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Started in a new job as CTO at mBricks

Per Ola Sæther — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:20:33 +0000

It is now soon 6 months since I started in a new job as CTO at mBricks and in this post I will explain what we do at mBricks. Even if I just started in this job for 6 months ago I have a long history with mBricks. I started in mBricks back in 2005 [...]

Installing and running Windows 8

Per Ola Sæther — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:56:06 +0000

After watching the BUILD keynote and the awesome Windows 8 demos I was very eager to test it my self. Today I installed Windows 8 (or Windows Developer Preview as they call it). The installation process was very easy and as they promised the whole process took only about 15 minutes. This article is written [...]

PinCodeKeeper WP7 App – from Zero to Marketplace

Per Ola Sæther — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:11:01 +0000

Upon request I have created a light weight Windows Phone 7 application and published it to marketplace. The app is called PinCodeKeeper and it’s purpose is to store and keep your pin codes in scrambled images so that you in a safe and quick way can see your pin codes. During the process of developing [...]

PinCodeKeeper WP7 app – Submitting to Marketplace

Per Ola Sæther — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:25:41 +0000

In this article I will write about the process when submitting the PinCodeKeeper WP7 app to Windows Phone Marketplace. Before you submit any apps you must test your app and make sure that it works according to the WP7 guidelines. Remember to also test how your app reacts when being deactivated and activated again (Windows [...]

Microsoft MVP Award 2011 – Device Application Development

Per Ola Sæther — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:09:24 +0000

On Friday I got a pleasant e-mail from Microsoft with the subject: “Congratulations 2011 Microsoft MVP”. I am very happy and humble to be recognized by Microsoft for the work I have done for the communities the last year. I also got awarded the Microsoft MVP Award in 2010 and I’m looking forward to be [...]

PinCodeKeeper WP7 app – Testing and improving app before submission

Per Ola Sæther — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:47:55 +0000

Before I take the final step and submit the PinCodeKeeper WP7 app to marketplace I want to make sure that the app is free of bugs and as good as it can be. To do so I have been testing the app a while on my own device and I have also sent the app [...]

PinCodeKeeper WP7 app – Register to App Hub, test on device and prepare for submission

Per Ola Sæther — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:13:44 +0000

I am now happy with the functionality in the PinCodeKeeper app and the time has come to test it on a real device. To be able to deploy you app (.xap file) to a real device for testing you must register a developer account at App Hub. In this article I will go through the [...]

PinCodeKeeper WP7 app – Adding Localization Support

Per Ola Sæther — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:09:36 +0000

When creating an application it is often a good idea to add support for localization so it’s easy to update and add new languages to your application. For the PinCodeKepper app I only need to localize the text since all icons and graphics used are international with no text attached. Windows Phone 7 have pretty [...]

PinCodeKeeper WP7 app – Using Isolated Storage to save, load and delete Pin Codes

Per Ola Sæther — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:38:28 +0000

The add new pin code functionality (completed in previous article) was the last main functionality for the PinCodeKeeper and the time has come to start using real data instead of mock up data. I will now implement Isolated Storage so that I can save/store new pin codes, retrieve all saved pin codes and delete pin [...]

PinCodeKeeper WP7 app – Extending the Pin code card Custom Control with touch, animation and numeric keyboard

Per Ola Sæther — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:56:50 +0000

In this article I will create the “Add New” Pin code screen for my PinCodeKeeper WP7 app and I need to extend the earlier created Pin code card Custom Control. The Pin code card custom control displays a grid with coloured cells and numbers. When adding a new pin code I want the Pin code [...]