Anyone that knows me appreciates that I am an all round geek, and have had an interest in 3d cameras, devices and paraphernalia for more time than I care to mention. So I was especially excited to get my hands on these devices, albeit only for a short period of time. It will come as... Continue Reading →
Rotating the Screen on a DELL Inspiron Duo under Windows 8
NB At the time of writing there is no accelerometer driver for the DUO under Win 8. Until we get that fixed it is possible to add the ‘Windows Mobility Center’ applet as a shortcut on the Metro Desktop (which in turn has an option to rotate the screen) Here are the steps to take:... Continue Reading →
Web Based App Installs for Windows Phone
Stumbled upon a cool way of installing apps over the air. Here are the steps I took: First fire up the web based marketplace: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-GB/search?q=web+services+uk NB The above link shows all my own apps currently in the marketplace – you can click on the ‘Marketplace’ link to view all apps! Select an App from the... Continue Reading →
Windows App Certification Kit Walk Through
While it isn’t yet possible to submit apps to the store you can ensure that your App will pass the ingestion process. this is a walkthrough of one of the sample apps (Weather). Noting that it fails the test tells us that things are very much still at an early stage with the preview build... Continue Reading →
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