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Apologies for the short digresion from development technology but … .. with the luck of the devil I managed to snag a plus one for my daughter Daisy and I to a private screening of "Thor:The Dark Army" at the Cineworld/IMAX in Birmingham last night. After being treated to a red carpet and champagne reception... Continue Reading →
One of the new exe’s in Windows : C:WindowsSystem32SlideToShutDown.exe Try it out (search for ‘run’ then paste it into the run box or run it from the command prompt) Hidden feature or just not quite ready yet?
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 →
My dialog with Microsoft about ‘missing downloads’ has been an agonising one in which I have simply failed to get through to anyone who believes that there is anything wrong with the above picture. (To paraphrase and simplify: ‘our system tells us that you didn’t have any downloads during that time period’) If you work... 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 →
I downloaded and installed the latest Windows Preview from here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/preview NB The download is 2.4GB! NB My device is an Intel Ultrabook running 64bit Windows This was my experience: Select YES: Restart Not sure what the deal is with the crazy fonts? NB When you use a mouse to hover over the download you... 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 →
As we all know nothing devalues like tech hardware and as I had amassed a few items that were superfluous to my needs I recently put them up for sale on Amazon. The items were: 1. A (used) Samsung Series 7 Slate 2. A new Asus Vivobook Tablet 3. 2 x new Nokia Lumia 620... Continue Reading →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 