Consuming ASP.NET Web API services in Windows 8 C# XAML apps
If you are writing Windows 8 app, chances are that you will need to communicate with some sort of service to retrieve or send data. In this blog post I will show how to set up a basic CRUD ASP.NET Web...
View ArticleDownloading files in Windows 8 apps using Background Transfer feature
In this blog post I am going to show how to use Background Transfer feature to download files over HTTP in a Windows Store C#/XAML app. Background Transfer has several advantages over using HttpClient...
View ArticleGetting started with Bing Maps SDK for Windows Store apps
Bing Maps SDK for Windows Store enables Windows 8 developers to include a rich mapping experience in C#, C++, VB.NET and JavaScript applications. After a couple of beta releases, the SDK finally...
View ArticleClient certificate authentication in ASP.NET Web API and Windows Store apps
SSL over HTTPS provides a mechanism for mutual server-client authentication. This can be used as an alternative to more commonly used username/password based approach. In this post I am going to show...
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