Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-16

• RT @thedavedev: Awesome RT @Telerik: 500+ Metro Style WP7 Icons shared by @bsimser http://tlrk.it/egugJi #wp7dev #wp7 #
• RT @maphet: I plan on voting for whomever runs in the next municipal election on the platform of "more snow plows." #thenewsouth #
• Went sledding yesterday. My body says "ouch", but my brain says "You're over 30, you moron!" #
• Tutorial writers: Do first. Then explain. Don't explain in painful detail every damn step. #
• RT @ckindel: Shared: Using Windows Phone Gestures as Triggers http://bit.ly/hpCshN #
• Looking for a good wireless keyboard for development. Any recommendations? #
• RT @mickejkpg So this SEO copywriter walks into a bar, grill, pub, public house, Irish bar, bartender, drinks, beer, wine, liquor #
• Embedding a Sound File in a #WP7 App (Silverlight) http://bit.ly/f6qvfB #
• @rschu Is that different than other kinds of animations (like color animations)? Or do they all run on the GPU? in reply to rschu #
• @rschu Whoa! That is insane…. what an unreasonable difference! in reply to rschu #
• RT @justsomeguy: Just blogged: Making mobile web apps with HTML5. (It's the rap battle footnotes.) http://bit.ly/i8oIek #
• Wait, you're telling me I have to do everything right at one time? Picky, picky. #coding #
• @smartyp I always thought this was the most important part of meeting a deadline http://yfrog.com/h2goiyj in reply to smartyp #
• 1 hour into my iPhone project and I figured out the Mac equivalent of the "home" & "end" buttons. Gonna be a long night. #
• Deep breath. Zen state. Trying not to light laptop on fire. MSFT: Your #WP7 app submission is beyond bullshit. #
• Apparently MSFT's business model for #WP7 is to charge the shit out of free apps by endlessly rejecting them. #
• @davidrodriguez A tech support rule. Easily fixed & wouldn't bother me except this is the first I've heard of it & I'm on my 5th submission in reply to davidrodriguez #
• @JustinAngel Just a tech support rule. Fixed in 30 minutes, but we have 2 versions in Marketplace w/o it already. in reply to JustinAngel #
• @JustinAngel That's been my biggest WP7 problem: Rejections of excellent apps meant to replace much crappier older versions. in reply to JustinAngel #
• Heh RT @codinghorror: "My software never has bugs. It just develops random features." #
• @JustinAngel I'm depressingly familiar with how common this is 🙂 in reply to JustinAngel #
• I'm just going to take a deep breath & convince myself that eventually I'll be the only person who knows every single #WP7 submission rule. #
• While I wait for my #WP7 app submission go through, I'm learning iOS & practicing Android. Yes, it's that bad. #
• RT @ingebretsen: If It Won't Fit On A Post-It, It Won't Fit In Your Day http://tumblr.com/xi618ms6ai #
• @dodegaard Doing the same thing. Confused as hell. Tutorials are easy enough, but I really miss intelisense. in reply to dodegaard #
• @dodegaard I've done Android before. Loved it. WP7 is by far the easiest, but marketshare is meh & app submission is murder. in reply to dodegaard #
• Hooray! It's 11:11:11 1/11/11! (Mountain Time, if Twitter updated fast enough) #NeedsALife #
• Bruised my tailbone sledding this weekend. Hurts when I sit. Good thing I'm a developer. Wait, no it isn't. #
• Really, Windows Phone marketplace? When I can tell from the rejection report that your tester didn't test my app… #
• In which I completely lose my shit with the #WP7 app submission process http://bit.ly/eMp8Ls #
• @maphet Email me about the project. I'll help if I can. Like I said: Best mobile development platform evar. in reply to maphet #
• @maphet Right now, I'm spending a good chunk of time trying to become an expert on the app submission policy. in reply to maphet #
• @maphet Hopefully my current frustrations will turn into wisdom for others in the future. in reply to maphet #
• RT @MIXEvent: Three days left to submit your session proposal – be a speaker at #MIX11 | http://live.visitmix.com/OpenCall #
• Just submitted my #MIX11 proposal: Using Metro Motion Design To Improve App Performance @MIXEvent #
• RT @SharpGIS: 69.4% of the contiguous US is covered by snow. All states but Florida http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/gisuser/5348496314/ #
• I love: My new Logitech wireless keyboard. I hate: Getting used to yet another keyboard. #
• @Chris_Mayer The app submission is the only downside to WP7 development. But it's a big one. in reply to Chris_Mayer #
• @spangborn Just today. I got the K340 + a new Logitech mouse. They work off the same nano dongle. Hooray! in reply to spangborn #
• @spangborn By the way, you may enjoy my (not entirely safe for work) blog post on Windows Phone app submission http://bit.ly/eMp8Ls in reply to spangborn #
• RT @ckindel: Comprehensive – RT @MobileTechWorld: @ckindel Finally posted my gigantic WP7 review: http://bit.ly/fp07fl 🙂 #
• @DavidJKelley Couldn't you use converters to translate from the defaults to custom stuff? in reply to DavidJKelley #
• @DavidJKelley I mean… that would probably be a bit of a performance pain in the butt, but it could work 🙂 in reply to DavidJKelley #
• RT @toucharcade: 'Liesure Suit Larry', 'Kings Quest' and More Playable on iOS Devices via Web Browser Wizardry http://toucharca.de/gHtCHh #
• @ingebretsen What kills me is that I started using H.264 b/c Google was promoting it through Chrome 2 yrs ago. in reply to ingebretsen #
• .@ShopSavvy for Windows Phone 7 just got an update. And it is awesome. #wp7 http://is.gd/u6PgvO #
• Having problems with WP7 submission process? Check out the #WP7 App Submission Checklist http://bit.ly/gn8uH1 #
• Chicago O'Hare airport signs: "WiFi available!" Reality: $10 to connect. #ohareFAIL #denverWIN #slcWIN #
• Man, WordPress seems to really be sucking pretty hard lately #
• @chaess Wasn't really planning on it, but stay tuned… when is registration? in reply to chaess #
• Want to be sad? Write a mediocre mobile app & read the reviews. Want to be sadder? Write a good app. #
• @spangborn Now that I got through, I get to join the rest of the mobile world in hating my users. in reply to spangborn #
• @spangborn At first, I was thinking "If they're having problems, I didn't do a good enough job." in reply to spangborn #
• @spangborn Now I realize that a certain portion of my users are just noisy idiots. in reply to spangborn #
• ShopSavvy's AdOns feature really is game-changing work for mobile ads http://slidesha.re/gBSOIx #
• Video of ShopSavvy for Windows Phone 7 in action #wp7 http://bit.ly/fhrZMI #
• Does #WP7 allow devs the ability to make dynamic tiles yet? #
• Having trouble with #WP7 app submissions? Download the #WP7 submission checklist. http://bit.ly/gn8uH1 #
• Trying to translate my #WP7 skills over to MVVMLite, but default project in Blend doesn't run. Ideas? #
• @FwdAnimation Do they have a list of the #MIX11 open call talks up already? in reply to FwdAnimation #
• RT @MIXEvent: Amazing response this year for #MIX11 open call! – thank you Submissions close at midnight PT. http://bit.ly/flORwh #
• @LBugnion Sorry… just got off a call. I just choose the MVVMLite WP7 project in Blend 4 & I get a "PhoneApplicationPage can't be found" in reply to LBugnion #
• @spangborn Dude! What happened? (Give me a call if you need anything. Seriously, give me a call.) in reply to spangborn #
• I have 2 modes when coding: 1) non-stop profanity 2) I am the god of all things digital. #
• Because every phone demo needs a gratuitous #ScottPilgrim plug (0:22) http://is.gd/u6PgvO @ShopSavvy #WP7 #
• Ah, the memories… RT @Pete_Brown: Dammit! I never have all the resistors I need for a project. Hate going to radio shack #
• There needs to be a Bachelors in Whatever Cool Tech-y Shit Is Happening This Month. It would simplify things greatly. #
• @LBugnion Go it now… did the VS2010 start-up and then moved over to Blend. Working great (learning, learning) in reply to LBugnion #

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