WebClient/WebRequest threading untangled
WebRequest and its baby sister WebClient behave differently regarding what thread they return on. This is a short post to really clarify what returns where. Summary WebClient will always return…
Crafting the Øredev Windows Phone app live tile
In November last year, it was once again time for the 2011 Øredev developer conference. For the 2010 conference, we at Jayway created a schedule app with a social twist…
WP7 getting started (6) – Make your application come alive
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts describing how to get started with Windows Phone 7 development. It is written based on my own experience getting started…
WP7 app update and NeutralResourcesLanguage
The Windows Phone Marketplace was updated with new features in July 2011, one has to do with default language. The previous process to submit an app required you to define…
WP7 getting started (5) – Using databound controls
This is the fifth in a series of blog posts describing how to get started with Windows Phone 7 development. It is written based on my own experience getting started…
WP7 Getting started (4) – Displaying data from webservice
This is the fourth in a series of blog posts describing how to get started with Windows Phone 7 development. It is written based on my own experience getting started…
WP7 Marketplace Beta – new app downloadable delay
Have you seen the new (since fall 2011) ways to publish a Windows Phone app to Marketplace? In addition to regular publishing, you can now publish as private beta or…
WP7 getting started (3) – Lifecycle management
This is the third in a series of blog posts describing how to get started with Windows Phone 7 development. It is written based on my own experience getting started…
WP7 getting started (2) – A simple application
This is the second in a series of blog posts describing how to get started with Windows Phone 7 development. It is written based on my own experience getting started…
WP7 getting started (1) – Installing tools
This is the first in a series of blog posts describing how to get started with Windows Phone 7 development. It is written based on my own experience getting started…
Implicit styles in Windows Phone 7
Coming from WPF and Silverlight for the desktop into Silverlight for Windows Phone, which is Silverlight 3, can leave you longing for some features – one that I missed was…
Fixing WP7 app not starting after project rename
If your Windows Phone 7 project isn’t starting at all – you’re not even hitting App.xaml.cs, you’ve probably renamed the app project. Fix: Set the startup object on the app…
Debugging Picture Viewer App Connect on WP7
The 7.5 update for Windows Phone 7, codenamed “Mango” has finally been released to the public and adds a ton of new features both for end users as well as…
Storing double.NaN in a WP7 SQLCE database
Summary double.NaN gives me update issues (ChangeConflictException) in SQL Compact, my fallback was to set the value to zero instead: double.IsNaN(value.Altitude) ? 0 : value.Altitude where ‘Alt’ is the property…
WP7: Background execution – revisited!
The dust from what was presented at Mix11 has long settled and the mango released had been packaged. The tools are with us and we are just waiting for the…