Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . .
… will only get you so far ….
Having given ‘grief’ to my Family over the last year or so (while developing apps for WP7) I promised my wife I would buy her a new WP7 Mobile Phone when they came out. The one that I liked the look of is the HTC HD7, mainly because it has the largest screen size of... Continue Reading →
Your Marketplace background (that’s the optional 1000x800 graphic for the marketplace ingestion process)) gets special treatment by Microsoft, so keep the original colours vibrant! Here is how not to do it: Original Graphic: Marketplace Result: (see here for other tips)
“Congratulations Ian Walker of Web Services UK! Drums & Bass has successfully passed certification for Windows Phone Marketplace!” Following application submittal to http://create.msdn.com and ‘ingestion’ (where Microsoft test and certify your app) this is the message you receive on a successful submission It means your app is live (if you elected to auto publish)... Continue Reading →
Henry Fords famous statement when asked about the colour of his new motor vehicle. Of course, that was just fine, it was the only game in town, and it was a fantastic machine! However, It wasn’t long before the market demanded something more, and it was a competitor that first offered multiple colours of... 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 →
Drums & Bass provides a fully portable platform for both live rendition and composition of songs and/or vocal/acoustic guitar accompaniments. It builds on the opportunities afforded in ‘Metro Drummer’ by adding a Bass (Guitar/Keyboard) option into the mix. Any mix of bass and drum sounds can be stored to any of the four colour... Continue Reading →
“A live performance oriented app featuring multiple high quality musical samples assignable to one of 12 live pads”. Jamster is a Partner to 'Metro Drummer' offering a similar experience but for music based samples (rather than percussion): 48 high fully assignable and high quality musical samples. Control over individual sample volume, Pitch and Position within... Continue Reading →
A full featured Drum Machine featuring live pads and step input into sequencer and song arrangement modes. Over 50 high quality drum samples 4 immediately accessible and fully programmable kits. Control over individual drum Volume, Tuning (pitch) and Position within the stereo field. Multiple sounds can be triggered simultaneously giving a realistic drumming experience. Position... Continue Reading →
Shove Ha’Penny is a fun family orientated pub game from the UK (Wikipedia) . Play takes place on a board with the objective being to ‘shove’ coins such that they come to a halt between the parallel lines painted on the board. The game can be played by 1 or 2 players (or teams) with... Continue Reading →
Songster is a fun to use interactive song writing aid for Windows Phone 7. It’s focus is a step based music composition screen which allows the simultaneous input of up to 12 different instruments. Both drums and Musical parts can be written and played back in real time in an... Continue Reading →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 