IDFLinkable 18 March 2013

EVENTS

• Legal Hackathon Miami - May 10-11 - https://mobileappjdmia.eventbrite.com/# - Native code (aka Win8 or Winphone ) counts as "other"

WEB

• ASP.NET and Web 2012.2 Update - from da gu - https://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2013/02/18/announcing-release-of-asp-net-and-web-tools-2012-2-update.aspx

• Web Essentials - cool addins for VS2012 - https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/07d54d12-7133-4e15-becb-6f451ea3bea6

WINDOWS 8

• Construct2 Windows Azure Plugin - https://azureforc2.codeplex.com/

• Marrionnette meets kinect meets 130% increase in sales - https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qMdk2wpeTsA

• Multi-language toolkit for Windows 8 - https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/hh848309.aspx

• Zero260's "Making Games for Windows 8 Using Construct2" - https://zero260orchard.azurewebsites.net/events

• Student guide to registering for Windows 8 Store Access - https://blogs.msdn.com/b/edvangelist/archive/2013/03/14/series-get-your-app-or-game-in-the-windows-store-part-1-generation-app-and-dreamspark-account-creation.aspx

WINDOWS PHONE

• Construct2 Windows Azure Plugin - https://azureforc2.codeplex.com/

• Music Apps for Windows Phone - https://wpnow.net/2013/03/05/7-windows-phone-apps-for-musicians-and-songwriters

• Porting from 7.x to 8.x - Gary Davis - https://blogs.webguild.com/archive/2013/01/10/how-i-ported-a-windows-phone-7-app-to-wp8.aspx

• Power Tools for Windows Phone - https://wptools.codeplex.com/ - oh my!

• Tips for publishing both 7.x and 8.x Apps - https://blogs.windows.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2013/01/15/app-submission-tips-for-windows-phone-7-and-windows-phone-8.aspx

• Voice Mail - How to play unsupported voicemail wav files on wp8 - https://www.mobilityminded.com/21623/how-to-play-unsupported-voicemail-wav-files-on-windows-phone-8

• Windows Phone devices - breadth picture - https://www.designingwindows8.com/index.php/editorials/variety-of-windows-phone-devices

FLORIDA FLAVOR

• Cameron S. 's first app - high school student in Tampa - https://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/conmy-center/d60a4f4b-9609-4ae5-a377-d7906272ea5b - Sickles High School!

• Code on the Beach Conference – August 16-18 – Jacksonville, FL – call for speakers and sponsors is OPEN - https://www.codeonthebeach.com/

• Currency Converter - https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/wpacurrencyconvert/785adbd6-395c-49bb-938e-5ffe6b4d4436 - from Lilly in Tampa

• Dine Tonight - https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/dine-tonight/dec7c749-84f4-4732-9392-f849d25dc4de - Mir Majeed of Fort Lauderdale
• EcoFinder - https://www.netsquared.org/project/ecofinder#.USlOsMYo7IU - Bobby Harrell in Tallahassee

• National Parks Photo Search -
• https://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/national-parks-photo-search/8596b9f1-b944-4954-9dd2-c0c3f911b40e - by William LaMartin of Tampa

• Newspapers of the Wolrd - https://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/news-of-the-world/0f1979af-dffb-4bf6-818e-48785fd64e22 - William LaMartin of Tampa
• Pelican Harbor by Mike Stark of Tampa - https://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-US/app/pelican-harbor/bb8f43bb-5c42-4c92-8373-5625830d6bc0

• Physician Finder - https://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/physician-finder/ec0550e4-da8c-40b9-85f9-1572b9334f30 - Mir Majeed of Fort Lauderdale
• Pinellas County Transport Bus App - posted to the Pinellas county site - https://www.psta.net/developers/apps.php - John Balerson - St Petersburg, FL

• Target Goals for Win8 - https://apps.microsoft.com/windows/app/on-target-goals/74b6692b-c227-4913-b1ed-5d34aa0a1430 - Bryan Soltis of Bitwizards in Fort Walton Beach, FL

• ValPak of Tampa - Sweet coupon app - https://www.valpak.com/media/press-releases/2013/valpak-integrates-mobile-wallet.jsp -- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valpak-launches-new-windows-phone-8-app-integrates-coupons-in-windows-phone-wallet-193305741.html -- https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2013/02/28/new-valpak-app-syncs-with-windows.html?ana=e_du_pub&s=article_du&ed=2013-02-28&u=wBqD6by3DIP7qfl+D4SQ5uNzLKM

MISC

• Another good "list" blog - https://blogs.msdn.com/b/robcaron/ - Top 10 Developer Links for a Particular Day
• Jason Haley - Interesting finds - https://jasonhaley.com/blog/category/Interesting-Finds.aspx