Yesterday, it was late and I was tired and I was looking at all the news about Google Maps not working on Windows Phone, redirecting instead to the Google home page. Google is saying: The mobile web version of Google Maps is optimized for WebKit browsers such as Chrome and Safari. However, since Internet Explorer…
I tweeted this, but it is so fantastic it needed its own blog post. Nathalie BELVAL (@nbelval) put together this handy card for designing and developing apps for Windows Phone 7.x and Windows Phone 8. It contains all the information you might need for: Resolutions in Windows Phone 7 & 8 Application assets (screenshots, splash…
Windows Phone Best Apps For Your New Windows Phone Device – not at all comprehensive, but a decent starting point. Reverse GeoCode for Windows Phone 8 – Give the Nokia Map control in Windows Phone 8 a lat/lon and get an address. Must attempt. Create a Windows Phone Live Tile In the People Hub Style…
Design and Usability See What I Mean: How to Use Comics to Communicate Ideas – Written by Kevin Cheng, one of the authors of OK/Cancel, a usability comic. Recommended on Twitter by Bill Buxton Windows Phone Design Bootcamp 101 (Laura Foy, Jared Potter) – 4 videos on designing for Windows Phone Windows Phone MetroEEG: Midwave…
Ask. Really, all you need to do is log into the Windows Phone Dev Center, contact support and submit a ticket with the subject “Phone Unlock”. Give some reason you need more than 3 devices. Here is a list of good sample reasons: I have more than 3 devices. I need to test on more…
I love the “checked” style in Windows 8. Clean, slick, I just like the style. So I implemented it in Windows Phone as a style. The color in the style matches the phone theme, so it’s pretty flexible . To get this style in your app, follow these steps. 1) Download the resource file that…
This is a simple, straight-forward walk-through for doing StringFormat binding in Blend. It is meant to go along with my much more comprehensive post on StringFormat binding for Windows Phone. First, in the Object and Timeline select the TextBlock (or CheckBox or Button or whatever) you want to bind to: Then in the Properties tab…
I wrote a post on this for Silverlight way back in the day but thought it would be good to do an update for Windows Phone. Are you tired of using two TextBlocks when you could be using just one? Are you tired of clumsily writing: <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal"> <TextBlock Text="Your name is "/> <TextBlock Text="{Binding…
Design, UX, and Cool Things iPad to Windows Store app: Design case study (Bart Claeys and Qixing Zheng) – Frequently it’s not the technology that is standing in the way of porting a good app… it’s the UX. Batch: 300+ free icons for interface design – works great with Metro Modern UI. Free to use,…
I’m working on building helpers for sharing code between Windows 8 (Windows Store) and Windows Phone. Keep an eye on my github for additional updates. I love the new async-await model in .NET 4.5 (and also in .NET 4.0 if you’re interested). One of the most exciting uses of it (for me) is the ability…