…which is certainly my plan.
1996 to 2012 – still no evidence… I give up!
During the last 6 months I have been working with iOS developers building the first wave of Windows 8 applications for the Windows Store. Pretty much all of them have told me that they enjoyed making the transition to XAML/C#/.NET and Visual Studio 2012.
I have previously posted Resources for iOS developers but today and tomorrow there is something special going on. The Big Nerd Ranch and Microsoft have joined together to deliver two days of training designed to jumpstart your Windows Store app development.
It will be streamed on Channel 9 and The Verge from 4pm UK time.
Those very nice people at Telerik have impressed me once again – so much so that it feels similar to the moment I woke up on Christmas day to find a TCR racing set under the tree (what an awesome thing that was).
When you submit to the store you get an opportunity to add promo images to your submission. It is tempting to skip over these as a) they are optional and b) they are in odd sizes! However promo images are what the store team need if they are to spotlight your application.
Windows Store Tips: Read the pre-submission checks by Pete Brown and set that logo/store color!
Pete has a great check list to do before submission. It includes store colors and logo which have been so often missed – but not by you 🙂 Nigel Sampson has also done a nice post about Logo background color.
The logo background color not only affects the logo (I know… naming is everything) but also (and arguably more importantly) the background color in your Store listing.
The final story refers to my daughter. It has been "regrettable" that both my son and daughter have been using Blackberry phones for the last two years and worse still, I have been paying for the contracts!
Well, out of the blue my daughter reported that whilst at University she has chosen to get herself a new Lumia 610 on her own phone contract. Wow! Clearly the biggest news story of the three by far!