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James Quick- Microsoft Technical Evangelist South Florida

30 Halloween Games in 30 Days?

A local game developer of Deep Space Exile recently decided to attempt to create 30 Halloween themed...

Author: James Quick Date: 09/29/2014

Lifetime Developer Accounts for Win 8 and Win Phone!

Developing for Microsoft platforms just got cheaper and easier a couple of days ago! Starting this...

Author: James Quick Date: 09/21/2014

Microsoft Virtual Academy on Construct 2

  Interested in developing games with Construct 2? Check out a promo video of my colleague...

Author: James Quick Date: 09/21/2014

REST APIs in App Studio Video Version

I recently finished a 3 part series on incorporating REST APIs in your App Studio project, and just...

Author: James Quick Date: 09/10/2014

REST APIs in App Studio Part 3- Adding Any API

  In the previous post, we worked on changing the source code in our App Studio project to...

Author: James Quick Date: 09/10/2014

Listviews and Collapsibles in JQuery Mobile

  As another follow up to my Intro To JQuery Mobile post, I am adding another video post to add...

Author: James Quick Date: 09/09/2014

Intro To JQuery Mobile

I just recently got interested in exploring different web technologies, frameworks, etc.  In...

Author: James Quick Date: 09/09/2014

Construct 2 Generic Game Template

Just a few days ago, I decided to put a Construct 2 Game Template that I have been using in...

Author: James Quick Date: 08/17/2014

Developer of the Week - Adam Pound

It’s been a couple of weeks since the last Developer of the Week, so when I came across his game,...

Author: James Quick Date: 08/17/2014

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 Features Check out the new features in Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1...

Author: James Quick Date: 08/14/2014

Ok, so I have been out of town for a couple of weeks, and am a couple of weeks behind but here we go...

Author: James Quick Date: 08/06/2014

Cortana Integration with Insteon Just yesterday I bought an Insteon IP Camera from the Microsoft...

Author: James Quick Date: 07/21/2014

  Increasing the Popularity of Your Windows Phone Apps by Bill Reiss and Russ Fustino Are you a...

Author: James Quick Date: 07/15/2014

REST APIs in App Studio Part 2- Changing the Source Code

In Part 1 of this series, we used App Studio to build the shell of a project that will (eventually)...

Author: James Quick Date: 07/13/2014

REST APIs in App Studio Part 1- Building the Shell

In this series, I am going to talk about how to add support for REST APIs with projects built in App...

Author: James Quick Date: 07/12/2014

Apps of the Week 7/9/2014

This week I am going to focus on a couple of local Windows Phone apps from South Florida! Push It in...

Author: James Quick Date: 07/09/2014

Something Big for Windows Phones Apparently, something big is coming for Windows Phone that will...

Author: James Quick Date: 07/09/2014

Data Binding- Video Version

As a follow up to my five part series on Data Binding, I wanted to include videos that followed...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/22/2014

Apps of the Week 6/19/2014

Here’s to the second round of “Apps of the Week” which includes apps for shopping and steaks! ...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/19/2014

Data Binding Part 5- Dynamic Data from Rotten Tomatoes

In Part 1 of this series I covered the basic theoretical idea behind data binding, and in Part 2, we...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/10/2014

Data Binding Part 4- Observable Collection

In Part 1 of this series I covered the basic theoretical idea behind data binding, and in Part 2, we...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/10/2014

Data Binding Part 3- Implementing the INotifyPropertyChanged Interface

In Part 1 of this series I covered the basic theoretical idea behind data binding, and in Part 2, we...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/10/2014

Apps of the Week 6/9/2014

I have been writing what I call “Developer of the Week” posts for the last several months- although...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/09/2014

Data Binding Part 2- Movie Ex. Hands On

In Part 1 of this series on Data Binding, I tried to provide a high level understanding; what it...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/09/2014

Custom Styles in Universal Apps Part 2

In Part 1 of this two part series, I covered how to create a ResourceDictionary with a custom style...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/08/2014

Custom Styles in Universal Apps Part 1

Let’s say that you are working on the UI for an application, and you have several different buttons,...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/08/2014

Data Binding Part 1- The Basic Idea

If you are or have ever been part of the Microsoft development community, you probably have heard a...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/07/2014

Developer of the Week: Chris Jackson

A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk about using Microsoft Project Siena to build applications for...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/04/2014

App Studio DVLUP Offer!

OFFER: Windows App Studio Beta has new features that will help make your apps more engaging, while...

Author: James Quick Date: 06/03/2014

Construct 2 Trivia App Part 5 (Additional Features)

This Construct 2 Trivia App series was originally intended to be a 4 part series, but I have had a...

Author: James Quick Date: 05/27/2014

Construct 2 Trivia App Part 4 (Final Features)

This is the fourth part in a 4 part tutorial on how to create a trivia app using Construct 2, a free...

Author: James Quick Date: 05/20/2014

BAM- Best App a Month

Our April results are in. And the winners are ... drumroll sound ... SOUTH FLORIDA - Robert...

Author: James Quick Date: 05/08/2014

Construct 2 Trivia App Part 3 (Game Logic)

This is the third part in a 4 part tutorial on how to create a trivia app using Construct 2, a free...

Author: James Quick Date: 05/06/2014

Dreamspark for Students!

Student with a valid school email address in the USA? Here's a great contest for you. Download /...

Author: James Quick Date: 05/06/2014

Construct 2 Trivia App Part 2 (Reading From File Cont.)

This is the second part in a 4 part tutorial on how to create a trivia app using Construct 2, a free...

Author: James Quick Date: 04/28/2014

Construct 2 Trivia App Part 1(Layout and Reading From File)

This is the first part in a 3 part series on how to build a Trivia App using Construct 2, a free...

Author: James Quick Date: 04/28/2014

Every Dev Has A Story

https://build.windowsstore.com/rewards HOW DOES IT WORK? Between April 16 and June 1, developers can...

Author: James Quick Date: 04/21/2014

St. Brendan High School App Producers

I am a little behind on this post, but about two weeks ago I did a 3 day workshop with a local high...

Author: James Quick Date: 04/09/2014

Day Of Unity

What -   Day of Unity Game Development 2014 Orlando - May 10 - Saturday - Full Sail...

Author: James Quick Date: 04/09/2014

Sleepy Dragon Studios Latest Games

Check out the latest games from previous “Developer of the Week”", Sleepy Dragon Studios. ...

Author: James Quick Date: 04/01/2014

Nagual Sounds at the Microsoft Office

This past Monday I was lucky enough to play host to Nagual Sounds, a startup company all the way...

Author: James Quick Date: 04/01/2014

2014 MDC Mobile Appathon

Attention all students!  Ever wanted to develop a mobile application and have no idea where to...

Author: James Quick Date: 03/27/2014

Developer of the Week: Sleepy Dragon Studios

This week’s developer of the week is…Sleep Dragon Studios.  This studio has just recently...

Author: James Quick Date: 03/17/2014

Azure Mobile Services in Project Siena

In this post, I will show you to incorporate your Azure Mobile Service data into your Project Siena...

Author: James Quick Date: 03/10/2014

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