By Russ Fustino on 9/26/2011 6:54 PM

RSVP - Oct 4 Meeting, Tampa Microsoft Office - 5:30-8PM Topic #1 - 5:30: An Intimate intro to WP7 Development with a local MVP Kevin Wolf in room 1, or a work session in the main room. Topic #2 - 6:30: Developing Games for Windows Phone by MVP Bill Reiss and Pizza sponsored by GrapeCity

Please register to obtain an accurate head count for free pizza!

Registration is now open for this event at: http://oct42011wp7.eventbrite.com

 

More details on website:

http://www.wp7ug.com

 

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By Russ Fustino on 8/9/2011 10:54 PM

This is the 7th of a multi-part blog series on “Maximizing profits when developing and publishing your Phone 7 application”. This series is based on my experience of having over 70 apps on Marketplace to date.

Part 1 Marketing Basics. Part 2 How to get your app noticed in Marketplace Part 3 Globalization Multiplier Effect Part 4 Instrumentation Part 5 Trial Strategies Part 6... Read More »

By Russ Fustino on 8/9/2011 7:40 PM

Registration:

http://aug232011.eventbrite.com

Topic #1: An Intimate intro to WP7 Development with a local MVP

Time: 5:30-6:30

Small groups in a break-out room with whoever wants an intro! If you want phone 7 “remedial” training this is your opportunity! Go through the basics of things like creating an app/navigation handing input/events, etc…

Speaker: Kevin Wolf http://new.efficientcoder.net/

Bio:

· Device Application Development MVP

· President - Software Logistics, LLC

· Runner, beer drinker, cigar smoker, boater.

Topic #2: Pizza sponsored by GrapeCity and WP7 UG Showcase application

Time: 6:30 – 6:45

Speakers: Luis and Alex Perez luis@neuralnetsystems.com and alex@neuralnetsystems.com

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By Russ Fustino on 7/27/2011 8:25 PM

Thanks so much to all the presenters last night at a mind blowing GrapeCity sponsored WP7 User Group  meeting in Tampa. I just posted a recap on my Grapecity blog:

http://www.clubfarpoint.com/Forums/blogs/russells_blog/archive/2011/07/27/grapecity-sponsored-an-incredible-evening-at-the-wp7-ug-in-tampa.aspx

I have lots of resources in the blog which were shared by the presenters! Great stuff!

I am looking forward to next month’s meeting on Aug 23 with Kevin Wolf  starting it off with an introductory topic for new phone 7 developers at 5:30 and followed by a deep dive by Jay Kimble at 6:30 on background tasks. Details are forthcoming as soon as I get them from Kevin and Jay. 

In September, we are looking forward to having Bill Reiss doing a session on Phone 7 Game development.

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By Russ Fustino on 7/26/2011 12:28 PM

RSVP - July 26 Meeting, Tampa Microsoft Office - 6-8PM Description: Remember Show and Tell when you were a kid? I used to love that game! Well, we have resurrected it and we should have a really fun and informative night. See local WP7 Developers show off their applications and share some of the pain on challenges while developing the app. Quick 10-15 minute demos on each app.

Speakers include:

Brian Kassay Alex and Louis Perez Michael Stark James Browning Jay Kimble Bill Reiss Kevin Wolf Please register to obtain an accurate head count for free pizza!

Registration is now open for this event at: http://wp7ug07262011.eventbrite.com

Date: Tuesday 7/26/11

Time: 6-8PM

Location: Microsoft Office - Tampa

5426 Bay Center Dr., Suite 700 Tampa, FL 33609 Phone: (813) 281-3900

See map and/or driving directions

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By Russ Fustino on 7/26/2011 1:23 AM

This is the 6th of a multi-part blog series on “Maximizing profits when developing and publishing your Phone 7 application”. This series is based on my experience of having over 70 apps on Marketplace to date.

Part 1 Marketing Basics. Part 2 How to get your app noticed in Marketplace Part 3 Globalization Multiplier Effect Part 4 Instrumentation Part 5 Trial Strategies

 

Free Version and More Trial Strategies

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By Russ Fustino on 7/21/2011 10:59 PM

This is the 5th of a multi-part blog series on “Maximizing profits when developing and publishing your Phone 7 application”. This series is based on my experience of having over 70 apps on Marketplace to date.

Part 1 Marketing Basics.

Part 2 How to get your app noticed in Marketplace

Part 3 Globalization Multiplier Effect

Part 4 Instrumentation

 

Trial Strategies

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By Russ Fustino on 7/21/2011 1:36 AM

Are you editing photos for a Phone 7 app? Internet? Facebook upload? Photo Album? Well, if you are you will be very interested in this session tonight in Clearwater at the Tampa Bay Computer Society at 6:30.

See some very useful topics on Photo Fuse, Panorama, Editing, Face Recognition, and sharing.

 

For accurate Pizza count, please Register at: http://imug07212011.eventbrite.com/

Details: http://www.internetmug.org/

 

Here is the outline of the session.

Where do I get Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011?

Search on “Windows Live Essentials”

http://explore.live.com/

Making one photo from more than one.

· Photo Fuse

· Panorama

Editing with Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011.

· Auto Adjust

· Crop

· Revert

· Brightness/Contrast

· Retouch/Red Eye

· Remove noise/Straighten

Organizing with Windows Live Photo Gallery 2011

· Face Recognition

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By Russ Fustino on 7/11/2011 2:20 AM

This is the 4th of a multi-part blog series on Maximizing profits when developing and publishing your Phone 7 application. This series is based on my experience of having over 70 apps on Marketplace to date.

Part 1  Marketing Basics.

Part 2  How to get your app noticed in Marketplace

Part 3  Globalization Multiplier Effect

Instrumentation



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By Russ Fustino on 7/7/2011 7:41 PM

This is the third of a multi part blog series on Maximizing profits when developing and publishing your Phone 7 application. This series is based on my experience of having over 70 apps on Marketplace to date.

Part 1 Marketing Basics.

Part 2 How to get your app noticed in Marketplace

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