Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . .
… will only get you so far ….
If your mobile operator supports it then purchasing apps on Windows Phone 7 is very straightforward (if your operator does not support this then you will need to register a credit card via the Zune software on your desktop before you can make any purchases). Apps can be purchased either via the phone or... Continue Reading →
Having made some fixes to bugs in ‘Metro Drummer’ I was a little surprised to see that my re-submission had failed, not necessarily a bad thing as it looks as though Microsoft are being a little more stringent than they have been in the past with some of the tests. In this instance I was... Continue Reading →
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 →
In my haste to refresh an existing ‘broken icon’ (see Tip 2) I made a ‘bad colour decision’ on the application bar that didn’t show up until it was too late. Here are the offending icons with the default dark theme: and here are the same icons in the light theme: My take is... 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 →
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 →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 