halsey
Windows 8 has been described by Microsoft as its "boldest" Windows release ever and the 8.1 update enhances the paradigm further. Beginning Windows 8.1 takes you through the new features and helps you get more out of the familiar to reveal the fullest possibilities for this amazing new operating system.You will learn, with non-technical language used throughout, how to get up and running i...
Price: $4.16 | Publisher: Apress | Release: 2013