What you need:
- Create a bootable USB? jerrynixon.com
- Setup boot to VHD? jerrynixon.com
- Get an Azure account? http://aka.ms/w8cloud
- Get Windows 8? http://aka.ms/w8download
- Get Visual Studio 2012? http://aka.ms/w8tools
- Get Windows Live SDK? http://aka.ms/w8live
- Get Windows 8 Samples? http://aka.ms/w8samples
- Get Multiligual Toolkit? http://aka.ms/w8language
- Get Advertising SDK? http://aka.ms/w8ads
- Get Design Assets? http://aka.ms/w8design
- Register your App? http://aka.ms/w8reg
- Join 30 to Launch? http://aka.ms/w8launch
- View the online labs? http://aka.ms/w8vlabs
Here’s a cheat sheet!
Some XAML articles I have written: