Tools for the creators: Visual Studio 11 (Beta)

Unlike Windows 8 Developer Preview, Windows 8 Consumer Preview does not come with the tools pre-installed, so in order to start making something with this newest Microsoft's OS, other than  browsing and going back and forth between Metro and Desktop and the Web, download and install any of theVisual Studio 11 Beta development tools. I am running the Express version that (obviously) requires  Windows 8 Consumer Preview (x86 and x64) and supports both the 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) architectures. In addition to the user-friendliness and the high level of usability usually found in Visual Studio, you will get an amazing tablet simulator to test your Metro, Web and Desktop apps. One more powerful reason to explore HTML5 and JavaScript and newer technologies under Windows 8.