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Master the Master-Detail Pattern In the world of information consumption in applications, it’s crucial to have a clear and easy way to navigate and inspect that information. The master-detail design pattern has become one of the most popular approaches in applications today. In this post, we’ll discuss what this is, determine if it’s appropriate for your application and show how you can use it! What is a master-detail? The answer to this will depend on what kind of information your application is trying to show, but at a high level, the “master” is an area in the UI where you have a list of something and the “detail” is the area that shows the relevant information of a selection in the master. You can find a great example of the master-detail pattern in the Windows 10 email app, “Mail.”  The [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Get the most power out of your Windows 10 PC with Game Mode With the Windows 10 Creators Update, we’re introducing a new feature called Game Mode. Game Mode provides a better and more consistent gaming experience on Windows 10, by dedicating more system resources to your game. Game Mode’s performance gain is found in providing, on average, more sustainable framerates for gamers, particularly when your hardware is experiencing resource contention. Game Mode can be activated from the Game bar. To use Game Mode, make sure it’s turned on for each game you play. To turn on Game Mode: Press Windows + G to pull up the Game bar Click Settings The new Game Mode option will appear, to enable the feature on a per-title basis Check the box to enable Game Mode for the specific title; [ more… ]

The Beam Machine A Retrospective In late 2016, the Windows Insider team did something new. We hosted a real-time Webcast. While the concept of a webcast is not new, this was the first one for us. We hosted it during the development cycle for the Creator’s update and we timed it with the first Bug Bash. It was a small but fun session and we immediately knew it was something we’d want to do again. When the second Bug Bash for the Windows 10 Creators Update occurred in February of this year, we hosted two more webcast sessions. Each session was a success and brought in more Insiders from around the world. The webcasts provided an opportunity to chat directly with, for Insiders to chat with one other, and to have a little face-to-face time with some of the Microsoft [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16184 for PC + Build 15208 for Mobile Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be a) hosting our very first Insider webcast from the brand new #BeamMachine AND b) doing our first ever build release during a webcast. We are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16184 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15208 to Insiders in the Fast ring. What’s New in Build 16184 For PC My People: Technology is all about making it easier for you to connect with your most important people. Whether you want to share a photo, make plans for dinner, or get an answer from a friend or coworker – My People is here to take it to the next level and bring [ more… ]