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Step-by-step guide to installing Windows 8 from a USB drive using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, including tips on formatting, BIOS settings, and troubleshooting.

SilverlightShow webinar on Metro and WinRT for Silverlight/WPF developers, covering how to build Windows 8 apps using your existing XAML experience.

A C# extension method that converts hex color codes (both RGB and ARGB formats) to Color objects.

How to get the current GPS location on a Windows Phone 7 device using GeoCoordinateWatcher and the PositionChanged event.

Step-by-step guide to creating your own code snippets in Visual Studio 2010, including simple snippets and using literals for replaceable parameters.

Learn how code snippets in Visual Studio can improve your productivity by letting you insert reusable pieces of code with a short alias.

A new series of articles called 31 Days of Windows Phone Metro Design covers metro design principles and how to make your apps look great.

Upcoming SilverlightShow webinar by Samidip Basu on leveraging Windows Azure for Windows Phone development, covering push notifications, OData, SQL Azure, and more.

A XAML style for Windows Phone that makes a TextBox fully transparent, including removing the white background focus effect when tapped.

Fix for Expression Blend 4 crashing after installing Visual Studio 11 Dev Preview or .NET Framework 4.5, with the ngen commands needed to resolve it.