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Async Feature Control Flow (Alan Berman)

April 13, 2011 Apr 13, 2011 04/13/11

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What is asynchronous programming? Let's say you send out an email, then wait and do nothing for the two minutes it takes to get a response back. You do nothing while you're waiting. It's worth waiting because it'll be back fast. When that happens, sending the email and getting a response is synchronous. But another time you send an email and ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #11. How to create an accelerometer for Windows Phone 7

March 18, 2011 Mar 18, 2011 03/18/11

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Previously, I explained how to create a panorama and pivot effect for Windows Phone 7. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create an accelerometer for Windows Phone 7. An accelerometer is a device that measures the proper acceleration of the device. It is a sensor that measures acceleration forces caused by moving...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #10. How to create a panorama and pivot effect for Windows Phone 7

March 14, 2011 Mar 14, 2011 03/14/11

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Previously, I explained how to create a keyboard input scope application for Windows Phone 7. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a panorama and pivot effect in Windows Phone 7. A Panorama is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, or a three-...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #9. How to create a keyboard input scope application for Windows Phone 7

March 11, 2011 Mar 11, 2011 03/11/11

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In our last post, I explained how to create a settings page for Windows Phone 7. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a keyboard input scope application for Windows Phone 7. This application will have the feature that allows you to change the input scope of the on-screen keyboard to one of the many built-in ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #8. How to create a settings page for Windows Phone 7

March 9, 2011 Mar 9, 2011 03/9/11

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I have experienced lot of fun creating Windows Phone 7 applications in Visual Basic and writing about them here. In our last post, I explained how to create a Bing Maps application for Windows Phone 7. In this blog, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a settings page for Windows Phone 7. This application will display two ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #7. How to create a Bing Maps application for Windows Phone 7

March 7, 2011 Mar 7, 2011 03/7/11

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In our previous post, I explained how to create an application bar for Windows Phone 7. Bing Maps is one of the applications that is commonly used on phones these days. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a Bing Maps application for Windows Phone 7. This application will provide the feature to view maps in ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #6. How to create an application bar for Windows Phone 7

March 4, 2011 Mar 4, 2011 03/4/11

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In our last post, I explained how to create a control tilt effect application for Windows Phone 7. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create an application bar for Windows Phone 7. This application will allow you to add the menu functionality. It also will allow you to adjust the visibility and opacity of the ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #5. How to create a control tilt effect application for Windows Phone 7

March 2, 2011 Mar 2, 2011 03/2/11

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In our last post, I explained how to implement a model-view-viewmodel pattern in a Windows Phone application. In this blog post, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a control tilt effect application for Windows Phone 7. This application will have a feature to add additional feedback for control interaction. It provides a &...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #4. How to implement a model-view-viewmodel pattern in a Windows Phone application

February 28, 2011 Feb 28, 2011 02/28/11

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In our last post, I explained how to create a custom indeterminate progress bar application for Windows Phone 7. In this blog, I want to share a sample that will help you to implement a model-view-viewmodel pattern in a Windows Phone application. A model-view-viewmodel pattern is used to separate data from the user interface. This pattern ...

Visual Basic Windows Phone 7 Series #3. How to create a custom indeterminate progress bar application for Windows Phone 7

February 26, 2011 Feb 26, 2011 02/26/11

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In our last post, I explained how to create a microphone for Windows Phone 7. In this blog, I want to share a sample that will help you to create a custom indeterminate progress bar for Windows Phone 7. You can create an indeterminate progress bar that runs on the UI thread, but that can impact the performance of your application. In this ...

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