Gabriel Mongeon

I was aware of the requirement for a privacy policy for the Windows Store (requirement 4.1.1), but when publishing my application it was rejected on the grounds that I absolutely had to provide this policy because I was using the Internet connection. So even if you do not collect information from your users, simply being connected requires this policy. It is unfortunate that Visual Studio validation does not detect this issue and that it is detected later during submission.

After creating a similar app on Windows Phone, I had fun making a similar app on Windows 8: Patiner.

The app allows you to view the status of the ice rinks on the island of Montreal by navigating the map. It’s very simple and that’s intentional, but improvements are already planned for future versions.

The data comes from Patiner Montreal, which offers an excellent web portal and links to apps for other operating systems.

After almost a year without activity, this blog is almost on life support. A new job, the little family, and other elements have kept me away. But I will try to remedy that:

• I updated the blog engine and fixed some issues.
• Changed the theme.

I already have some blog ideas, so in some time they should appear on this blog.

Stay tuned…

Wow, a great evening: an attentive and interested audience. Here are some links that were discussed during the evening:

• tinyclr.com
• robotshop.ca
• cosm.com
• netmf.com and netmf.com/gadgeteer

You can download the files and the presentation in zip format here and on the .Net Montreal group website.

I forgot Gadgeteer stickers at home, so if you want some, let me know and we’ll arrange to send them to you!

Thank you, if you have any questions feel free to contact me and I look forward to seeing your projects!

On February 25th, I will be giving a presentation titled .NET Micro Framework and .NET Gadgeteer: Embedded Computing for Everyone at the Alt.Net Montreal meeting. I will go over the Framework and Gadgeteer with examples: things that blink, move, and provide useful information ;)

If you have projects you would like to show to the group, feel free to bring them along, we will be happy to discuss them.

Looking forward to meeting you there!

It is very easy to create your first Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 or iOS application with Azure Mobile Services tools. In this post, I will demonstrate how to create a sample “ToDo” application. In fact, it will take you longer to read this post than to execute the steps in it!

Log in to your Windows Azure portal and go to the Mobile Services section. Click on the Create a mobile service link.

The productivity tools for Visual Studio 2012 are now available. In addition to the same features as the 2010 version, the new features of this version are:

• Quick tasks
• Power Commands
• Color printing

All features can be individually disabled in the options. If you have never tried them, don’t hesitate, it could increase your productivity.

Happy coding!

Microsoft announced yesterday that the Office and SharePoint teams have released the 2013 RTM version.

Availability for Volume Licensing (VL) customers as well as those with an MSDN or Technet account should be available by mid-November (Just in time for the SharePoint Conference). General availability is expected by early December.

Office 365 should also be updated by mid-November to take advantage of the new features.

I hope you are having fun with the RC version of Visual Studio 2012!!! The final version will be launched on September 12th, and Microsoft is preparing a virtual event to mark the occasion. Visit VisualStudioLaunch.com.

Happy coding

Four colleagues at Alcero and me have register a team (Hot Box) for this year IRON SharePoint competition at SharePoint Summit in Toronto. We will be building a SharePoint solution in less than three during the summit (May 14-16) and present to the judges our solution.

Beyond the 5000$ price for the winning team, as per the IRON SharePoint page:

The winners will also enjoy IRON SharePoint immortality and be the envy of their peers.

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