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Daily Links 30 April 2013

2013-04-30T16:55:00.000+02:00

Coding4Fun Toolkit v2.0.5

Step by Step working with Windows Azure Mobile Service Data in XAML based Windows Store Apps

Backup and restore on Skydrive in Windows Phone 7

Say What? Incorporating Windows Phone 8 Speech Recognition into Your Apps

Asynchronous programming in C# using async and await

Beginning Distributed Version Control with Mercurial

ViewModel driven multi-state animations using DataTriggers and Blend on Windows Phone

Creating connected Windows Store apps

Introducing: Code Digger, an extension for VS2012

Intelligent SQL Server Maintenance

Windows Phone 8 Training Kit - Update

Win 8 : Develop a cutting edge app with NFC

Google Analytics SDK for Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps

Daily Links 18 Mar 2013

2013-03-18T22:59:00.001+02:00

Windows Store LOB Apps with Kona: Getting Started

How to build a multi-touch control for Windows Phone

Windows 8 Toolkit - Charts and More

MULTI-SERVICE AUTHENTICATION THE EASY WAY

Nokia Remote Device Access

A Windows Phone 8 Run Tracking App in 100 Lines of Code

Windows Phone 8: Voice Commands

Lessons learned in Win 8 App Certification

Lex.Db for Windows 8 Store Apps (Part 1) - The Basics

OpenCover
"A code coverage tool for .NET 2 and above, support for 32 and 64 processes (including Silverlight) with both branch and sequence points."

How to Integrate WP7.8, WP8 Live Tiles in your WP7.5 apps?

How to decide: Mobile websites vs. mobile apps

Metro App Site Template MVC / HTML5

Windows Store XAML App–Adding a Privacy Page

Building a shared core between Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8

Daily Links 21 Feb 2013

2013-02-21T07:16:00.002+02:00

Visual Studio Unit Testing Enhancements for Windows Store and Windows Phone

Setting up Unit Testing in Windows Phone 7 and 8

Windows Phone 8: NFC (Near Field Communication)

Simple golden rules for async / await

An overview of UI Controls from Win RT XAML Toolkit

New Launchers in Windows Phone 8

How using Raygun.io makes Windows Store submission a breeze

Windows Store App - Adding Advertising

New pattern for the Design Patterns Library: Rules Pattern

Mocking with Foq

5 Steps to Containerize your Enterprise Mobile Apps

Introducing Durandal
Javascript MV* Library

Portable HttpClient for .NET Framework and Windows Phone

Implement a ‘smart banner’ for your Windows Store app

Daily Links 13 Feb 2013

2013-02-13T06:28:00.000+02:00

Pivot and Panorama have moved AND changed in WP8

Using Portable Class Libraries with Windows 8 / Windows Phone 8 MVVM

A Cool Way to Promote Your App
How-to app video using Expression Encoder

Async Performance: Understanding the Costs of Async and Await

12 Lessons Learned for a New Team Lead

Why We (Still) Believe in Working Remotely

Coding4fun toolkit released (WP8 support & more)

Windows Phone 8: Bluetooth

ShowMessageBox for WP8 & W8

Windows 8: Creating Great App Bar Buttons

Submitting your App to the Windows Store and Avoiding Common Submission Errors

Preparing your Windows Store app for a world market

WP8 New Location APIs : Part 2 Location Tracking and Background Location Tracking

Daily Links 29 Jan 2013

2013-01-29T06:59:00.000+02:00

App submission tips for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8

Creating Spinning progress Animation in Windows Phone

How to use the Light Sensor in Windows 8 C#/XAML applications

Windows Phone 8: Contacts Integration

Windows Phone 8 and 7.x Design Guidelines

Lex.Db
Platform independent data store solution

Start Button 8
Free start button software for win 8

Now Available: Windows Phone SDK Update for 7.8

Mangopollo
"easily take advantage of new windows phone tiles (cyclic, flip, iconic) if your application is run from a Windows Phone 7.8 or 8 as well as new launchers if your application is run from a Windows Phone 8 while remaining compatible with windows phone 7."

Getting more visibility for your Windows Store app Part 1: Create great apps

Windows Phone 8 SDK on a Virtual Machine with Working Emulator

Using async/await with WebClient in Windows Phone 8 (or: TaskCompletionSource saves the day)

Send Email with attachments without using EmailComposeTask with MailMessage

Handling Resuming in your Windows 8 Applications

Tips and tricks when using voice recognition in a Windows Phone 8 app

Building High Performance Windows Phone Apps

Handling unhandled exceptions with async/await on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8

Daily Links 16 Jan 2013

2013-01-16T07:20:00.002+02:00

WinRT’s default “save on suspend” isn’t good enough

How to detect that your app is running in Kid’s Corner

How to Become a Software Architect

Setting up your Windows Store payout account (South Africa)

Splash Screens in Windows Phone 8–Who moved my cheese?

silverPDF - Silverlight PDF library

Getting WP7 Device Info

From the MVPs: Different deployment options in Windows 8

Live Tiles in Windows Phone 8 Part2: Lock screen notifications

Windows Phone 8: Localization

Reversi XAML/C# Windows Store Sample Game

Windows Phone 8 Emulator Skin Switcher 1.0 released on codeplex

Windows 8 Design Templates is now ready for all the developers

Daily Links 2 Jan 2013

2013-01-02T23:31:00.001+02:00

Geoposition advanced tracking scenarios for Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 SDK - Deploying Multiple Enterprise Applications

Windows Phone 8: Multiple Screen Resolutions

Changing the name of a Windows 8 Store app

10 Things Silverlight Devs Need to Know About the Windows Runtime

AvalonDock for WPF
Docking control lib for WPF

Player Framework for Windows Phone 8

Using the adcontrol from code in Windows Phone 8
Minimum capabilities you need to run the ad control in WP8

Building a Shooter Game Walkthrough Using C#, XNA and MonoGame 3.0 – Part 1

QuickLight
"C# to Javascript compiler allows a developer to write C# code and then compile it to Javascript which can be run in any web browser. This makes it possible to write applications in C# that target any platform."

Awaitable critical section

The 4 Most Important Skills for a Software Developer

An AnimatedFlipView to use in your Windows Store apps!

Draggable markers with Windows Phone maps API

10 Scrum Methodology Best Practices

Windows 8 internet connection stopped working

2012-12-07T06:54:00.001+02:00

For some odd reason my internet connection ceased to work a few days ago. A bunch of things including system restore didn’t help. Eventually I found a link that suggested switching on the “Enable Enhanced Security Mode” in IE 10. Viola! That fixed the problem

Now the question is: What did M$ do that requires this to be turned on just to get internet access?!

Daily Links 29 Nov 2012

2012-11-29T20:24:00.002+02:00

WP7 Localize
Translation tool for your WP Apps

Windows Phone 8: Compile in the Cloud

31 Days of Windows 8: Gyrometer

31 Days of Windows 8: Accelerometer

31 Days of Windows 8: Light Sensor

31 Days of Windows 8: Inclinometer

Developing a Windows 8 Application prototype

Implementing Ads on any page in your Windows 8 XAML app–part 1

A Simple Way To Use App Simulator For App Purchases

Async pack for Visual Studio 2012: why it’s useful also for Windows Phone 8 projects

Solving Real-world Problems with Windows Azure Web Sites

Windows Azure Training Kit - November 2012

Windows Phone 8 Training Kit

Writing a Calibre frontend for Windows8/WinRT using ‘SQLite for WinRT’

Adding Windows Phone 8 Tile functionality to Windows Phone OS 7.1 apps

Daily Links 22 Nov 212

2012-11-22T08:52:00.001+02:00

A WinRT behavior to mimic EventToCommand (take 2)

31 Days of Windows 8: Navigation

31 Days of Windows 8: Geolocation

Windows 8 Store Apps–Debugging Background Tasks

Windows Phone 8 Sensors Overview (Plus Code)

Resetting Idle Detection Countdown in Windows Phone

Idle detection for Windows Phone

UserIdleDetectionMode and ApplicationIdleDetectionMode for windows phone

Dev Tracker App for W* developers

New SkyDrive SDK released, and support by IFTTT, Docusign and SoundGeko

Live Connect Single Sign-On from Windows Phone 8 for Mobile Services

Windows Phone 8 Iconic Tile Image Size Comparison

Unit testing on Windows Phone 8 – the basics

Real-World Secondary Tiles: Top Three Tips for Working with Secondary Tiles in Windows 8 Apps

The update Windows SDK and Windows App Certification Kit tool (now checks branding images)

Implementing in-app purchasing in Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone Toolkit overview

Daily Links 14 Nov 2012

2012-11-14T06:38:00.001+02:00

8 days of Windows Phone 8 | Day 7: Proximity capabilities

Windows Phone 8–Tiles and lock screen notification

Windows 8 Metro: Implementing push notifications (part 1)

Fun with the Accelerometer on Your Surface RT

Zen Coding in Visual Studio 2012

31 Days of Windows 8: Live Tiles

31 Days of Windows 8: Toast Notifications

31 Days of Windows 8: Lock Screen Apps

31 Days of Windows 8: Background Tasks

Media Player Framework for Windows 8 (v1.0)

Implementing Coupons and Memberships using the Windows Phone 8 Wallet: Part2 Memberships

Increase monetization by adding in-app purchase to your apps

5 Rules For API Management

Building quality Windows 8 apps: Important pre-submission checks for your Windows Store apps

Windows 8, Step 0 - Turn on continuous backups via File History

Daily Links 05 Nov 2012

2012-11-05T17:46:00.001+02:00

9 Tips for an Excellent Windows Store App

101 WinRT Controls and Frameworks

A better Slider for Windows Phone 7

Remote Debugging your Windows Store app on your Surface

Windows Phone 8 SDK now available for Download

Windows Phone Design Site

Introducing the new Windows Phone 8 Map control

New Windows Phone Toolkit Oct 30 2012 with support for Windows Phone 8

Introducing Windows Phone SDK 8.0

New Windows Phone 8 Lock Screen Features: How to Upgrade Your App to Show Notification

Day 8: Live Services Integration

Win8: Orientation & Snap

C# 5.0: More Than Just Async

Windows Phone 8 SDK: Accessing Content from an SD Card

Windows Phone Power Tools

Daily Links 24 Oct 2012

2012-10-24T06:51:00.001+02:00

Windows 8 Notifications: Push Notifications

3 Icon Packs for Windows Phone and Windows 8

How to: Localize an Application Title for Windows Phone

The Windows Store App Lifecycle

Windows Store logos and usage specifications

Windows Store–Publishing, Images, Screenshots, etc
Updated Windows Phone Store Badge Now Available

Win8 Developers: Don’t Make the Terrible Mistake of Treating the Windows Store like the iOS App Store

WINRT: HOW TO PROPERLY IMPLEMENT ISUPPORTINCREMENTALLOADING WITH NAVIGATION

Your app needs a privacy policy in the Windows Store

Testing in-app puchasing in Windows 8

Windows 8 submission trials and tribulations

Executing NUnit Tests using the Visual Studio 2012 Test Runner

A Tic-Tac-Toe Game Engine

protobuf-net
Fast, portable, binary serialization for .NET

Daily Links 17 Oct 2012

2012-10-17T05:06:00.001+02:00

Tips for using ads in your Windows Phone apps

Building an App for Both Windows Phone and iOS

[Windows 8] Using SQLite in your Windows Store application

File Manipulation in Windows 8 Store Apps

What Windows 8 Developers Need to Know about App Certification and Publishing

Clearer – A Gesture-Driven Windows 8 To-Do Application

Windows 8 Apps: The 8 Must-Know Tricks! Day 6

Get your TFS 2012 task board demo ready in under 1 minute

TFS 2012 Agile Planning Tools Issue – nested tasks makes the parent task disappear

10 Tips to avoid the typical Windows 8 design traps

Windows Store app Development Snack: Simulator tips & trick

Converting TimeZones in Store/WinRT apps

localizing the displayname of your app in windows 8

Daily Links 10 Oct 2012

2012-10-10T19:52:00.002+02:00

WinRT app guide: Step 10: Adding a lightweight database (SQLite) and CRUD support + two-way element binding

Windows Store – Developer Registration Tips

Windows Store app development: Include that privacy policy

Basic Facebook integration for your Windows Phone 7 application

Windows Store Applications–Debugging Crashes

8 tips for your Windows Store apps

How to Self-Host ASP.Net Web API: Part 3 of Many

Helper class for creating TileNotification (win8)

Windows Phone Special Effects

Multilingual App Toolkit for developing Windows Store apps using Visual Studio 2012

W8WIL #6: Leverage the Maps app for location-based features

Porting Windows Phone App to Windows 8

Input Validation in Windows 8 Store apps

Walkthrough: the Windows 8 Settings and About Dialogs

Windows Phone StandardTileData.BackContent

2012-10-10T06:04:00.001+02:00

… just a quick heads up if you get an error that looks something like this when creating a pinned tile for windows phone:
”The serialized property BackContent is too long
at Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ShellTileData.SerializeToToken(IToken token)
at Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ShellTile.Create(Uri navigationUri, ShellTileData initialData)”

The issue is that the BackContent property is set to a string with more than 500 characters.

New Windows Phone App–Kwik List

2012-10-02T06:39:00.001+02:00

SPECIAL RELEASE PRICE: FREE!!! (No Ads either!)
- please consider posting a review for Kwik List on the marketplace in return.

Kwik List: The simplest, easiest and quickest way to remember things on your windows phone.
Kwik List allows you to make tasks and notes, tag them as lists and share them in a simple easy way on your windows phone.

Features:
- Maintain List Items
- Tag List Items
- Set Reminders
- Save Items as tasks or notes
- View Calendar Entries
- Email contacts from calendar entries
- Email or Text tag list or individual items
- Pin item or tag list to the phone menu
- Live Tile Updates
- Filter list items you want to see
- Add multiple items at once via KwikList
- Dark and Light Theme support
- Create custom theme colors

Wibcisoft Kwik List

Daily Links 1 Oct 2012

2012-10-01T19:49:00.000+02:00

Windows 8 App Bars

Get Your Windows Phone Applications in the Marketplace Faster

Weak Event implementation that works for any event type

Microsoft Research Face SDK Beta
" integrates the latest face technologies from Microsoft research teams. It provides state-of-the-art algorithms to process face images, like face detection, alignment, tracking, and cartoon generation"

Host Silverlight app in dropbox

Creating a settings flyout

Player Framework: an open source component of the Microsoft Media Platform

WCF 4.5 features: Simplified Generated Configuration Files

Windows 8–Connecting to SkyDrive

Why SOLID Matters

Five Things to Know When Designing a Windows 8 App

Getting Started Building Windows 8 Store Apps with XAML/C#

Windows 8 Toolkit - Charts and More

Daily Links 21 Sep 2012

2012-09-21T05:59:00.000+02:00

nokia lumia 920 skin

Updating Windows 8 Tiles using C#

The Windows Store Submission Process

I think I just snapped
Handling snapped view in Win 8

Code Snippets for Windows Store Apps

The Most Common Errors in Windows Store Submissions (and How to Avoid Them)

Win8 App Bars–What to watch out for

5 Key User Experience Design Principles

Preparing for Windows Phone 8 SDK release

Get up to speed with Windows 8: a tutorial series

in app purchase with #win8dev #winrt

How to create and debug a background task in Windows 8 – Part 2

Windows Phone to Windows 8: User Interface

WP7 ReorderListBox improvements: rearrange animations and more

A Helpful Guide for Writing Your Startup’s Executive Summary

Connecting Windows 8 applications with services: Part 3: Background transfers and tile interactions in Windows 8

Custom Styles and Templates in Windows Phone: CheckBox

Daily Links 06 Sep 2012

2012-09-06T21:50:00.000+02:00

Testing Windows 8 apps using Visual Studio 2012

WP: Memory Profiling: The Instances View

Getting started with SQLite in Windows Store / WinRT apps

WinRT XAML Toolkit

Announcing Windows Azure Mobile Services

Building an End-to-End Windows Store App - Part 2: Integrating Cloud Services

Scrum + Kanban = ScrumBan, an Easy Scrum Upgrade

Offline Web Application

Publishing Metro App to Windows Store

Anchoring Augmented Reality Objects In The Real World On Your Windows Phone

Ensuring WCF Routing Flexibility

A Unified Approach to Client-Side Storage

UX guidelines for Windows 8 Store apps are now available as a handy pdf download

Windows Phone Emulator Color Render Issue - Fix

2012-08-30T06:24:00.001+02:00

A few days ago my emulator decided it wasn’t going to render colors properly:

… this is what it should look like:

… turns out that the issue was the 3D stereoscopic setting on my NVidia display card:

.. I turned is off, and all was well again.

Daily Links 21 Aug 2012

2012-08-21T00:39:00.001+02:00

WP7 Localize
Utility to help localize your WP app

New samples galore from the Windows Phone SDK Team - 33 new samples, 4 pages, 2 languages, 1 boat load of code...

Getting paid from the Windows Store

Walkthrough on becoming a Windows Store developer if you are registering as a company

Using NUnit to test Windows Phone 7 applications – Part 1

Consuming WCF service with Windows 8

Windows 8 apps, what’s an Enterprise to do?

Continuous Location Tracking on Windows Phone 8

Windows 8 Apps: The 8 Must-Know Tricks!

Getting Started with the Coding4Fun toolkit ImageTile Control

Windows Phone 8 Battery API

Async await. Wait them All!

The Clean Architecture

Daily Links 01 Aug 2012

2012-08-01T00:02:00.000+02:00

WP: Ultimate About Dialog

Roaming your app data

How to create cool custom tiles in a Windows Phone application

Porting a windows phone app to iOS with MonoTouch

Get up to speed on Windows 8 in 6 weeks

Windows 8 Metro: Something about application life-cycle

A WinRT behavior to mimic EventToCommand

HTML5 Report Viewer – Taking your Reports further!

SKYDRIVE BACKUP OF YOUR MOBILE APP–LET’S GET SOME COMMON GROUND

Apps must be cross platform

How to backup your Windows Phone app data to a server such as GoDaddy

Using Entity Framework to Create Databases on Windows Phone

Pro Live Tiles for Windows 8

Creating tiled backgrounds in Metro style XAML apps

Daily Links 16 Jul 2012

2012-07-16T00:41:00.001+02:00

Dynamically toggle PanoramaItem visibility

Bing mapcontrol Offline Tiles Solution

Creating Enterprise Line of Business Apps for Windows 8

WinRT: Example of Using Periodic Notifications for Live Tiles

Resolution scaling of Windows 8 Metro apps

How to Capture Images w/ the WebCam in WinRT (C#) applications.

How to configure DLNA between Windows Phone and Windows 7

Windows 8 Metro Apps: The 8 Must-Know Tricks! Day 1

Creating Metro style apps that stand out from the crowd

Windows 8: Top 10 Reasons Why I choose XAML Over HTML5

#windowsphone development tip: turn on tombstoning when debugging

2012-07-07T13:07:00.001+02:00

I’ve been doing windows phone development for a while now, and only recently became aware of this setting:

... available in the project properties page of your windows phone project in Visual Studio.
Basically tombstones your app every time it’s deactivated instead of keeping it in memory. It’s turned off by default – but this is typically something you want to keep on while developing.

Happy Coding