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 →
On submitting an update for one of my apps i just got prompted to install an updated SDK – looks as though this is mandatory for certification. Download: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/desktop/hh852363 NB This is quite a large download at 568.6 MB UPDATE Looks as though it isn’t mandatory as after kicking off the download, I selected... Continue Reading →
So when using a flipview control there is no need for ‘next’ and ‘previous’ buttons as they are built into the UI already: But … the Windows 8 UI is new and unless you are using a mouse those buttons above will stay hidden. So these programmatic buttons serve as clues that you can... Continue Reading →
Windows RT first Impressions So prior to using it I kind of had a mind set that Windows RT was going to feel like using Windows CE’s big brother (which technically maybe you could argue it is) but in practice what I have found so far is that the experience is EXACTLY the same as... Continue Reading →
So early days but so far the signs are that I am not getting my Apps into the hands of the users as effectively as I would like. How so? Check out some of the metrics available from Microsoft for your apps: First the good news: when I manage to get this App into the... Continue Reading →
The following core Windows Apps have all been updated for the release and will appear as updates to the Windows Store: (Click to enlarge) Needless to say if you have bought a Surface device (or any other Windows 8 device) you should install all these updates before you go any further.
How does the newly announced Surface RT compare to its bigger brother coming in January 2013? CLICK TO ENLARGE Update: For a more in depth analysis of specs and a comparison with the iPad check out Jeremy Likeess’ Blog
I have been unable to submit an App into the Windows 8 store for the last four days. I get the following message: Is anyone else experiencing this? (I have tried multiple times at several times during each day with the same result) UPDATE Perseverance: I managed to get a new name registered at 4am... Continue Reading →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 