Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . .
… will only get you so far ….
I got to spend the day at Modern Jago yesterday on day 1 of a two day design oriented event (I cannot make day 2 but that is a whole other story). Modern Jago is nestled amongst a village of designer clothes shops, art house cinemas, T-Shirt presses and independent publishing houses in the ‘trendy’... Continue Reading →
With the announcement of BUILD 2012 I thought I would put together a list of tips – mainly aimed at fellow developers from the UK but there may be something here for everyone! Accommodation If you are on a tight budget and can book early try the Homestead Suites. It is next to the Microsoft... Continue Reading →
For me this event marks a potential starting point for Nokia’s entry into my own development related world. Sure I have owned a spate of Nokia handsets in the past, but that’s not what I‘m talking about. For some time now there has been an excitement in the Windows Phone Development Community about the impact... Continue Reading →
Thought I would blog my first thoughts about this course which I downloaded yesterday at the UKTechDays event in London (Jaime Rodriguez was speaking at this event) My own objectives were pretty much the same as those of the course itself and revolved around becoming familiar with the major new aspects of Mango from a... Continue Reading →
Having a go at the final (I believe) chapter of Mike Ormond’s book: Outline for the chapter is presently as follows: Arming Yourself The theory behind marketing. Making your App work for you. Quotes from experts and successful developers. Readiness Checklist. Spreading the Word From the safety of your bedroom: Using a Blog Using Twitter... Continue Reading →
Well it was touch and go getting the app through the ingestion process in time but this morning I am pleased to announce that ‘Ambient Soundscape’ is available on the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace: http://social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=f4859464-e72a-e011-854c-00237de2db9e With over 40 distinct sound sources available as a starting point ‘Ambient Soundscape’ can be used to develop sophisticated tonal... Continue Reading →
Thought it appropriate to quickly précis some of the apps for windows phone 7 that I am submitting to the marketplace for launch today (more to follow in the coming weeks). In the main, todays offerings centre around a music based performance engine that has been developed for the platform using Silverlight and XNA. ... Continue Reading →
Not at Mix this year but testament to my geekness I was watching Scott Guthrie on the live feed – they asked for questions, I fired mine off on twitter and the Gu answered. How cool is that?
Missed the last event but hope to catch this one: STOP PRESS: Just submitted a proposal for a session so might be speaking: This session will cover all aspects of the development of the public Silverlight based web site http://FromTheMalverns.com. Beginning with the background to the content on the site, how and why it... Continue Reading →
Overview The Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers includes presentations, hands-on labs, and demos. This content is based on Windows 7 RTM and it is designed to help you learn how to build applications that are compatible with and shine on Windows 7 by utilizing key Windows 7 features such as: Taskbar Libraries Multi Touch... Continue Reading →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 