Category Archives: Windows 8

SQLite for WinRT is now available on Visual Studio Gallery

Posted on August 22, 2012 by qmatteoq

Thanks to Tim Heuer I’ve found that there’s an easier way to add SQLite to your Windows 8 application rather than the manual one described in my post. Now SQLite for WinRT is available as a Visual Studio extension, you … Continue reading →

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Migrate your Windows 8 apps from Release Preview to RTM

Posted on August 17, 2012 by qmatteoq

Here we go again: a new Windows 8 version has been released (luckily, it’s the last one ) and we have to test our application against the RTM, to see if everything is working fine. Luckily, this time the migration … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 RTM is here: how to fix activation issues and submit apps to the store!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by qmatteoq

Since yesterday, as previously announced, Windows 8 and Visual Studio 2012 RTM are available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Even if this is an important news, since it marks a new milestone for Microsoft, there isn’t too much to tell: … Continue reading →

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Import an already existing SQLite database in a Windows 8 application

Posted on August 13, 2012 by qmatteoq

One of the comments I’ve received in the blog post I wrote about using SQLite in a Windows 8 application was a really interesting question: what can I do if I have a pre populated SQLite database and I want … Continue reading →

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How to open Internet Explorer by code in a Metro style application

Posted on July 13, 2012 by qmatteoq

Recently I’ve worked on a Windows 8 application to promote my blog: people can use it to read my posts within the application and to be notified (using both toast and tile notifications) every time a new post is published. … Continue reading →

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