Google Play Store ordering experiences (Nexus 4 & Nexus 7)
Nexus 7 Here is the timeline of my Nexus 7 order. June 27, 2012 I watched the Google event for the launch of the Nexus 7 and ordered it immediately after as soon as sales were opened. June 27, 2012 Minutes after ordering I realize that my address was my old address so I submit an address change request on my order. July 4, 2012 No updates to the address on my order so I submit a second address change request. July 11, 2012 Still…
Mango App Challenge winner!
So a little bit ago my second Windows Phone app was approved. http://blog.shuttr.com/2011/11/20/shuttr-photographers-now-have-a-windows-phone-app-too/ Here are my two apps up on the Windows Phone Marketplace: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-CA/publishers/Shuttr Once the approval came through I filled out the form on the Mango App Challenge page. https://www.microsoft.com/canada/offers-promotions/mango-app-challenge/Default.aspx I didn’t hear anything back for a while, so I contacted Paul Laberge (@plaberge) on Twitter. He got back to me immediately and before long I was declared a winner! The phones that they were offering were a bit disappointing, so I have…
First Windows Phone 7 application published!
Well, my first application has been published. http://windowsphone.com/s?appid=e995f3ee-9fd4-4e60-bdba-a30168099cd1 My first attempt was a bit of a probe to see what the process is like. I whipped the app together in about an hour and it was quite basic. I wanted to see: If I would be rejected What I would be rejected for What the timelines are like Turns out I was rejected in about 2 or 3 days for two reasons. I had no error handling in my data requests so it would crash…
Windows Phone AppHub Developer Account Update – Day 4
Here’s the day 4 update on my Windows Phone On Friday I applied for my developer account. Filled out a couple pages of forms, paid my $100 fee, etc. I was then emailed to verify my account, I clicked that link and it said my account would be fully verified shortly. On Monday I got an email saying that Shuttr wasn’t found in their business database and that I needed to submit additional paperwork to verify my business. I emailed them back my registered trade name…
Windows Phone 7 development beginning
So Microsoft just launched a cool program for Canadian developers, the Mango App Challenge. Basically, if you write two Windows Phone 7 apps you get a free Windows Phone. I have plans to develop mobile apps for Shuttr for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone but this contest just pushed Windows Phone to the front of that list instantly! I added some new RESTful JSON APIs to Shuttr pretty easily. ASP.NET MVC makes this dead easy. I downloaded the Windows Phone 7.1 SDK and created my…
Telus HTC Desire HD Gingerbread Update Fail
I read the news this morning and saw that the Gingerbread update for my Telus HTC Desire HD was out. I excitedly installed it and now I’m left with a nice paperweight. If I’m connected to wifi it works fine but as soon as I’m out of range it continuously reboots. Awesome.