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How to add support for the back button in the TitleBar – XAML
No doubt that if you’ve spent any time with Windows 10 and the 1st party apps you may have noticed the back button in the TitleBar: You can incorporate this into your Windows 10 UWP app with a few...
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Back in Developer Experience (DX) and @ //build 2015!
For the previous 3+ years I worked on Xbox 360 and Xbox One media apps as part of the Xbox engineering team and I am very excited to bring over what we’ve learned working with Xbox partners to the...
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Exciting times at //build 2014
I’ve been heads-down working on Xbox One Apps on the Xbox engineering team working with many partners bringing their content to Xbox. I was very excited to present at //build on what we’ve been doing...
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Moving on to the Xbox Team
Hello Everyone, I wanted to let you know that I am joining the Xbox team focused on new platform capabilities and won’t be able to blog as much as I did previously. Thanks for tuning in—I’m sure I’ll...
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Top 10 Windows Phone 7 Application Design Tips
This new series on the Windows Phone Developer Blog offers tips with step-by-step advice on common issues that can surface when developing a Windows Phone 7 application. Compiled by the Windows Phone...
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Top 7 Items to Check for WP7 Certification
From the Windows Phone Marketplace team…Top seven items to check in order to pass certification. 1. Technical Support Information. Include technical support contact information, such as an email...
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WP7 Wireframe Templates for Illustrator
These are unofficial Adobe Illustrator templates for building Windows Phone 7 wireframes created by Clarity Consulting. Read more about them and download here:...
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Build a Better Windows Phone 7 UI (and save time)
For Silverlight developers, Expression Blend is old news, however, for most developers Expression Blend is a foreign tool. If you are an iPhone or Android developer, you are probably very focused on...
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Windows Phone site for iPhone Developers
Looking for Windows Phone 7 information to help you port over your iPhone application and expand to a growing market? Check out the Windows Phone 7 Interoperability site located here:...
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Interview with Ed Schmit from at&t
I had the opportunity to interview Ed Schmit while at DevConnections 2010 as part of Bytes by MSDN. Ed Schmit is a Director with the AT&T Developer Program, where his mission is to provide support...
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Windows Phone Developer Tools - October Update
The Windows Phone Developer Tools update includes a MUCH improved Bing Maps control from a performance standpoint and two additional tools to assist with development. The first tool helps application...
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Windows Phone 7 Tools RTW!
Download the tools here. Major changes from the beta are the inclusion of a Panorama, Pivot, and Bing Maps controls. Also, don’t forget to download the Silverlight for Windows Phone Toolkit as well...
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Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training
Check out Brandon Watson’s blog post on the brand new WIndows Phone Jump Start Training:http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2010/08/17/windows-phone-7-jump-start-training.aspxHere...
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Embed a Font in a Windows Phone 7 Application
I received this question during a webcast recently. It is very easy to embed a Font into a Windows Phone 7 Application. I grabbed a random font from a free Font web site to ensure I had a Font that...
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Interview with Andre Vrignaud
I had the opportunity to sit down with Andre Vrignaud (aka Ozymandias) for an interview during MIX 10 hosted as part of Bytes by MSDN. Andre brings a game development background and is very popular in...
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Windows Phone 7 – A Great Device for Work and Play
Some interesting stats:Demand for Smartphones that play as hard as they work is fueling the continued growth for new devices, with IDC projecting 31% growth in Smartphone units in 2010 and another 22%...
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Interview with Page Brooks
I had the opportunity to sit down with Page Brooks for an interview during MIX 10 hosted as part of Bytes by MSDN. Page brings a web developers background to Windows Phone 7. Here is a link to the...
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Interview with Loke Uei Tan
If you don’t know who Loke is, you don’t know Windows Mobile:-) Loke’s been around Windows Phone for many years and is very active on social networks and at events. I had the opportunity to sit down...
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Windows Phone 7 Development Jump-Start Events
Check out Ben Riga’s blog detailing a couple of great training events coming up in May. These events will have both presentations and lab time with experts ready to assist as you learn. The first...
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Interview with Archetype’s Rosso Brothers
I had the opportunity to sit down with Luigi and Guido Ross from Archetype for an interview during MIX 10 hosted as part of Bytes by MSDN.It was fun to interview both (twin brothers if you haven’t...
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