Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . .
… will only get you so far ….
Once you have a few Apps in the marketplace why not market them ‘in app’: This can be a relatively pain free process, simply requiring either a block of templated code, or perhaps a specially built DLL containing references to your apps. I opted for the former (I am a little lazy) and have... 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 →
I recently released 'the ‘Ambient Soundscape’ App onto the WP7 Marketplace and within a day the only bit of feedback I had was a 1 star rating and a note saying that the user was unhappy he was getting this message! So what should you do if you get this message when you are trying... Continue Reading →
Although the option to make an App is a Checkbox: and you appear to have the option to unselect: You will discover that when you go back into the App trial mode is still supported (ie deselecting the checkbox has not taken). This is important as it is often proved more effective to have... Continue Reading →
Having watched the film of the same name last week (truly excellent) a comment from my Uncle Harry led me to investigate a collection of 78rpm records in a ‘forgotten’ box in our loft. Low and behold, an original recording of the speech made in the film of the same name – by the king... Continue Reading →
Something that occurred to me as obvious, but also something that I nearly didn’t implement is an ‘infinite background’ for the Panorama Control in my latest Windows Phone Application. When reviewing the final version of the App I noticed that flipping from Panorama Item 3 on to Panorama Item 1 the experience was not as... Continue Reading →
So rather a grand title for this, another ‘Sequencer App’, but while putting it together this felt like the best use of my existing/developing sequencing platform to date, so if the title is a little cheesy, so be it. I always try and add a little something different with every iteration of this app... Continue Reading →
Having registered the recent discussions on Twitter relating to the pros and cons of Trial Mode vs Free Mode I thought I would refactor one of my apps* to see how the stats would compare. (Click to view fullscreen) Big Surprise! More downloads of the free app in 1 day than the trial app over... Continue Reading →
After releasing a ‘Lite’ version of my Jamster application just before Christmas I have received a lot of comments from foreign downloaders that point to an obvious issue when running in other languages/culture settings. Of course I had tested code under several different language settings in the past, but was conscious that I hadn’t... Continue Reading →
Like others I started work on windows phone development before it was available by using Silverlight 3 on the desktop by simply limiting my desktop space to 800x480. One of the first apps I developed for Windows phone 7 started life this way: http://apps.webservicesuk.com/Shove/.  My approach when the WP7 SDK became available was simply to... Continue Reading →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 