Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Free ebook: Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
To help celebrate //build/, Kraig Brockschmidt is delighted to announce the completion of Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript! from Microsoft Press for FREE.

The ebook in PDF format can be downloaded here: http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=270056 (17.9 MB)

(Note: EPUB and MOBI formats will be provided in the near future.)

The ebook’s companion content is here: http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=270057 (60.0 MB)

Source: Microsoft Press blog


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

WebPlatform.org, an open community building resources for a better web



Webplatform.org is a community-driven site that aims to become a comprehensive source for web developer documentation. The founding members of Web Platform Docs have already contributed a lot of content to this project, but you can help too! Go to www.webplatform.org, create an account and start sharing your knowledge!

FREE eBook: Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Second Preview)



The ebook "Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Second Preview)" from Microsoft Press is available to download for FREE!

DOWNLOAD LINKS:

You can download the Second Preview (PDF only) here (13.5 MB).

And you can download the Second Preview’s companion content here (64.9 MB).

Monday, October 8, 2012

FREE eBook from Microsoft: Developing Modern Mobile Web Apps



Developing Modern Mobile Web Apps

This project provides guidance on building mobile web experiences using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Developing web apps for mobile browsers can be less forgiving than developing for desktop browsers. There are issues of screen size, the availability of specific feature support, and other differences between mobile browsers that will impact how you develop your apps. In addition, there are various levels of support for the emerging standards of HTML5 and CSS3, and standards for some features, such as touch, are just beginning to take shape. All of these factors suggest that it is best to keep your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript as simple as you can in order to ensure compatibility with as many devices as possible. This project illustrates how to do this, as well as how to add more advanced functionality where supported.

Applies to: ASP.NET MVC 4, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
Source: MSDN Library (patterns & practices)

E-book publication date: June 2012
111 pages



FREE! E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies



The page "E-Book Gallery for Microsoft Technologies" list number of Microsoft published content for ASP.NET, Office, SQL Server, Windows Azure, SharePoint Server and other Microsoft technologies in e-book formats. Reference, guide, and step-by-step information are all available. All the e-books are free. New books will be posted as they become available.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Did your site traffic, also income, suddenly dropped? Google changed EMD algorithm.

Google’s Matt Cutts revealed that Google was rolling out a new Exact Match Domain Algorithm (EMD) update geared at reducing “low-quality” exact match domains in search results. He indicated that “the EMD algo” affects 0.6% of English-US queries "to a noticeable degree". Did your site affected?





To know more about it, check the video below(Google EMD Algo Update Video):



Thursday, October 4, 2012

Google launch a new web site, morethanamap

More Than a Map


Google launch a new web site, http://www.morethanamap.com/, to demonstrate the capabilities and feature of Google Map API, and how developers are using it.



FREE eBook online - iPhone iOS 6 Development Essentials

iPhone iOS 6 Development Essentials
FREE eBook iPhone iOS 6 Development Essentials online for free.

Table of Contents
  • The Basics of Modern Objective-C
  • An Introduction to Auto Layout in iOS 6
  • Working with iOS 6 Auto Layout Constraints in Interface Builder
  • An iPhone iOS 6 Auto Layout Example
  • Implementing iOS 6 Auto Layout Constraints in Code
  • Implementing Cross-Hierarchy Auto Layout Constraints in iOS 6
  • Understanding the iOS 6 Auto Layout Visual Format Language
  • An Overview of iOS 6 Collection View and Flow Layout
  • An iPhone iOS 6 Storyboard-based Collection View Tutorial
  • Subclassing and Extending the iOS 6 Collection View Flow Layout
  • An Overview of iOS 6 Application State Preservation and Restoration
  • Integrating Maps into iPhone iOS 6 Applications using MKMapItem
  • An Example iOS 6 iPhone MKMapItem Application
  • Integrating Twitter and Facebook into iPhone iOS 6 Applications
  • An iPhone iOS 6 Facebook Integration Tutorial using UIActivityViewController
  • iPhone iOS 6 Facebook and Twitter Integration using SLRequest
  • An iOS 6 iPhone Twitter Integration Tutorial using SLRequest
  • Making Store Purchases with the SKStoreProductViewController Class
  • Building In-App Purchasing into iPhone iOS 6 Applications
  • Preparing an iOS 6 Application for In-App Purchases
  • An iPhone iOS 6 In-App Purchase Tutorial
  • Configuring and Creating App Store Hosted Content for iOS 6 In-App Purchases


Chrome Web Lab: see the magic of the web brought to life

Web Lab is a Chrome Experiment made by Google, to see the magic of web brought to life through 5 Chrome Experiments. Open to the world online. Live from the Science Museum, London.



Web Lab is powered by the latest web technologies and is best experienced in Chrome on your desktop.

Chrome Web Lab