DotNetDoc - Daniel Egan

August 16, 2010

I admit it! I am not a gamer. Or at least I have not been one since my last game of Zaxon. But things are about to change. Between Kinect for XBox 360 coming out and all of the games that are going to be on the now Wp7, I am sold.

Check out this mini montage of WP7 games.

Or go to the engadget story to get the lowdown on how cool the experience is on the WP7. Judge for yourself and let me know what you think. http://bit.ly/9E2TZi

Daniel Egan – DotNetDoc

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August 16, 2010

Windows Phone 7 Unleashed

Attention Developers!! There are only a few seats left for this (BYOL - Bring your own Laptop) Event THIS SATURDAY. You must register now!.

Windows Phone 7 is HOT! Come check out Windows Phone 7 Unleashed for everything you need to know to develop for WP7. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or you're just starting with .NET development, there's something in it for you.

There will be Windows Phone 7 handsets at the event to test on.

DATE:               Saturday, August 21, 2010

LOCATION:      Microsoft Irvine Office
                          3 Park Plaza, Suite 1600
                          Irvine, CA 92614

TIME:              9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

REGISTER:      http://bit.ly/WP7unleashed821

The first half of this deep dive event is lecture and hands on lab. At the half point mark of the day, you'll have a solid foundation for building WP7 applications.

The second half of the day is going straight to code. Build the best app and have a chance to win a great prizes!

In order to deliver the best possible experience for attendees, seating at these events is VERY limited. Register now!

Session 1 - Introduction to Windows Phone 7 Programing.
In this session, we start with a discussion of windows phone, the architecture changes made from 6.5 to 7.0, the hardware specifications and then move into the beginnings of building a WP7 application including :

1)      Sensor overview
2)      Application life cycle
3)      Splash screen and the importance of 1 second / 19 second loading
4)      Files associated with project template
5)      Application Bar
6)      Live Tile
7)      Application Icon

The session will end with a brief discussion of the Windows phone 7 Marketplace before the entering into the HOL.

HOL - The screens that will be built during this session are:
·         Project Set-up
·         Live Tile
·         Splashscreen
·         Home Screen with Application Bar

Session 2 - Connecting to Services
In this session, we will discuss how Cloud Services help to bring power to the phone. We will be binding to a rest based services and show how to search and display the information received. In this session we will also talk about Navigation, passing information between screens, simple page animations while working with List and detail information.

HOL - The screens that will be built during this session are:
·         Search Screen
·         Display Screen
·         Detail Screen
·         Additional Application Bars

Session 3 - Recording Data
In this session we will be working with the Camera to capture and crop photos, record audio files, take notes, saving location, sharing (sending emails and SMS messages - and if time permits sending to twitter or FB) and saving everything using isolated storage. We will discuss tombstoning and how it effects your application process, including the when, where and whys of saving state).

HOL - The screens that will be built during this session are:
·         Add New Wine
·         Record Audio
·         Picture Capture and Crop
·         My Wines

Session 4 - XNA on Windows Phone 7 with Sam Stokes

In order to deliver the best possible experience for attendees, seating at these events is VERY limited. Register now!

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August 13, 2010

WP7 vs Blackberry OS 6

Are you still deciding if WP7 is going to hit big? I know I am quite obviously bias but it has been great to see the way in which people are embracing the phone even though it is not yet finished. In this Engaget Show, check out the comparison between Blackberry OS6 (first half of video) vs WP7. Its been a while since people have said ANYTHING good about a windows phone.

Tell me what you think. And if you are in my area, come to my next event and I will show you in person.

Happy Coding -- Daniel Egan (DotNetDoc)

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August 9, 2010

Don’t miss PDC10

October 28-29, 2010 >> Redmond (Microsoft Campus)

PDC is coming and you don’t want to miss this historic PDC – this is the first time we’ve ever held the event on the Microsoft campus. Because we’re on campus this year, attendees will enjoy unprecedented access to campus facilities, Microsoft developers and product teams. The venue and audience are smaller, which opens up a lot more opportunities for an amazing event.

This event is selling out quickly. Once we hit top capacity, we will be unable to accommodate any further registrations, so register now to secure their spot at the event. We’d hate to have unhappy customers that assumed they’d be able to attend because they “always register a few weeks before the PDC”.

To learn more, check out this video by event owner (Jennifer Ritzinger) and keynote owner (Mike Swanson) host a 10-minute, behind-the-scenes preview of content and event activities. Get the inside scoop on why this is going to be an exciting PDC and the type of content that attendees and viewers can expect. http://bit.ly/cx0vAP .