Running the Ocean Simulation AMP sample on the NVidia GeForce GTX 550Ti
As mentioned earlier, I upgraded my home machine GPU to a NVidia GeForce GTX 550Ti recently. I setup a USB hard disk with Win8 and Windows To Go (WTG) and…
Windows 8 to be available on….
Oct 26, 2012. Source: The Windowsteamblog here
Using “Windows 8 on a USB”
I want to share my experience of running Windows 8 on a USB drive. This supported feature, dubbed, “Windows To Go” or WTG provides users of enterprise SKUs an option…
Windows 8 coming this October; RTM on track for August
Microsoft just announced that Windows 8 will hit the stores this October. This means you will get shiny new hardware (aka the Microsoft Surface and the likes) beginning this October.…
Compare dialects of XAML and decide on Win8 Metro readiness?
The XAML Dialect Comparer tool hosted here seems to help evaluate Win8 Metro readiness of your existing XAML apps. Please note I have not used the tool myself.
Filing income tax returns online if you are in India
I will take a small de-tour today from my regular blogging schedule on all things WinRT and C++. This post is all about filing your tax returns if you are…
Time to upgrade PC Graphics card?
I recently began writing the 4th chapter of my upcoming book on “Developing Windows 8 Applications using Microsoft C++”. The 4th chapter is all about concurrency and AMP. As I…
C++ AMP contest
Beyond3D announced a contest calling for developers to implement a program using C++ AMP. Head over the their announcement site for more details and fine print. Good luck to…
Using JSON and C++ in Windows 8 Apps
The LiveSDK team has a bunch of exciting samples demonstrating using JavaScript along with HTML, C# with XAML to build apps that integrate Live services. Sadly however, a full blown…
Mentoring summer interns building Metro style apps
I spent time at office today working with some of our summer interns. These interns are at the Microsoft Campus in Hyderabad and today was an opportunity for them to…