Join our livestreamed event to see what’s new for
developers in the Windows 10 Creators Update. Whether you’re building
for the web or UWP, games, apps or line-of-business tools, there’s
something in it for you.
Kevin Gallo takes us on a tour of what's new in Windows 10 Creators
Update. He'll apply a developer's lens as he shows off new Windows
capabilities and tooling and will share some news along the way.
Engaging with your users has always been a challenge, especially now
that each user wants their app experience to flow seamlessly between
their many devices. In this session, we'll explore how you can meet this
need regardless of platform and form factor—whether the devices use
small screens, big screens, or no screens at all. We'll also discuss
improvements with the Windows Desktop Bridge.
First impressions are important, so one of our goals with the Windows
10 Creators Update is to make it easier to deliver beautiful, engaging
Windows app experiences. In this session, we'll discuss how the Creators
Update will help simplify building apps that feel more natural (using
Ink and Dial) and more beautiful (using Composition advances). We'll not
only walk through the big new improvements, but also highlight some of
the smaller tweaks that can be just as important, like menus, dialogs,
scrollbars and keyboards.
The Windows Store and Windows Dev Center are constantly improving to
meet the evolving needs of developers and the market. In this session,
we'll explore new Windows Store capabilities that make it easier for
customers to find and acquire your apps and games, and Dev Center
improvements that optimize your app submissions and management
workflows.
Windows is built for developers, and the Windows 10 Creators Update
is no exception. In this session, we'll focus on how Visual Studio 2017
and the Windows 10 Creators Update make you more productive. We'll
discuss updates to the Windows Device Portal, improvements to Windows
Developer Mode, Bash and Console, and many other cool advances.
MAD Tampa Web cast:
Part 2 Windows App Studio: Data, Graphics & Installation
Date: June 20, 2016
RSVP at:
https://madtampafbiappsjune202016.eventbrite.com
Lots of new stuff announced in June 2016
release of
Microsoft App Studio including
consuming REST services and new load/list management for long lists.
Good stuff!
Join MVP Russ Fustino, Gary and
Rich of the Fustino Brothers in our next webcast for the Mobile App Dev
Tampa (MAD Tampa) User Group as we bring you this
hot off the metal session on a deep dive into Microsoft Windows App
Studio. We will also cover the new enhancements that the June 2016
release brings in building Universal Windows apps that run on the Phone
and Tablet/Desktop. These new features include, consuming REST services,
enhanced list loading, increased size of your YouTube Playlists as well
as collections and more!
We will focus on our recent
experience in building the Ani DiFranco LivingMuseum app with focus on
data collections, graphic requirements and team testing. Join this
session to learn answers to these questions...
When importing a CSV for my data in
a collection, how do I upload it without getting numerous errors? Is
there an Excel macro/Add-in I can use to help this process, so I have
the ability to keep commas in the field data, use semi colons as a
delimiter and double quotes around all of the field data items? What is
the maximum number of items in a collection? Is there a work around? How
do I assign actions on a detail page of a collection item? How do I take
advantage of Hero images on each page and what sizes are needed? Where
do I load the background of the app? Where do I set the splash screen vs
the logos for the app? What are the size limitations? Is there an easy
way to install the app for reviewers and team members? Register today
and reserve your virtual seat.
Xamarin University Spring Fling Photos
Here are the photos from the Xamarin University Spring Fling
BBQ held on May 21, 2016
OneDrive:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=A8084ED8191032A8!400157&authkey=!ABsZnmJ1uGH_Vlw&ithint=folder%2cjpg
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/russell.fustino/media_set?set=a.10154254825783179.665098178&type=3
Xamarin University Spring Fling Beach BBQ
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Time: 3:00-8:30PM
Location:
Robert K Rees Memorial Park
Register Here
http://madtampaxamarinspringfling.eventbrite.com
Sponsored by Syncfusion:
http://www.syncfusion.com/
This is a worldwide Xamarin event and we will have Xamarin
Swag for this Greater Tampa area fling. It's been a long time since we
had a geek BBQ! No PowerPoints or projectors on the beach, we use
White Boards and flip charts for beach meetings. Battery power only for
laptops. We might have a Brighthouse signal there. I will check that,
but count on no internet. We will have the big hut with the huge grill,
so this event is on rain or shine. It’s a county park so this is $2
parking with incredible sunsets. There is a playground for kids. Walking
trail lookout over the Gulf where you can see houses on stilts in the
water. No bottles on beach. See park rules and general info here for
Green Key beach.
MAD Tampa Webcast, Monday 5/9 at Noon EST
Mobile App Dev Tampa presents: Build Windows 10 Universal Apps with no
code using Windows App Studio
HERE
January, 12 2016, Tuesday
Register at:
http://www.meetup.com/TampaBay-MobileAppDevelopers/events/227361995/
Dan Hermes, author of Xamarin Mobile Application Development ,
talks about how to give your users what they need to get around your
Xamarin app quickly, moving from screen to screen with confidence
and ease. Menus, tappable icons, buttons, tabs, and lists all offer
ways to navigate your app. Dan will discuss industry-standard
approaches for tying an app’s screens together in elegant and usable
ways called navigation design patterns, based upon the concepts in
his new book. Here are the most common mobile UI navigation patterns
used in Xamarin development:
• Hierarchical
• Modal
• Drill-down list
• Navigation drawer
• Tabs
• Springboard
• Carousel
Learn how to use these navigation patterns in Xamarin.Forms and
how to approach them in Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS. Moving
between screens also requires passing data between them. Dan will
talk about different ways to maintain state during navigation.
You will learn about how to:
• Create navigation to get your user from screen-to-screen
• Create many kinds of menus
• Manage state and passing data between pages
• Combine navigation patterns to form a complete app
Dan Hermes Xamarin MVP, Xamarin and .NET consultant, author,
speaker
Dan Hermes is a Xamarin MVP, software consultant, and founder of
Lexicon Systems, an award-winning Xamarin and .NET consulting firm.
Dan helps developers create great mobile apps and helps businesses
develop a winning mobile strategy. His firm's recent Xamarin
projects include a cross-platform app for Thermo Fisher Scientific
which won a W3, a Davey award, and was a finalist for a Xammy award.
Dan’s clientele includes dozens of software-building firms such as
Fidelity Investments, EDS, and Computerworld Magazine. He speaks at
conferences and teaches software development at colleges, developer
user groups, and corporate training centers. A contemporary
Renaissance man, Dan is also active in the arts. He is a recognized
composer, his classical crossover music having aired on National
Public Radio (NPR). He is an active digital artist, exhibiting his
work internationally, and a founding director of Art Technology New
England (ATNE).
http://mobilecsharpcafe.com/. Connect with him on Twitter at
@danhermes or email him at dan@lexiconsystemsinc.com.
Dec 16, C#, Xamarin, Windows, iOS, and Android
Devs at Microsoft Office
Microsoft Greater Southeast District: Tampa, FL, 5426 Bay Center Dr Ste
700, Tampa, FL 33609
NEW LOCATION - We are now meeting at Microsoft Office instead
of Agile Thought for this meeting
Presenter: Nikita Polyakov
Come celebrate Xamarin 4 with cake, pizza, and learning how to build,
test, monitor, and accelerate native iOS and Android mobile app
development in C#. Xamarin 4 was just announced including some amazing
new features and enhancements including the all new Xamarin Mac Agent
and Xamarin.Forms 2.0 for enterprise grade mobile development, the brand
new Test Recorder, and free crash reporting with the General
Availability of Xamarin Insights. This month we will take a look at all
the new enhancements into iOS and Android Development in C# with Xamarin
and all of the latest features that were just released. There will be
something for everyone in this content packed meetup no matter if you
are new or have been developing with Xamarin for some time.
Next Meeting: Nov 21, Xamarin Dev Days at Microsoft Office 8:30AM - 4PM
Microsoft Greater Southeast District: Tampa, FL, 5426 Bay Center Dr Ste
700, Tampa, FL 33609
For a taste of the Xamarin community be sure to join your local
MAD Tampa
User Group that meets regularly covering Xamarin and other Mobile
topics!
Unity Game Engine and User Group Unity
The July meeting is Unity with Ralph Ocampos getting us
started in Game Development using unity. This meeting is being
held jointly with the Game Development group. Unity is a great
program. Download and try it between now and the meeting so we
can 1) really appreciate Ralph's effort and 2) be ready ask some
good questions.
Download from Unity3D.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Two Sessions by Russ Fustino, MVP and Raygun
Community Evangelist
How we built the Jethro Tull using Xamarin Forms
Is Xamarin Forms the real deal? Join MVP Russ
Fustino as he shares insights into the trials, tribulations and joy of
building the Endorsed Jethro Tull App. Topics covered include:
background images in the app that are not distorted, using custom
renderers, using embedded resources, XAML markup for Tablet and Phone,
instrumentation, custom view cell, image sizes, third party controls
including Mr. Gestures and the Circle Image Control as well as portrait
and landscape orientations. Also, he will cover some gotcha’s on the
submission process to Amazon Store, Google Play and The App store
including: setting up a test team, app size limitations on Android,
iTunes and Apple logos, competitive mobile platform stores for iOS apps,
in app purchases and third party endorsement proof.
Improving Your App Quality
Join MVP Russ Fustino as he shares a great error
reporting tool that is fast and reliable, no matter what the load. See
how he used Raygun this during the development cycle to help debug
errors and some weird bugs for the Endorsed Jethro Tull app. It is also
great for the production environment and gives you real time data and
affected user information. Be proactive and fix errors before your users
hound you down. See an overview of Raygun and all the supported
platforms as well as integrations.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Come be a roadie for the Band. Come watch John Wang
walk us thru the Microsoft Band SDK.
Microsoft Band, the first device powered by Microsoft Health,
helps you achieve your wellness goals by tracking your heart
rate, steps, calorie burn, and sleep quality. It also helps you
be more productive with email previews and calendar alerts -
right on your wrist.
March 11, 2015
Kevin Wolf - Xamarin in Real World Apps and the Grrrrr of 64 bit iOS
Listen to Kevin Wolf, MVP of IoT as he presents on Xamarin in Real
World Apps. He will give a good overview of how and why Xamarin makes
sense for the apps that live in the real world of business.
Additionally, Kevin will show his recent experience with converting apps
for the soon to be required 64 bit code.
Russ Fustino
We will also get a preview of the following month's presentation on
an Actual Xamarin App that is getting a lot of air time from our own
Russ Fustino.
Feb 11, 2015 5:30PM - Save the universe with
Cortana inyour next app
Kelvin McDaniel will be showing us how to wire Cortana up to
a phone app. Cortana is currently available on Windows Phones
and WIndows 10 and who knows what future platforms it will be
available on.
We will also learn to sharpen our C# code with Resharper, one
of our sponsors. JetBrains is giving us a license to
raffle off this meeting.
INETA Birthday party!
Jan 13, 2015 12:00PM - Master
Continuous Integration Across Mobile Platforms (Webinar)
Title: Master Continuous Integration Across Mobile
Platforms With Xamarin & TFS
Register:
http://bit.ly/1s66pL7
This Free 60 Minute Webinar Includes:
Nov 12, 2014 5:30PM -
Animate! 2 sessions on animating in iOS.
Anímate! (That is Spanish for "Get Excited")
We will have 2 sessions on animation is iOS.
This is not the game type of animation but animation and
transitions we can add to visually enhance our apps.
Session 1:
XAML animation in iOS. Yes! XAML. We will
see a recreation of Charles Petzold's presentation about
using our XAML skills to bring animation to an iOS app.
Session 2:
We have scored another Xamarai (Xamarin
Instructor) to present on iOS native animations and
transitions. Roger Peters of All Mobile Everything
and a sometimes instructor at Xamarin University.
We are looking to use GoToMeeting. So we might
be able to accommodate remote attendees. Private
message me if you would need to remotely attend.
If you attend remotely you have to provide your own
pizza.
See you all there.
Oct 15, 2014 5:30PM -
Evolve Conference tidbits and Intro to 2D Game Development with
Monogame
Learn some tidbits
gathered from the Xamarin evolve conference from Russ
Fustino who attended the conference in Atlanta.
Then we get Bill Reiss and a great introduction to 2D
game development.
Learn the basics of developing 2D games using
MonoGame and Xamarin. MonoGame is a free open
source implementation of Microsoft’s XNA game framework, and
provides a powerful API for 2D and 3D game development.
Learn how to draw to the game surface and check for input
using MonoGame’s native APIs. We will also cover using
Cocos2D-XNA with MonoGame to create games quickly and
easily.
Sept 17, 2014 5:30PM -
iBeacon in Xamarin
Mark Radacz from Jacksonville/Tampa with demonstrate
implementing iBeacon with Xamarin.
iBeacon is a new class of low-powered, low-cost transmitters
that can notify nearby iOS 7 devices of their presence.
Aug 20 2014 5:30PM -
Starting and Android app a "Special" in person guest from
Xamarin
Join us and discover Android basics
presented by Imaya and Learn for another "Special" guest from
Xamarin (Russ Fustino). You must attend to learn who among our
local stars has a new role which though fantastic for him will
be a great benefit for us too. See you all there.
June 11 2014 5:30PM -
Xamarin Birthday bash
Come celebrate Xamarin 3 with cake, pizza, and learning how
to create iOS and Android applications in C#.
Xamarin
3 was just announced including some amazing new features and
enhancements such as the brand new iOS Designer ,
Xamarin.Forms , and support for Shared
Projects . This month we will shallow dive into
iOS and Android Development in C# with Xamarin and all of the
latest features that were just released. There will be something
for everyone in this content packed meetup no matter if you are
new or have been developing with Xamarin for some time. Here are
just a few topics that we will cover.
Designing iOS Apps : If you work in Visual Studio or
Xamarin Studio, the new iOS Storyboard Designer
is ready to make designing iOS applications a breeze. Integrated
directly in the IDE and built as a designer for developers to
work how you want have always wanted it to work.
Sharing More Code : File and project linking are no
fun, and that is where PCLs and Shared Code projects come in to
alleviate all of this pain. Full support is now built right into
Xamarin Studio for these projects and a brand new NuGet package
manager makes managing apps easy.
Xamarin.Forms : We already share all of our business
logic, but what about the user interface? That is where
Xamarin.Forms API comes in. We will see how to create your first
Xamarin.Forms app to share all of your native user interface and
business logic between iOS, Android, and Windows Phone!
So Much More : That is just the start! Xamarin 3 is
packed full of even more features and enhancements that we will
cover.
Xamarin HQ is sponsoring this meetup and providing the content.
As we find out more details of the content we will update the
details.
May 20, 2014 5:30PM - Resolving the last 10
percent. Nick Randolf - MVP
Kevin Wolf - MVP
Kelvin McDaniel - AgileThought
Register at:
http://wpugtampa20140520.eventbrite.com
Kevin's goal for 2014 is to figure out how to
reduce/eliminate the “last-mile” syndrome when building a mobile
apps…basically you get to the 90% mark and think you are ready to
publish, but then spend 90% of the time churning on the last 10%.
See a presentation on tips/tricks for reducing the churn… These two are
really tied together.
SPECIAL THANKS to
KForce
for providing the food!
Build it Beta is now public for Windows Phone app developers ,
but what is Build it Beta? Well it’s all about
Windows Phone Application Testing . There are a number
of existing mechanisms available to Windows Phone application developers
but none of them offer the simplicity and ease of deployment as say
TestFlight
Build it Beta fills that gap, providing a mechanism to
allow any Windows Phone application to be deployed for testing to
any
Firstly, why the name?
Well it’s a bit of a play on words – we’re always
looking to build better apps and of course during development we often
release “beta” versions of the app. Hence the origin of “Build it
Better Beta”.
Next, how does it work?
Windows Phone 8 included the ability to
deploy applications within the enterprise without going
through the Windows Phone Store. This is referred to as enterprise
deployment and involves
signing an application (ie the packaged application
file .xap) with a signing certificate. The same certificate needs to be
distributed to the devices that the application is to be tested on. Then
the signed xap can be installed on the devices either via code or by
distributing the application to the device via email or via a url link.
Build it Beta uses this mechanism to deliver a testing tool which
eliminates the complexity for both developers and testers.
Attend this session and learn how to get started! A
simple set of
setup instructions
Build it Beta from the Windows Phone Store.
Once you’ve completed the setup, all you need to do
is to start sending your .xap files to
upload @ builditbeta.com
Bio’s:
Nick Randolph –
(@BTRoam )
Microsoft MVP – Windows Phone Development
Nick currently runs Built to Roam which
focuses on building rich mobile applications. Nick has been identified
as a Microsoft MVP in recognition of his work and expertise with the
Microsoft mobile platforms. He is still an active contributor in the
device application development space via his blog at
http://nicksnettravels.builttoroam.com and Visual Studio Magazine (http://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/List/Mobile-Corner.aspx ).
Nick has been invited to present at a variety of events including Tech
Ed Australia & NZ, MEDC and Code camp. He has also authored multiple
books with the latest being Professional Visual Studio 2010 and
Professional Development for Windows Phone, and helped judge multiple
world finals for the Imagine Cup. Since the release of Windows Phone
Nick has worked on numerous Windows Phone applications and has helped
hundreds of developers build their own Windows Phone applications. Nick
has been involved with Windows Phone applications for well-known brands
such as Domain.com.au, ninemsn, AFL, NRL, Qantas, JB Hi-Fi and NAB.
Kevin Wolf – (aka
@ByteMaster )
Microsoft MVP – Windows Phone Development
Kevin Wolf is an independent software
consultant and a Microsoft MVP with the expertise in Windows Phone
Development from Tampa, FL. Kevin’s primary focus is delivering software
on mobile devices. Kevin is active in the development user community
where he speaks at user groups and hosts hacker rooms at Florida code
camps. Kevin also holds an annual developer conference in Key West
called SMUG Dev that attracts alpha geeks and technology leaders from
all over the United States. With a background in Electrical Engineering
Kevin has been pulled in to the latest Quadcopter craze and has built a
custom flight controller board that runs the .NET Microframeworks. Kevin
brews his own beer where he monitors his fermentation and kegerator
temperatures on his Windows Phone. When he is not busy working on his
computer or doting on his wife, Kevin enjoys going for runs, smoking
cigars and taking his boat out.
Kelvin McDaniel
@azarc3
McDaniel
is a Senior Developer at AgileThought . He
graduated with an MBA from Florida A&M University in 2000 and has
experienced a range of fields, including insurance and finance. He had a
love for the various mobile flavors of Windows since the early CE days.
He acquired his first Windows-based PDA (a
Philips Nino) in 1998 while working in New York City. Connect with
Kelvin McDaniel on
LinkedIn or Twitter.
Time: 5:30-8:00PM
Location: AgileThought Office (Tampa)
2502 N Rocky Point
Dr Ste 900 Tampa , FL
33607
May 14, 2014: Start a new App in Xamarin Studio
Meeting starts at 7:00 pizza and networking at 6:30.
Brian Kassay will show us what to expect with starting an iOS app
with File New in Xamarin Studio.
May 1, 2014
See Russ Fustino deliver a
session on building an app with Unity. This is a special joint meeting
with Tampa Bay
Area Games For Windows Developers Guild
Location:
Microsoft Building TAMPA-5426 (map )
Topic: Building a
Match Game Using Unity2D [Russ Fustino]
Russ Fustino, MVP Client Dev, will cover building an Unity
application from scratch, as well as a little about Unity and how this
software is not just for games anymore. See Russ show several resources
for building Unity Apps, including: certain tutorials, Unity Asset
Store, the Unity Editor, migrating an Asset store template to an app,
tips and tricks, audio, adding properties that are arrays,
debugging with Unity VS (a third party tool), and Building for Windows
Phone and Windows Store 8 as well as other platforms.
Register here
Bio: Highly experienced software developer evangelist and Windows 8
and Phone 8 app developer. Passion for software development and tools
thru conveying technology via live seminars, webcasts, blogs, photos and
internet video productions. Russ is a Microsoft MVP in Client Dev. Russ
is CEO of Fustino Brothers, Inc.
April 16, 2014 - First TBXUB Meeting Intro to
Xamarin
We will meet to meet each other and meet Xamarin.
We have a couple speakers scheduled to present their knowledge of
Xamarin. As the date gets close we will have more details of the
topic.
We will also brainstorm what we want to see in future sessions. So,
bring ideas.
Feb 17, 2014 Tampa WP8 UG
Legend and Rock Star David McCarter
Registration
http://feb172013tampawpug.eventbrite.com
Presenters - David McCarter, one of 9 lifetime INETA achievement
award winners!
Registration: TBD
David McCarter kicks off
his Florida tour in Tampa, FL on Feb 17, so mark you calendar and
register as we have limited seating capacity. Other tour stops include
Sarasota on 2/18,
SMUG on
2/20 and the South Florida
Code Camp on 2/22.Agenda
5:30 Social - Food from AgileThought
6:00 (Sharp) to 8:00
Rock Your .NET Coding Standards
With lots of new material for 2014 (126.190%), this session will
guide any level of programmer to greater productivity by providing the
information needed to write consistent, maintainable code. Learn about
common coding mistakes, defensive programming, writing better types and
much, much more. Code tips are included to help you write better, error
free applications. You will also find out what ‘Progniant’ is. This
session is based on my latest book,
David
McCarter’s .NET Coding Standards . Sit close and you just might catch
a custom dotNetDave guitar pick or Rock The Nation postcard. Some of
some of them will win you free software!
We will be playing a game during the session where you can
win fabulous prizes!
Please take my
Coding Standards Survey before attending this session (you could win
a free copy of my Rock Your Code DVD).
You can purchase a DVD for this session (sponsored by ComponentOne )
for only $15 (credit cards accepted) or purchase online by clicking
here .
Post event at : Pete and Shorty's in Clearwater next to
the Original Hooters, Gulf to Bay Rd.
David McCarter Bio:
David McCarter is a
C# Microsoft MVP developer/ architect/ consultant in San Diego.
David is the creator of
dotNetTips.com that has been helping programmers since 1994. David
has written for programming magazines and has published many books and
his latest self-published book is
David
McCarter’s .NET Coding Standards . He is one of the founders and the
president of the almost 20-year-old San Diego .NET Developers Group. In
2008 David won the INETA Community Excellence Award for his involvement
in the .NET community. David is also an inventor of a software printing
system that was approved by the US Patient Office in May 2008.
David gives lectures on software engineering at colleges, high
schools, user groups and conferences such as Code Camp, VSLive,
Microsoft DevDays. This year is his 17th year teaching at the
University of California San Diego.
If that’s not enough David is also an award winning photographer and
does work for bands such as Queensryche, Buckcherry, Geoff Tate, Gary
Hoey and too many other bands in the US to list. He is also working on
his first non-geek book about tribute bands. David is also a guitarist
and has had the honor to play with Carl Franklin and the lead guitarist
from Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Jan 22, 2014
Alex Perez on Blend and Russ Fustino RussCam Awards
Neuralnet is a company dedicated to the development and design of
Windows Phone and Windows 8 applications. We are on the cutting edge of
application development, we are working closely with the Microsoft
Windows Phone and Store App development teams and user groups in
creating next-gen applications for the Windows Phone and Windows 8
Markets.
Agenda
5:30 Social - Food from TekSystems and a few warm up videos
6:00 (Sharp) to 6:50 Russ Cam Episode 100 (bring popcorn)
video, RussCam Awards for the best video moments in 100 episodes as well
as naration by Russ
7:00-8:00 -Alex will dazzel us with what you can and should do
in Blend for Windows Phone Design and Development. Includes real world
examples.
Russ Cam Award Winners and Special Guests
Special Guests:
Max Trinidad
Luis Perez
Rachel Terman
Michael Stark
Esteban Garcia
Ed Buhain
Dave Noderer
Karen Slosaski
Adnan Cartwright
Carl Franklin
Kevin Wolf
John Dunagan
Winners!
Biggest RussCam Yell: Orlando Code Camp 2013Most Influential: Mary Jo Foley, Scott HanselmanBest Interview: Tim HuckabyBest Announcer Voice: John PapaBest Promo: Tommy HodgesFunniest Clip: Joe HealyMost Unique Russ Cam Yell: Luis Perez and the Windows
Phone User Group in Tampa!Best Dev Diversion: Karla and Rodney Landrum, the
Landrum family, Ryan Duclos, Shawn McGehee and some red snappers.Best Florida MVP Interview: Nikita Polyakov, Max
Trinidad, and Brandon Kelly – MVP Summit 2012Best Fustino Family Cameo: Billy HollisMost Energy: Rachel Terman, hands down!Most Scenic : Costa Rica SQL sat 133 , Alex Funkhouser,
Joe Healy at Jaco BeachBest Gift: Tom and Pam Oeser , the hard hat continues!Best Tribute: Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell,
produced by Roger Hobbs! With Shervin Shakibi.Best Non-Brand: John SmithBest MVP: Ted NewardBest Special Effect: Ed BuhainMost Historic: D ave Noderer and Karen SlosaskiMost Reminiscent: Chris Bowen Boston code camp where it
all started.Best Beach: Bill Reiss and mention of Chris Woodruff
and Jim Duffy recipes. Also with Nikita Polyakov, Amber Osborne, Kevin
Wolf and John McFetridgeBest Landmark: Hoover Dam with Carl Franklin and Miguel
CastroMost Educational: TechEd speaker idol 2013 with Judges,
Stephen Rose, Billy Hollis, Paula Januszkiewicz, and David Giard along
with winner Jessica DeVitaBest Beer Suggestion: Bill SteeleBest Intro: The return of the wolf, Kevin WolfBest Mustang and Cat Video: Keith RoweBest Outtake: Mark GoldbergOriginal RussCam Yell: Alex Funkhouser
Dec 10, 2013 Tampa WP8 UG / Win Dev
Holiday Party - Pot luck! Special holiday
combined meeting
Date: Tuesday, Dec 10, 2013
NOTE: Location - Microsoft Office
Presenters - Russ Fustino, Head of Developer Evangelism, ComponentOne
This month Tampa Bay Windows Dev and the Tampa Windows Phone User
Groups are combined! Sorry for the short notice, Russ and Jay have both
been extremely busy!
What's going on?
Full on party mode. Bring a dessert or a dish to share (TekSystems
will also be bringing food).
We will have speakers, 2 in fact. The world famous Russ Fustino (of
Toolshed fame) will be bringing us a talk on building a book app with
the ComponentOne controls. The locally infamous Jay "The DevTheologian"
Kimble (sometimes affectionately called "H") will be bringing a talk on
using in Proximity to build apps that can communicate with another app
running on another phone (These same APIs also exist for Windows 8). Jay
will also be talking about the lessons he's learned in the last month
building 10 Windows 8 apps for the store (and how he built 3 in 2
hours).
Nov 6, 2013 Tampa WP8 UG
Windows Phone App Studio
Date: Wednesday, Nov 6, 2013
Register at
nov2013wpugtampa.eventbrite.com
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
NOTE: Location - Agilethought Office
Presenter - Joe Healy, Microsoft Developer Evangelist
Abstract: Microsoft Windows Phone App Studio
We know you - the savvy developer filled with great ideas but not
enough time. If only you had a way to quickly build and test your latest
innovations. With Windows Phone App Studio, you do!
Windows Phone App Studio lets you swiftly build apps for immediate
publishing, testing, and sharing with clients, co-workers, and focus
groups. Need to make changes or try variations? With the App Studio it's
a snap!
And when you're ready to add advanced programming features,
Windows Phone App Studio
generates your source code - a feature no other app-builder tool
provides. Get with the program!
Bio:
Joe Healy (www.devfish.net) is the Developer Evangelist for Florida.
Joe’s geographical responsibility is to provide ‘developer care’ for the
Gulf States District for the East Region Developer team. As such, he has
responsibilities to bring .NET development to the masses in his area.
Joe serves a multitude of clients, from corporate accounts to broad
reach events and User Groups. He lectures on various development and
architectural topics focused around the .Net Frameworks, Visual
Studio.NET, and associated servers.
Oct 9, 2013 Tampa WP8 UG
XAMARIN TOOLS
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
NOTE: Location - Agilethought Office
Presenter - Mark J Radacz
Abstract: X-PLATFORM NATIVE APPS IN C# AND .NET USING XAMARIN TOOLS
(IOS/WP/ANDRIOD) Platforms
Description: Learn how to create native apps in C#
with device-specific experiences, share non-UI code across iOS, Windows
8 and Android. (level: intermediate-advanced)
Bio:
Mark J Radacz Sr Mobile Dev, Mintek Mobile Data Solutions
#HusbandFatherLife-LongMateGeek.. Born and raised in Poland, lived in
Germany and Canada before settling in Jacksonville. Mark's been married
to his high school sweetheart, Betty, for 27 years. Works as a
developer-consultant, 20 years hands-on experience in object oriented
software analysis, design and development. For the past year has been
developing X-Platform enterprise mobile apps using Xamarin tools.
co-founder of two user groups (Xamarin and Microsoft) www.NFLXUG.com and
www.MDUGJax.com
Mark J Radacz, MCTS
www.NFLXUG.com
www.MDUGJax.com
geekswithblogs.net/mrad
@MarkRadacz
September 11, 2013 Tampa WP8 UG
Using Portable Class Libraries
Date: Wednesday, Sept 11, 2013
Register at
http://tampawpugsept2013. eventbrite.com
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
NOTE: Location - Agilethought Office
Presenter - Tim Chaffee
Abstract: Sharing Code between the Windows 8 & Windows Phone
Platforms
Description: This talk is all about cutting to the
chase: cross-platform development is challenging. It's also increasingly
a reality we must accept, embrace, and learn to take advantage of. By
demonstrating an app designed for Windows Phone and porting it to
Windows 8, you will learn battle-tested techniques for maximizing both
code and skill reuse between multiple platforms.
Bio:
Software Development Engineer, consultant, father,
teacher and musician working out of my home office in Venice, Florida.
If I was not getting paid to write software I would anyways. With 25
years IT experience and 15 years in software development I have a
breadth of experience to capitalize on and I want to share that
knowledge and wisdom with you. I love balancing best practices with the
business needs to deliver the best solution possible for all
stakeholders. I can't stop playing with hardware and devices and often
preorder devices to dabble with the latest and greatest toys. I am a
dynamic speaker with a thirst for knowledge and I genuinely enjoy
working with people to explain complex issues and my enthusiasm has a
positive impact on the audience.
July 17, 2013 Tampa WP8 UG
App Throwdown
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Register at:
http://wpugtpajuly2013.eventbrite.com
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
NOTE: New location - Agilethought Office
So, what's an App Throwdown? Well, attendees
present their apps for critique to the audience, a local panel of
"experts".
WPUG Tampa member - Lee Carter's idea!
Abstract: Improve Your App's UX/UI
Are you ready to put your app in front your
fellow developers and get live feedback: pros, cons, tips, cautions, and
suggestions for improvement?
This session will be a fast-paced critique of
group members' apps, focusing on user experience and UI design.
All apps will be volunteered up live from the
audience, and critiqued on the spot in real time.
By the end of the session you'll have a battery
of ideas for your own app, and an entirely new perspective on how to
design better app experiences.
June 19, 2013 Tampa WP8 UG
Increasing Your App's Popularity
Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
NOTE: New location - Agilethought Office
Abstract: Increasing Your App’s Popularity
Everyone wants their app to be downloaded more and
highly rated. The first step to this of course is to write an awesome
app, but that usually isn’t enough on its own. Bill Reiss, Nokia
Developer Ambassador and Microsoft MVP shares his experiences related to
delivering multiple 4+ star rated apps to the Windows Phone Store. Learn
about some easy ways to increase the number and quality of your reviews,
choosing a monetization strategy that maximizes your downloads and
purchases, and other lessons learned to increase visibility.
Presenter Bio
Bill Reiss is a frequent speaker on Windows Phone
app development and casual game development. Bill is a Senior Consultant
with AgileThought in Tampa, Florida and is the Nokia Developer
Ambassador for the Southeast region. He is also a Microsoft MVP and
author of an open source casual game framework.
May 21, 2013 - How I became a Millionaire doing apps.
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Time: 6-8pm
Topic: How I became a Millionaire writing apps.
NOTE: New location - Tampa Microsoft Office
Abstract: We have a very special and unique
Tampa Windows Phone User Group (Tampa WPUG) meeting planned being
hosted Microsoft, on May 21 from 6-8 (note: new location, we will not be
at FirstWave). The speaker is James Vertisan. He has the #1 app for the
windows phone (SHOTLY )
and it’s also in the apple store. He’s become that entrepreneur that
many app developers strive to be. He’s become a millionaire, and works
between Tampa and Silicon Valley. He has mastered app development. His
story is incredible and he’s very passionate about entrepreneurs in
Tampa.
He will discuss how to turn an app into a company, plus how to create a
viable business model and raise capital.
May 7, 2013 Creating Games for Windows Phone 8.
Title: Creating Games for Windows Phone 8
Abstract:
Every developer secretly (or not so secretly) wants to develop games.
However, most developers think there just is not enough time to learn
the tricks needed to makes games. This session will show the audience
how to leverage their existing knowledge of C# and Windows Phone 8 to
create games optimized for the device.
Bio:
@ freestylecoder
Chris Gardner is the Senior Software Engineer and Architect for T
& W Operations, Inc, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer Regional
Lead. Tortured by years of contracts that valued buzzwords over
results, Chris has developed a true passion for finding solutions
that fit the problem, not the technology of the week. Chris received
his B.S. in Mathematics and B.A. in Philosophy from the University
of Alabama in Huntsville and is currently a Microsoft Certified
Professional Developer, Information Technology Professional and
Trainer.
http://blog.freestylecoding.com/
Pizza! We will be giving
away a copy C1 Ulitmate Edition, Value $2000.
March 20, 2013 Tampa WP8 UG
Advanced Azure Mobile Services.
Title: Advanced Azure Mobile Services
Abstract:
Join Mobility MVP Kevin Wolf as he demonsrtates how
Azure Mobile Services is a spring board to very quickly and efficiently
add cloud based services to your mobile application. Not only can
you easily integrate this into your Windows Phone 8 app, but also your
Windows 8, iPhone and Android app.
We will cover the following in this talk:
-
Authentication
-
Working with Data
-
Server Side Programming
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Push Technology
-
Taking your application Live
Bio:
@bytemaster
ByteMaster
http://new.efficientcoder.net/
Mobile MVP - Independent Software Development
Consultant, Runner, Cigar Smoker, Tampa FL
President - Software
Logisti cs, LLC
Nov 13, 2012 WP8 UG
Abstract:
Join Luis Perez (AKA... 1 million download man) as
he shows a 2D game with a self made engine using XNA and how to develop
a cross platform game application using pre processor directives with
your code, and what are the challenges designing for touch screen and
controller.
Bio:
Luis has 3 years of experience developing for
Windows Phone focusing on creative and business skills rather than
coding skills, and co owner of Neuralnet, LLC with the top Sports apps
in the markeplace such as Football Pro '13 and BaseBall Pro '12 (both
are pinned to Russ' start screen)
Oct 11, 2012
Anything goes night and
open microphone! Bring in your Phone or Windows 8 apps for a Hack-a-thon
style night. Work on your code and design problems in a group.
Discussion on graphics design are welcome, as well as code. We can all
spread rumors about the highly anticipated Phone 8 as well :)
July 24, 2012
Battle of the thrird
party phone controls! See ComponentOne, Infragistics and Telerik Windows
Phone controls in action all in one meeting! June 20, 2012
Headine News! See the
June 5 issue of
RussCamTV Daily News (and Subscribe) for information on registration
for the Windows Phone Developer summit in San Francisco on June 20. But,
no need to travel to California as we will be watching the live feed at
the Tampa Microsoft office with informal conversation about the
announcments of the day, including WIndows Phone 8!
May 28, 2012
Internationalize your WP app by Joe Healy
There are over 15 languages and 60 countries supported on Windows Phone
right now. Are your apps ready to take advantage of the world-wide
market? During this session we’ll exploration
Internationalization. The two facets of Internationalization are
Globalization and Localization. Globalization is the process of
adapting culture specific string and numeric formats. Localization
is making sure you use appropriate words and images for your local.
We’ll take a look at the tools and techniques available for Windows
Phone to help you with this.
April 26, 2012
Tools for Building Cross Metro Projects by Jay Kimble Summary:
Food will be provided as well as the usual giveaways. Deadline for
the Samsung Focus giveaway is this month as well (contact Jay for more
info).
March 28, 2012
Topics Michael Stark will
walk us through how he created his Crime application. From Idea to
Photoshop to Expression Blend and Telerik and Visual Studio we will walk
through the building of a actual production Windows Phone 7 app.
Some knowledge of Photoshop, Blend, and Visual Studio would be helpful
to the listener but not necessary to enjoy the presentation.
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/1df20a09-aaa1-e011-986b-78e7d1fa76f8
7:15 -8 Topic: Oauth within a windows phone
application. Food sponser:
www.vaco.com - Nicholas Scarsella
Feb 29, 2012
A Tour of Data for Windows Phone 7 by MVP
Kevin Wolf
Concepts discussed in
this session will include:
· JSON
Serialization/Deserialization
· Storing data to Isolated
Storage
· Protecting Sensitive Data
· Linq-To-XML
· SQL Server CE
Intro Speaker: Kevin Wolf
http://new.efficientcoder.net/
Bio:
·
Device Application Development MVP
·
President - Software Logistics, LLC
·
Runner, beer drinker, cigar smoker, boater.
January 17, 2012 Meeting,
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:
Live Tiles, Toasts and Push Notifications
Nikita Polyakov
Learn how to build Live Tiles and use Toast
Notifications.
Birthday Party.
Dec 14, 2011 Holiday Party - 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:
Phone 7 app design - Alex Perez --- • Quick Metro UI
Overview • Panorama Vs. Pivot Nov 28, 2011 OData on the Phone 7 with Chris Woodruff Oct 4, 2011 Topic #1 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 -
Reusing code for WP7, Silverlight and WPF by Robert MclawsTopic #3 - Developing Games for Windows Phone by MVP Bill
Reiss and Pizza sponsored by
GrapeCity August 2011 - Jay Kimble
PPT and
demo
files July 2011
recap and resources here June 2011 Kickoff meeting.
Russcam recap and
details:
Part 1 and
part 2