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Not the one I did back in 2010 (which is now horribly out of date!), rather a shiny new one which...
Date: 01/13/2014
I needed to populate a database I’m designing with some test data and thought to myself...
Date: 05/22/2013
Following on from nice touch #1… I disliked the way old versions of Blend relied on something as a...
Date: 05/21/2013
[Really I’m just testing out twitterfeed which has failed for me… but I needed something to post on...
Date: 05/21/2013
After 16 great years with Microsoft, Friday 21st is my last working day. I am spending it in our new...
Date: 12/21/2012
Smile … then chuckle at the last 10 seconds Windows 8
Date: 12/20/2012
During the last 6 months I have been working with iOS developers building the first wave of...
Date: 12/13/2012
Those very nice people at Telerik have impressed me once again – so much so that it feels similar to...
Date: 12/11/2012
[Windows Store Tips] When you submit to the store you get an opportunity to add promo images to your...
Date: 12/11/2012
[Windows Store Tips] Pete has a great check list to do before submission. It includes store colors...
Date: 12/11/2012
Three positive stories. “Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses” (Reported on November...
Date: 12/11/2012
In 1996 I was happily working on large Unix applications when I was approached by Microsoft to join...
Date: 11/30/2012
If you attended the event yesterday in London then firstly, thank you for coming and secondly, you...
Date: 11/30/2012
Just stumbled upon ClassBrowserPlus – what a great app! Lovely clean UX with great detailed content...
Date: 11/13/2012
[Windows Store Tips] When you create a developer account on the Windows 8 store you can either...
Date: 11/13/2012
There appears to be a small myth that getting a Windows 8 store app on a Windows RT device ...
Date: 11/12/2012
Last updated 24th October 2012. Ok, not quite 101 but I’m sure we will get there If I have missed...
Date: 10/24/2012
[Windows Store Tips] Run it often The Windows App Certification Kit test is one of the first things...
Date: 10/19/2012
[Windows Store Tips] Before you start developing, before you start design, reserve your application...
Date: 10/19/2012
[Windows Store Tips] Several of the teams we have worked with have delayed looking at the store...
Date: 10/19/2012
[Windows Store Tips] If your application collects personal information or we think it might collect...
Date: 10/19/2012
[Windows Store Tips] When you create a new Windows Store project in Visual Studio 2012 it...
Date: 10/19/2012
I love Netflix. My family love Netflix. Awesome that it is now in the store… This is a great looking...
Date: 10/18/2012
Yum Enjoy the energy! Learn more
Date: 10/18/2012
In January (2012)I delivered the hugely fun Six Weeks of Windows Azure. There was a lot right in the...
Date: 10/18/2012
Just stumbled upon this Q&A with the Surface team from the 16th of October – makes for an...
Date: 10/18/2012
Imagine … You put down the keyboard and mouse, make yourself a warming mug of tea/coffee/horlicks,...
Date: 10/18/2012
The enemy of my enemy is apparently my friend (I have little to prove that) and the boss of my boss...
Date: 10/18/2012
With Windows RT and Windows 8 devices now appearing (e.g. Surface running Windows RT is now...
Date: 10/17/2012
My team has been heads down the last month helping UK companies get their applications published in...
Date: 10/17/2012
Surface running Windows RT is now available for pre-order in the UK. However you might want to first...
Date: 10/17/2012
November brings us Guy Fawkes Night, mince pies in every supermarket and… a Worldwide Hackathon for...
Date: 10/17/2012
If you have successfully published an application in the Windows Store then we have a logo for you....
Date: 10/17/2012
The UX guidelines for WinRT applications can now be downloaded as a pdf. Very handy.
Date: 09/05/2012
Head over to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/presskits/oem/imagegallery.aspx Select your...
Date: 09/05/2012
This is mainly to help me … but enjoy Guidelines for selecting text and images Guidelines for the...
Date: 09/05/2012
In one (shiney new) place. Check out www.microsoft.co.uk/w8camps Which includes...
Date: 08/09/2012
Sell out the //build/ conference on Windows 8 development and more. Sweet. If you are UK based, then...
Date: 08/09/2012
[Last updated 7th August] My rough and incomplete walkthrough to registering as a company to publish...
Date: 08/07/2012
I just stumbled upon touch mode in Office 2013. Before: After. Notice the whitespace around icons,...
Date: 08/02/2012
August 1st – a lovely day Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing Windows Store is open for...
Date: 08/01/2012
And this time around the team are visiting a variety of locations….from Brighton to Bristol to...
Date: 07/25/2012
The team has worked to create a day that is flexible enough to help someone brand new to Windows 8...
Date: 07/17/2012
We have many great virtual labs for exploring our latest technology and I was excited to see that we...
Date: 07/17/2012
Hot on the heals of the June 18th announcement of the Microsoft Surface tablets for Windows 8,...
Date: 06/21/2012