The Windows Runtime Media API -- Visual Studio Magazine
Learn how to play multimedia files with the Windows Runtime media API.
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Build Simple Web UIs with the Nancy Framework -- Visual Studio Magazine
Use the open source Nancy Web framework to expose a Web-based configuration UI for a Windows service.
Build a Windows Store App Using SQLite -- Visual Studio Magazine
No database for your Windows Store app? No problem -- SQLite to the rescue!
Managed Extensibility Framework Improvements in .NET 4.5 -- Visual Studio Magazine
One of the most significant updates is the introduction of a convention-based extension model, in which you can configure a set of naming conventions to allow MEF parts to be easily picked up by your application.
Building a Chat Web App With Signal R, Part 2 -- Visual Studio Magazine
Eric Vogel covers how to create a real-time Web data entry form with ASP.NET MVC, KnockOutJS and SignalR.
Building Web Apps with SignalR, Part 1 -- Visual Studio Magazine
In the first installment of app-building with SignalR, learn how to build a real-time chat application.
.NET Framework 4.5 Multi-Threaded Globalization -- Visual Studio Magazine
Eric Vogel shows you how to use the CultureInfo API in .NET Framework 4.5 to simplify localization in a multi-threaded application.