A variation on the classic game of Snap! Definitely one to play with the kids. I made a decision early on not to involve any play that might have the potential of inflicting rough treatment on your new phone, that said, it was also important to maintain the essence of the game – which, as... Continue Reading →
Tip 7–Watch out for colours & gradients in the Application Bar!
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 →
Getting your App published on Windows Phone Marketplace
“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 →
Windows Phone 7 Launch Apps.
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 →