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XBOX ONE

palermo4 — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:41:42 GMT

Feelings About Windows 8?

palermo4 — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:12:03 GMT

The HTML5 Jump Start Story

palermo4 — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:45:26 GMT

2013 Jun 13 Windows 8 App Factor

palermo4 — Fri, 10 May 2013 01:07:32 GMT

The Windows 8 App Factor comes to Tempe, AZ on Thursday, June 13th, 2013. This event is a fun day of “training and auditions” where you will learn what you need to know to take your skills and ideas into a new economy.

Form a team where you can use your skills and compete to win
Learn how to build an app from idea to store submission
Start from scratch or use a beautiful sample to get started
Free consulting from the local evangelist team (in person or online)

This event will fill up quickly, so register right away!

2013 May 2 Future Insights Live

palermo4 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:37:25 GMT

The Future Insights Live conference is featuring “Hands-on Labs” I have the privilege of leading one of these sessions – Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5!

Post event resources will be posted here

The Kevin Ashley Interview

palermo4 — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:53:16 GMT

Watch my interview with Kevin Ashley on how he made over $100K with his card game app in the Windows Store. Find out how he answers the following questions:

How much have you made so far?
Did Microsoft pay you to do this?
What contributed to your success?
Any tips for improving app revenue?
Did you have an unfair advantage due to working for Microsoft?
What do YOU think makes a great app?
Will you leave Microsoft?

2013 Mar 2 Reno Hackathon

palermo4 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:24:00 GMT

Event Details

Where:
DeLaMare Library

What:
24 hour app dev contest!

Winners:

Award	Developer(s)	App
1st Place	Team: Deep Games	Sticky Situation
2nd Place	Team: AllStream	All Stream
3rd Place	Team: Daniel Z	Type Shooter
1st App Submitted	Jesse Anderson	Face Memory
More awards and apps to be announced soon!

Television News Coverage:

[Applications to be announced!]

2013 Feb 28 70-482 HTML5 App Jump Start

palermo4 — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:10:52 GMT

Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Jump Start

Looking to create Windows 8 apps? This fast-paced Jump Start dives deeper into the advanced programming skills and techniques required to optimize Windows Store apps, so that your apps can stand out from others in the Windows Store. We’ll combine both design and development skills, and you’ll learn about supporting the apps you’ve published to the Windows Store.
This course is the next step for those of you who have enjoyed our Developing Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS & JavaScript and Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 Jump Starts where we introduced you to developing apps in the Windows 8 platform. This course also provides accelerated preparation for Exam 70-482: Advanced Windows Store App Development using HTML5 and JavaScript.

Videos now available on Channel 9!!!

COURSE OUTLINE
Module 1 - Background Tasks and Components
Create background tasks
Consume background tasks
Integrate WinMD components into a solution
Module 2 - Hardware and Sensors
Capture media with the camera and microphone
Get data from sensors
Enumerate and discover device capabilities
Module 3 - Printing and PlayTo
Implement printing by using contracts and charms
Implement Play To by using contracts and charms
Notify users by using Windows Push Notification Service (WNS)
Module 4 - Animations, Custom Controls, and Globalization
Design for and implement UI responsiveness
Implement animations and transitions
Create custom controls
Design apps for globalization and localization
Module 5 - Data, Files, and Encryption
Design and implement data caching
Save and retrieve files from the file system
Secure application data
Module 6 - Deployment
Design and implement trial functionality in an app
Design for error handling
Design and implement a test strategy
Design a diagnostics and monitoring strategy

HTML5 Apps 70-480

palermo4 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:22:20 GMT

Elevate! Electrify!

Jeremy Foster and I had no idea what kind of response resulted from presenting our free training course to prepare for the 70-480 exam. For example, who knew that our shirts (purchased from the Microsoft Store the day prior) would become so popular, people contacting both of us wondering where they could buy one?

That said, the real story is in the successful outcomes of those who watched the videos and then subsequently passed the exam. Even more impressive to me personally is that some already have apps submitted to the Windows Store! (Do you have an app in the store? If not, consider 30,000 reasons why you should submit your app now!)

[ detailed notes (with code) covering the entire video course ]

App Madness Challenge

palermo4 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:52:35 GMT

Students everywhere! This is a fantastic opportunity! Check out the Facebook page now!