Monthly Archives: April 2010

Windows Phone OS 7.0 Architecture Guide

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

A Dutch web site has gotten their hands on some interesting Microsoft documentation for Windows Phone 7. It’s in Dutch (go figure), but thanks to Google Translate, the following facts emerge (some previously known): Like many operating systems, Windows Phone … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Windows Phone | 24 Comments

I forgot the best part

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

I mentioned yesterday in How I started writing that I was going to leave some stuff out inadvertently; it’s been a while and my memory is terrible. (And in a weird coincidence–I’m working to clean out my office–I came across some … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | 4 Comments

How I started writing

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

One of the most common questions I get is some variant of “how did you start writing?” It’s a fair question, though I’ve discovered that my own experiences won’t necessarily translate into any kind of advice for others. In 1993, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Writing | 16 Comments

Developer asserts superiority of Windows Phone over iPhone

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

An interesting interview in CIO provides some unsurprising news for anyone who’s actually looked at the development environments for both Windows Phone and iPhone: Microsoft’s solution is superior. Kevin Hoffman is an enterprise programmer who straddles two worlds: Windows, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 12 Comments

Microsoft Kin preview

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

I’ve written up a short preview of the Microsoft Kin phones on the SuperSite. I’m not going to chime in on the various limitations some have raised until I’ve had a chance to actually use one of the devices over … Continue reading →

Posted in KIN | 1 Comment

No SQL store on Windows Phone?

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

Justin J. wrote in with the following comment/question and while I’ll try to research this today, I’m curious if anyone out there has an understanding of what’s going on here. Nobody is really talking about it, but Windows Phone 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer, Windows Phone | 19 Comments

Doh! Visual Studio 2010 RTM Incompatible with Windows Phone Developer Tools

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

Charlie Kindle has a post on the Windows Phone Developer Blog (OK, it’s two days old) explaining that the recently released RTM version of Visual Studio 2010 is not compatible with the Windows Phone Developer Tools CTP that was delivered … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer | 14 Comments

Who wants a Windows Phone 7 t-shirt?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

Here’s the deal. Microsoft sent me this shirt. As you can see, it’s, uh. Well, it’s a white t-shirt. Size Adult L/G/G. Which is odd, since I asked for a 2XL. :) It’s also got the suddenly wrong “Series” on … Continue reading →

Posted in Windows Phone | 91 Comments

KIN, the morning after. Now what?

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

In the days leading up to yesterday’s KIN announcement, I figured I could very easily just ignore this thing (then known as “Pink”). After all, it was going to be a feature phone, a side-product that had little if anything … Continue reading →

Posted in KIN, Windows Phone, Writing | 33 Comments

Microsoft KIN: Notes from the launch

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

Here are some (live) thoughts from the Microsoft KIN (formerly “Pink”) launch event. I’ll update this as it goes… First up, the KIN web site is live. There are two models, the KIN ONE (“Turtle”) and the KIN TWO (“Pure”), … Continue reading →

Posted in KIN, The Competition | 49 Comments