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Bad stuff happens!  There is no way around that.  It’s a fact; your apps, out there in the wild on consumers devices, will crash.  This in itself is ok but only if you can get the information about those crashes and use that information to fix the bugs that cause them.  The Windo...

Misaligned elements is probably one of the most common issues I see with apps in the marketplace.  In this episode of Top Ranked, I delve into why this is an issue and how easy it is to check for that and fix it.  Alignment is a part of the overall Metro design language.  I’ve even se...

The About page is usually one of the last things you think about when building an app.  It’s just not core to the whatever it is you’re trying to build.  And yet you’ll soon find out that it’s pretty much a necessity for most apps.  Not only is it something you can use to help build a...

In this episode, I focus on another small tweak that developers can add to their apps that will help make those apps look a lot more like native apps.  I’m referring to the addition of the Tilt Effect to controls.  By default, when you add controls to the canvas in Visual Studio or Express...

In this episode we talk about pricing and more generically about market testing.  I know, I know, marketing is probably not every coders favorite subject.     I bring it up as I’ve noticed many apps in the marketplace that are underpriced.  Apps that are cool, differentiate...

In this episode of Top Ranked I talk about Trial mode.  Trial mode is one of the most important features available to you as a developer if you’re building a paid app.  By implementing Trial mode in your app you give consumers the opportunity to take your app for a spin while ensuring that...

Note: This video is the first in the series so I spend some time at the beginning introducing myself and the goals for the series.  To get directly to the content in this episode skip to about the 4:00 mark. 

When we launched the Windows Phone platform we released initially for the EFIGS (...

As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been working with Shan McArthur from ADXSTUDIO to develop a demo that would illustrate how self-service web sites can connect directly to Dynamics CRM over the web to provide solutions that are both proactive and effective.  The information gathe...

In this final "Azure Lessons Learned" post I chat with Jim Vitek, Director of Ecommerce for Domino’s Pizza. Domino’s is one of the largest ecommerce site out there. In 2009, Domino’s hit over 20 Million online transactions. That is one heck of a lot of pizza! As you can imagine Domin...

In this episode I talk to Danny Riddell and Luigi Rosso, CEO and CTO of Archetype.  Archetype is a rich internet application (RIA) development and design shop.  They provide both products and development/design services using Silverlight and Flash with .NET and SQL Server back-ends.&nb...