Silverlight Cream for November 22, 2011 -- #1172
- by Dave Campbell
In this Issue: XAMLGeek, WindowsPhoneGeek, Nigel Sampson, Jesse Liberty, Sumit Dutta(-2-), Dave Bost, Jared Bienz, Joost van Schaik, and Michael Crump.
Above the Fold:
Silverlight:
"10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 7 of 10)" Michael Crump
WP7:
"Using MVVMLight, ItemsControl, Blend and behaviors to make a ‘heads up compass’" Joost van Schaik
Metro/WinRT/W8:
"“Badevand” for Windows 8" XAMLGeek
Shoutouts:
Michael Palermo's latest Desert Mountain Developers is up Michael Washington's latest Visual Studio #LightSwitch Daily is up
From SilverlightCream.com:“Badevand” for Windows 8XAMLGeek posted a Metro app that shows water and air temperature and rain level for 5 beaches in Copenhagen, Denmark... no source, but good to see people posting appsGetting Started with Windows Phone RemindersWindowsPhoneGeek digs into Reminders in this WP7.1 post... the code you need, description, and a project to downloadHelp my app has been revoked!Nigel Sampson had a surprise when his latest app was revoked on his device, and then another... read what the solution wasA Dozen Windows Phone Videos… And CountingJesse Liberty posted his 12th WP7.1 video on Channel 9 - all about Reminders in MangoPart 23 - Windows Phone 7 - Detect Operator and Network InformationSumit Dutta has 2 more parts to his WP7 quest up... this part 23 is about getting mobile operator information and hot to get network capabilities using Microsoft.Phone.Net.DeviceNetworkInformationPart 24 - Windows Phone 7 - Microphone RepeaterIn part 24, Sumit Dutta uses the Microsoft.Xna.Framework Microphone class to record and play back voice.31 Days of Mango | Day #13: Marketplace Test KitDave Bost is at the helm of Jeff Blankenburg's Day 13 in his 31 day quest, discussing the Marketplace Test Kit and showing how to use it to determine if your app is ready for certification31 Days of Mango | Day #12; Beta DistributionJeff Blankenburg's Day 12 is written by guest author Jared Bienz, and shows how to submit an application for Beta testingUsing MVVMLight, ItemsControl, Blend and behaviors to make a ‘heads up compass’Joost van Schaik has a tutorial up showing how to make a WP7 Compass app using MVVMLight, Expression Blend, and then shows his thoughts on using the ItemsControl and Behaviors... code, descriptions and a project to download.... and I think I got your name right for the first time, Joost :)10 Laps around Silverlight 5 (Part 7 of 10)Michael Crump put out part 7 of his Silverlight 5 series at SilverlightShow... this is actually part 2 of OS Integration with Silverlight covering, among other things, 64-bit browser support and Power AwarenessStay in the 'Light!Twitter SilverlightNews | Twitter WynApse | WynApse.com | Tagged Posts | SilverlightCreamJoin me @ SilverlightCream | Phoenix Silverlight User GroupTechnorati Tags:Silverlight Silverlight 3 Silverlight 4 Windows PhoneMIX10
