Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . .
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It’s often useful to display the current App version (per your App Manifest) for support purposes. I came across the following snippet that looks to provide the easiest option that requires no manual updates when you release a new version of your app: VersionTextBox.Text = XDocument.Load("WMAppManifest.xml").Root.Element("App").Attribute("Version").Value; I usually use this in my about box... Continue Reading →
I have been a part of Nokia’ developer program for quite a while and thought I would take the time to point out a particular recent challenge in its’ DVLUP program that represents a quick win on three counts: 1. The Challenge doesn’t require a new version of the App so consequently is very... Continue Reading →
Very pleased to see that ‘Learn Piano’ is one of the featured apps in the Windows Store ‘Made In The UK’ spotlight section in the Windows Store. Watch, Rewind, Pause and Play this stunning collection of videos aimed at helping you to learn the piano. Beginner? Use 'slow' mode to play along slowly! ★★★★★ "What... Continue Reading →
Something strange has been going on with my Windows Phone and App store downloads. Windows Store App Sales So not a very inspiring story but this graph shows sales revenue (not ad revenue) for Apps between April and June this year. The graph shows a regular income from App sales of between £5 and £10... Continue Reading →
Something strange has been going on with my Windows Phone and App store downloads. Windows Store App Sales So not a very inspiring story but this graph shows sales revenue (not ad revenue) for Apps between April and June this year. The graph shows a regular income from App sales of between £5 and £10... Continue Reading →
After hovering around the top slot for a good few weeks (and a brief spell as a ‘paid’ app) I was very pleased to see that ‘learn Piano’ has the top spot this week in Lifestyle Apps. Recent updates to the App include support for ‘Play To’, enabling lessons to be streamed to a... Continue Reading →
So after a very flat and uninspiring period after the launch of Windows 8 looking at my own stats today it is clear that things have started to change over the last Month or so - with a steep increase in downloads (which now total in excess of 37,000) Hopefully this increase will continue a... Continue Reading →
Although to my knowledge there isn’t a publically available API for the Windows store there is a little known method to invoke the store from any machine running Windows 8. The basis for this method is the intrinsic support for the stores own HTTP protocols on Windows 8. At the moment this seems to work... Continue Reading →
Covering what many believe to be Bowies most productive period so far this App takes you from mainstream origins in 1970 up to the beginning of his classic Berlin period in1977. "Although there is nothing in this App that isn't available elsewhere packaging it together like this makes for compulsive viewing" Bowie 70 77 VIEW... Continue Reading →
Top Supermodels strutting their stuff on the catwalk! Windows 8 Share, Search and Sematic Zooming support. Frequent content updates (highlighted in 'Latest' grouping) Whether you are a fashion fan or just a fan of the female form there is something for you here ..... Hot Models VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 