April 26th, 2013
Wow it's been a while since my last post. I've had no upcoming apps to talk about and it's nearing the end of the second semester at Uni, thus the 'big push' for coursework! My 3D Graphics and Simulation coursework has been the thing I've spent the most time on recently. Learning OpenGL 3.1 from scratch is very difficult, I've never done any 3D graphics before; only 2D. Luckily I've had some good help from fellow students and it's actually quite enoyable when you're not stuck on bugs that end up being simple but take forever to work out, gurrr :P MORE
February 28th, 2013
It's great to see your app in the New Releases section of the Windows 8 Store, it means people can see it without searching for your app specifically. Then you see some of the apps that are also in the New Releases and you think "why?!". Here are a few examples I found while browsing the New Releases on the Windows 8 Store. You'll see what I mean. MORE
February 23rd, 2013
The fastest submission process I've had yet (just 5 hours), Kuler Touch is now on the Windows 8 Store! MORE
February 14th, 2013
It's been a while now since I announced Kuler Touch and a lot of changes have been made so I thought it was time for an update. I've implemented almost all the features now. You can view all the highest rated, most popular and most recent themes and view random ones too. Comments appear if any have been posted and Windows search and share charms are also in there. You can search when the app isn't running too which is quite useful. I've also implemented a favourites list so you can keep track of the themes you like. MORE
January 25th, 2013
I've bought my first tablet! Last Saturday I ordered the Asus Vivo Tab TF810C from Amazon.co.uk and it arrived on Monday. I've been really excited about this specific tablet after some research into Windows 8 tablets last year. MORE
January 20th, 2013
I really wanted to focus on UI for my next Windows 8 app. I've got the C# down quite well so I wanted to make a good looking app with XAML. I knew about Adobe Kuler from previous experience with the site and I thought what a great way to focus on UI with an app about colours. Adobe Kuler, for those who don't know, is a website and API that lets users create and share colour swatches. These could be used for whatever, making themes for your own project or inspiration for a wallpaper etc. MORE
January 2nd, 2013
I've noticed recently a lot of apps in the Windows 8 Store have the default grey as their background/accent colours. It's been annoying me looking at the Store and just seeing loads of grey. The colour helps differentiate your app from others and makes the app detail page look much more interesting. The only reason to have the default grey is if you don't know how to change it or you actually think it is the right look for your app (hah). This is why I'm showing you the solution to the former: MORE
December 31st, 2012
Happy new year! It's the end of the first year of this blog, I hope it has been fun to read. WordPress has generated a nice page looking back at the stats for this year so I thought I'd share it. MORE
December 26th, 2012
It's an annoying setback. I will re-release the app without the link to Microsoft's site. I will also update to version 1.1. I hope they don't take issue with my 'Buy Microsoft Products Now' app :P MORE
December 26th, 2012
It's full steam ahead on the Cheap Ass Gamer app, I have version 1.0 submitted to the Store for certification and 1.1 ready to follow when the app gets in. Great! MORE
